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The newer MacBook and MacBook Pro models have some distinct differences. The MacBook is a white plastic shell with a smaller screen. All MacBook Pro models are now made of a solid, unibody enclosure.
Some advantages/disadvantages:
*The MacBook tends to get very hot after about an hour of use. The MacBook Pro models do not have this problem.
*The MacBook Pro models have a better screen for displaying graphics, and have a higher powered graphics chip.
*The MacBook Pro 13" and 15" models include a SD Card slot. The MacBook and MacBook Pro 17" models do not.
*The MacBook has a removable battery. All batteries on the MacBook Pro models can not be removed.
*The MacBook only comes with a 2.13GHz processor. The standard configuration of the lowest costing MacBook Pro has a 2.23GHz processor.
*All MacBook Pro batteries can have a charge for up to 7 hours (excluding the MacBook Pro 17", which can have an 8 hour charge). The battery on the MacBook can have just a 5 hour charge.
The MacBook Pro family has some obvious advantages. If you're looking for a lower-costing computer that can run Mac OSX, the MacBook would be your best choice. If you need something reliable that can do any task, go for it and upgrade to a MacBook Pro.
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RafaIt would depend on what you are using your laptop for.
MacBook - consumer market
MacBook Pro - commercial/business market
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The Macbook is more for those that are presenting.
Pro is better for working and just using as a general computer.
I'm a IT specialist and I've used all sorts of macs in my profession over the years and I've found the mac-book pro to be the best, most powerful of the portables and will deal with anything you want to do especially on the graphic side as being a mac the graphical capabilities are much better then most PCs
Your question is a bit trickier than you may realize. The first part is easy. A laptop is a computer you use on your lap. And if you look at a MacBook, it looks just like a laptop. And it will certainly sit on your lap. But as you compute on some MacBooks (mine is a perfect example) you will notice that your thighs are reaching a temperature that, if sustained, would probably allow them to be served to company as dinner. Admittedly, that applies more to the 15" and 17" MacBook Pros (they reach temperatures that you really would not believe), but also to the 13" MacBook, due to a strip of plastic that blocks a vent. (It can be rermoved). So, recently Apple has begun telling us that they are not laptops. Portables, yes. Laptops, only if you're wearing Kevlar pants.
AppleInsider says the following:
For prolonged use of an iBook, PowerBook, MacBook or MacBook Pro, Apple recommends placing the notebooks on a flat stable surface. "Do not leave the bottom of the computer in contact with your lap or any surface of your body for extended periods," the company says. "Prolonged contact with your body could cause discomfort and potentially a burn."
Are there other laptops that get too hot for your lap? Sure. My 17" HP can keep my coffee warm if I put it next to the vent. But it seems to be those otherwise fabulous Apples that are doing much of the baking.
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