MacBook better than MacBook Pro

I just switched over from my MacBook Pro work computer to a new MacBook I personally bought to replace it. It's the older model in white, which I got brand new from Best Buy for the low price of $850. (Thanks DealMac!) And after using it for a few hours, I'm convinced this is the better of the two computers.

I really like the look and feel of the white plastic better than the metal and plastic on the Pro. After a year's worth of wear and tear, the Pro is starting to come apart at the seams. The latch to close and open the computer isn't working as well as it used to. Plus the keyboard and the trackpad on the MacBook feel so much nicer.

It does have a smaller screen, but I can deal with that. I'll hook it up to an external monitor when I need more real estate. The built-in one works fine for basic web and communications tasks.

And the other thing that's better about the MacBook: the design for upgradability. I recently went through this horrendous process to upgrade the hard drive in my Pro. I had to remove 23 screws some philips, some torx. (Why not choose one and use it everywhere, Apple?) I also had to remove the battery, a faceplace, RAM, keyboard, and a stablizing bracket before finally getting to the hard drive itself. nd even then, I had to carefully unplug the data connector and sliding the hard drive out sideways being careful not to damage the fragile data ribbon spanning the top of the hard drive.

Contrast this with the steps to remove a MacBook hard drive: remove the battery, remove 3 screws and a faceplate, pull the tab on the hard drive.

It feels like Apple had their A team on the low-end model, and their B team on the higher-end one. I wonder if that's still the case with the new line of laptops they just released? At any rate, I love my new MacBook, and actually prefer the styling to that of the new one.

If you want to get one, Amazon has them for $944.