Jen­nifer asks:

This ol’ lap­top (Dell) of mine is slowly dying (CMOS bat­tery, CD drive is dead, other wonky stuff). So, of course, I’m pon­der­ing get­ting a Mac­Book before I head back to Africa in Feb­ru­ary since I’ll be gone for four months. I guess my biggest ques­tion is Mac­Book vs. Mac­Book Pro (I like the glowy key­board in Pro) … but for a basic/average user, do I need what the Pro ver­sion has to offer and is it worth the extra cost? I guess the other thing I won­der is would you rec­om­mend a refur­bished one from the Apple web­site or stick with a new one?

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