Hi, i'm looking the refurb store for a good 13inch notebook deal, and i found these, both for 1359$:
Refurbished 13.3-inch MacBook Air 2.0GHz dual-core Intel Core i7
Processor 2.0GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 (Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz)
L3 Cache 4MB shared
Memory 8GB of 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
Hard drive 256GB flash storage1
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 4000
http://store.apple.com/us/product/G0ND1LL/A/refurbished-macbook-air-20ghz-dual-core-intel-core-i7
Refurbished 13.3-inch MacBook Pro 2.5GHz Dual-core Intel Core i5 with Retina Display
Processor 2.5 GHz Dual-core Intel Core i5 processor (Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz)
Cache 3MB shared L3 cache
Memory 8GB of 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 4000
Storage1 256GB Flash Storage
http://store.apple.com/us/product/F...z-dual-core-intel-core-i5-with-retina-display
According to these specs, is the MBA the better option? I know th rMBP has much better screen, but does it worth having lower processor and cache?
Thanks a lot.
Refurbished 13.3-inch MacBook Air 2.0GHz dual-core Intel Core i7
Processor 2.0GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 (Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz)
L3 Cache 4MB shared
Memory 8GB of 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
Hard drive 256GB flash storage1
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 4000
http://store.apple.com/us/product/G0ND1LL/A/refurbished-macbook-air-20ghz-dual-core-intel-core-i7
Refurbished 13.3-inch MacBook Pro 2.5GHz Dual-core Intel Core i5 with Retina Display
Processor 2.5 GHz Dual-core Intel Core i5 processor (Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz)
Cache 3MB shared L3 cache
Memory 8GB of 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 4000
Storage1 256GB Flash Storage
http://store.apple.com/us/product/F...z-dual-core-intel-core-i5-with-retina-display
According to these specs, is the MBA the better option? I know th rMBP has much better screen, but does it worth having lower processor and cache?
Thanks a lot.