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1.86 MBA vs the 2.4MBP

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mattnxtc

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Oct 20, 2008
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How does the second generation 1.86 MBA compare to the 2.4 MBP?

I know from looking at presumably the first generation MBA that it has a far better screen then the MBP.

My usage will be mostly for internet, keeping statistics, and playing online poker. I would probably end up running VM Fushion to run some poker applications but that is about it. I have a desk top with a 500 gig HDD so I am not to worried about the Hard drive size. I would probably have it sitting on my lap some since I will have wireless internet. I also do not need extreme battery life as I would probably be near a plug a lot.

I have kind of ruled out the MB due to the washed out screen, and I can upgrade the bottom MBA to the 1.86 chip for cheaper due to a company discount.

So given my usage, what will give me the most bang for my buck.
 
I have a feeling that unless you fit perfectly into the MBA niche you'd be disappointed if you got one. I see that niche as someone using it as a secondary machine, on the road for short, but important periods of time, need small size but not power, not too many peripherals.

I know 3 guys who got MBAs. I envied them for weeks. Then one ditched it for a more powerful machine because it choked on filters run on larger photoshop files. One (overreacted and) ditched it after he had to copy a 3 gig file from a usb thumb drive to an external hard drive, only to realize the hard drive was one of those 2 usb plug deals. The third is apparently made of money and barely uses the thing in favor of his iMac.
 
Zer0

Do you think there would be significant lag running when running VMware Fushion?
 
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