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Exactly! I wondered if it was worth the extra money until I spent about 3 hours reading on it and realized my eyes weren't the least bit tired or strained. Worth every penny for retina.
Hi guys, thank you for all your help. I have been really busy recently so haven't had time to post. I really like the appeal of the MacBook Pro retina because the screen is bigger and larger hard drive, but I also found some good deals on the MacBook Airs in the refurbished store. I thought I had made my mind up on the Retina Pro, but now I might have changed my mind.
The most processor heavy thing I will be doing is working with Adobe programs and Garageband. The rest, is iTunes iPhoto and web surfing.
Will the Airs have issues running these programs if it has a slower processor than the Pros? I will spend a long time using the programs, but probably not use more than one program at a time.
Does anyone have one of these models, and use these programs on it? I am worried about the Air overheating or lagging.
The Airs are more in my budget, but I want to stretch it for a Pro.
The one I am considering is this:
Refurbished 13.3-inch MacBook Air 1.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
Originally released June 2013
13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen display, 1440-by-900 resolution
4GB memory
256GB flash storage
720p FaceTime HD camera
Intel HD Graphics 5000
Thanks everyone
The most processor heavy thing I will be doing is working with Adobe programs and Garageband. The rest, is iTunes iPhoto and web surfing.
Will the Airs have issues running these programs if it has a slower processor than the Pros? I will spend a long time using the programs, but probably not use more than one program at a time.
Does anyone have one of these models, and use these programs on it? I am worried about the Air overheating or lagging.
The Airs are more in my budget, but I want to stretch it for a Pro.
The one I am considering is this:
Refurbished 13.3-inch MacBook Air 1.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
Originally released June 2013
13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen display, 1440-by-900 resolution
4GB memory
256GB flash storage
720p FaceTime HD camera
Intel HD Graphics 5000
Thanks everyone
Always compare the refurb prices, where you pay sales tax, to online prices with and without AppleCare.
http://prices.appleinsider.com
http://prices.appleinsider.com
Hi guys,
I am still researching some refurbished options, as I heard most of them are in really good condition and probably had little use at all and can be cheaper.
I am trying to compare the differences between "Flash Storage" and "Solid State Drive" hard drives. Are the differences the speed? I heard Solid State was more reliable, but please correct me if I'm wrong. What would you recommend? Thanks.
I am still researching some refurbished options, as I heard most of them are in really good condition and probably had little use at all and can be cheaper.
I am trying to compare the differences between "Flash Storage" and "Solid State Drive" hard drives. Are the differences the speed? I heard Solid State was more reliable, but please correct me if I'm wrong. What would you recommend? Thanks.
Both solid state and flash storage are essentially the same thing. Flash storage in Apple's terminology is an SSD soldered into the Logic Board. An SSD is a flash storage device with a SATA interface on it (like in a cMBP). Either way both are wicked fast and my Samsung 840 Evo in my cMBP routinely hits 500 MBps. The newest SSD/Flash Storage is PCI based and is significantly faster than a traditional SSD or older flash storage which is based on the SATA interface. You can see speeds of 650+ MBps on a PCI based flash storage. The Mid 2013+ MacBook Airs and Late 2013+ Retina MacBook Pros offer the new PCI storage.