Unless you are doing video, there's no reason to get the Pro. A regular Macbook runs SSL just as good as the Pro. Unless money is no object and you absolutely want the Pro, it's not necessary.

i see, i saw some of your videos on youtube and i left a message asking a question about transfering crates from a mac to a pc external hd. but you can get back to me there.

I'm running SSL on a MacBook.... Have no problems whatsoever.... If yo want to check my specs, they're all listed in my profile.... For just running SSL, a MacBook Pro is a waste of money unless you are either using it for multiple programs, video editing or want a massive screen.... Also, what were you wanting answered about hard drives...?

hard drive wise i'm not worried. but i do some video editing so that kinda throughs me a loop on choosing the right one

usually better to get more than you need at the current moment. When working with video, macbook pro has the beefier specs. In the long run you might be doing yourself a favor.

i think i've made my choice. i'm going with the macbook pro only because i do alot of video editing as well as use it for serato. but i will only be able to get the 2.4 ghz with the 200 gb hard drive. thanks everyone

one question with the macbook. how come when you use an interface for recording on audacity it keeps saying usb overlaod too much power is going through. ive used pro tools that didnt work because of the amount of power that was going through. now ive bought a focusrite saffire le and the same problem has occured. it keeps cutting out the usb on scratch live. the focusrite uses a firewire so there shouldnt be a problem with the usb usage.
what is it that you do your recordings with and any suggestions what i should do thanks

dj fresh, could you please start yout own thread? We try not to deviate from the original question. Just get a new thread started and we'd be more than happy to help you there ;)

Thanks