Air vs Pro

fides · Nov 30, 2012, 06:43 PM

13 inch model, base for both in regards to processors, no retina, and 8GB memory upgrade for both. Same price for both after the upgrade.

Any thoughts, primarily usage of the MB is for school work, graphic design work (light editing and 1080p rednerations) and research based projects.

torana355 · Nov 30, 2012, 06:50 PM

If 128GB of storage is enough the Air wins by a big margin imo. I would not swap my MBA for a pro, no way.

fides · Nov 30, 2012, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by torana355

If 128GB of storage is enough the Air wins by a big margin imo. I would not swap my MBA for a pro, no way.

that primarily the problem the storage, I currently have a think pad with equivalent amount of storage and I am always maxing out, and swapping data into an external.

Can you list me some of the benefits of the Air in comparison to the Pro since I am getting the MB in general for Photography, Video editing, Light office based work, and university

torana355 · Nov 30, 2012, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by fides

that primarily the problem the storage, I currently have a think pad with equivalent amount of storage and I am always maxing out, and swapping data into an external.

Can you list me some of the benefits of the Air in comparison to the Pro since I am getting the MB in general for Photography, Video editing, Light office based work, and university

If you need more then 128GB you could always install a 256GB or bigger SSD into the pro.

Pharmscott · Nov 30, 2012, 10:05 PM

MBA: more portable
MBP: better screen although lower resolution, has DVD

Performance wise, they're on par with each other in the real world.

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fides macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2012	Air vs Pro 13 inch model, base for both in regards to processors, no retina, and 8GB memory upgrade for both. Same price for both after the upgrade. Any thoughts, primarily usage of the MB is for school work, graphic design work (light editing and 1080p rednerations) and research based projects.
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torana355 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia	If 128GB of storage is enough the Air wins by a big margin imo. I would not swap my MBA for a pro, no way. __________________ 2012 27" iMac with 680mx \| 2011 13" MBA 128gb \| iPhone 4 32gb \| Nexus 7 16gb \| Nexus 4 on Carbon and Trinity.
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Pharmscott macrumors 6502 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Sacramento, CA	MBA: more portable MBP: better screen although lower resolution, has DVD Performance wise, they're on par with each other in the real world.
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