My thoughts on configuring a 15-inch MacBook Pro

So I’m on the Apple website weighing the pros and cons of getting a 13-inch MacBook and a 15-inch MacBook Pro and I’m coming to a realization about how Apple positions their laptop lines.

For one, the MacBook isn’t really all that much less powerful than the cheapest MacBook Pro (MBP). With the exception of the screen size and keyboard, the tech specs for the most expensive MacBook and the mid-range MBP are almost identical, but somehow the extra 2 inches on the MBP make it at least $1500 more. This I don’t understand.
UPDATE: Ok, the video/graphics card is a major difference, but personally, every MacBook I’ve used has been sufficient in terms of rendering crap on the screen anyway.

However, the 15-inch is a must, so with that, the MacBook is put behind me. And since the 17-inch MBP is pretty much a silver brick, I opt for the options in the 15-inch MBP range.

Now here’s where it gets weird. The 15-inch MBP comes with a various range of options and add-ons that can drive up the price of the item to an outstanding number. I’m looking over the list of options and I’m just thinking, “Who in the world would get this???”. I just don’t really understand it.

After spending all this time looking over the various laptop ranges, I’m convinced that not one is customizable to the extent that I’d like. The one I put together quickly (after the fold) comes close, but it’s still going to be either a bit too weak for my tastes or a bit too expensive. There’s nothing filling the gaps in between it seems, and this frustrates me to no end. Apple seems to think that all laptop users are either REALLY RETARDED or REALLY GOOD AT USING COMPUTERS. It’s one or the other, and nothing else for them.

Oh yeah, and the MacBook Pro is silver. SILVER. I hate silver. -______-

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