@wmspotts You do know right that a 13’’ Macbok Pro is basically a glorified Macbook right?
I say the above because what made the Macbook Pro stand out from other laptops was the dedicated GPU. If you don’t need a graphics card, then get the Macbook. The processors in the Macbook Pro might be a little faster than the processors in Macbooks, but if you aren’t doing anything intensive you won’t even notice. RAM can be upgraded to 8GB in both the Macbook Pro and Macbook, so this doesn’t come into play.
Long story short, the 13’ Macbook Pro is basically a Macbook, hence the low price. The “real” (15’’ and 17”) Macbook Pro’s have graphics cards, so that is what makes them more expensive. If you need the horsepower of a graphics card, drop the extra grand on a Macbook pro. If not, get a Macbook, they are still wonderful machines that will last you many years.
Nevermind, they changed their shit on me.
Based on from what I can tell, you are paying $200 more for a metal Macbook that has an SD card slot and a smaller hard drive when you buy the basic 13’’ Macbook Pro.
If you have the cash, I would get the 15-inch, 2.66GHz version of the Macbook Pro. If not, then either the Macbook or the very basic 13’’ Macbook Pro would do. If you like metal, then get the Pro I guess.