13" Retina or 13" Air

[tyherring]

so i work at an athorized apple retail store and i have the oppurtunity to buy the retina demo model because of the announcement of the faster/cheaper retina. i have a macbook air thats 8months olds it is:

2011 Macbook Air 13"
1.7 Ghz i5
240 GB OWC SSD
4GB ram

im hoping to atleast get $1k for it and turn around and buy the demo retina for $1150-$1200 my question is, is it really worth it according to benchmarks. the retina has

2012 Retina 13"
2.5 Ghz i5
128GB (Stock) Hard drive
8gb ram

What i use my computer for is for my business classes where i have to run windows and occasional League of Legends gaming.

 

[Orlandoech]

Now that prices on the 13" Retina's has dropped, 13" Retina for sure.

 

[Acorn]

I have a 2012 macbook air and even if someone told me they would trade for a 13 inch retina i wouldnt do it. the air is awesome. Its your choice though so

 

[tyherring]

Now that prices on the 13" Retina's has dropped, 13" Retina for sure.

http://store.apple.com/us/product/F...z-dual-core-intel-core-i5-with-retina-display

i might spend the extra $150 and get it with 256GB. can someone upload benchmarks of each one for side by side comparison

 

[KPOM]

The 128GB SSD might get a bit limiting if you plan to run Windows games on it. That said, you can use a USB 3.0 SSD drive or even a faster flash drive (I've seen 64GB external flash drives with write speeds as high as 120MB/s) and run Windows from that.

Otherwise, the rMBP has a much nicer screen, and the processor is comparable to the i7 upgrade option on the Air.

 

[Orlandoech]

http://store.apple.com/us/product/F...z-dual-core-intel-core-i5-with-retina-display

i might spend the extra $150 and get it with 256GB. can someone upload benchmarks of each one for side by side comparison

they would be the near the same as the 128GB model, only the storage capacity has changed not computing power.

 

[tyherring]

they would be the near the same as the 128GB model, only the storage capacity has changed not computing power.

no i was talking about 13" Air 128 vs 2012 retina 256 benchmarks

 

[Orlandoech]

no i was talking about 13" Air 128 vs 2012 retina 256 benchmarks

Oh my apologies;

http://browser.primatelabs.com/mac-benchmarks

 

[tyherring]

MacBook Air (13-inch Mid 2011)
Intel Core i7-2677M 1800 MHz (2 cores) 5587

MacBook Pro (13-inch Retina) 6622
Intel Core i5-3210M 2500 MHz (2 cores)

Difference=1035 Bench Points

My manager confirmed that i would be paying $1259 for the Demo 13" Retina i5. what do you guys think i could get for my air with:

2011 MBA 13"
i5 1.7
OWC 240 GB SSD
4GB Ram
--Also--
will include 128gb HDD for backups