![]() ![]() I would guess both models will be phased out soon, however. The US$2799, 17″ MacBook Pro has a third USB port and a FireWire 400 port the “improved” models lack. ![]() ![]() The US$999 white MacBook is a good buy if you don’t need the NVIDIA 3D graphics, with a FireWire 400 port and (now) a SuperDrive. Note: A holdout from the previous generation, the white polycarbonate MacBook and 17″ MacBook Pro live on - at least for now. Problem is, having just one FW800 limits flexibility.) In theory, it also blows away FW800, but in practice, they’re typically neck and neck and both pretty great. And eSATA is still missing, which I personally think is too bad given the increasing availability of great external drives. FW400 is gone from the Pros, though that turns out not to be entirely a deal-breaker (you can use FW800). Those are Pro specs for laptop ports, really? MacBook Pro: Two USB 2.0 port, one FireWire800 port, one ExpressCard/34 slot.After all, small details can make a big difference for audio users.įor connecting drives, audio interfaces, MIDI devices, and the like, you get: Instead, I want to address some unfortunate details on the new laptops in terms of ports. I could talk about the new features at the existing price points or about how the new machines are very pretty, but you can easily find that elsewhere. By now, you likely already know that Apple came out with new laptops today. ![]()
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