If you have to ask, probably not. However if you list your intended uses, that would be helpful in giving a better answer.
Is it worth the $100 to upgrade to an i7?
If you are going for the 11", i7 upgrade is a lot more noticeable as per Anandtech review.
The 13" i5 vs i7 is only about 10-15% increase in performance which is negligible.
If you are going for the 11", i7 upgrade is a lot more noticeable as per Anandtech review.
The 13" i5 vs i7 is only about 10-15% increase in performance which is negligible.
Only negligible to people with the i5
Anyways it's worth it to me cause having an i7 Air is epic sauce.
Only negligible to people with the i5
Anyways it's worth it to me cause having an i7 Air is epic sauce.
now I might be looking at the MBA 13" or MBP 13" both base models.... I have to redo all the calcuations to see if it fits my budget, which is about $1600.
Concensus in all the threads I have reviewed is i5.
-Heat
-Battery Life
-Fan Noise
Few here would really know/experience the difference between i5 and i7.
Are these issues only with the i5?
The i7 won't have these problems?
For those of us who will never fill a 100 GB hard drive the upgrade is more like $400.00. I have no use for the 256GB hard drive, so if I wanted to get the i7 it would cost me almost 30% of the total price of the computer. Personally paying a 30% premium for a processor that is benchmarking at 8-9% faster is not a worthwhile investment. The better value is the i5 if you do not need the extra storage. You will lose less money on your purchase for a computer which performs almost every task, short of heavy coding or photo editing, on par with the i7 version.
Ultimately in a few years both the 2011 versions will look slow and knowing you paid closer to $1000 rather than $2000 will give you the feeling of having gotten the most bang for your dollar.
I really like this post ...
I have a question,
let's say I record some videos on a standard digital camera and want to make a little film to put on youtube.. does the mba i5 128gb have what it takes to get this done just as good as any other macbook?