A hard decision regarding my hopefully future computer.

[fratey]

Processor performance isn't just all about "Final Cut Pro" you know.

Again; no real world improvements unless you manage to drive the processor to 100%.
Which will not happen during "word processing, minor gaming, web browsing..."
Compared to the stuff I just listed - real world usage.

It is FUNNY because i'm more productive in my "pixelated" Dell 24" which has lower PPI compare to my macbook pro.

I'll assume you're trolling here for obvious (in fact, 1280x800 of them) reasons.

do you even use windows laptop? I assume not, so I'll ignore it.

Thinkpad running the same Windows 7 installation since the release of Windows 7. Still boots as fast as when I got it.
OS rot was a much bigger problem back in XP (released 2001) which didn't handle, say, defragmenting properly. Windows 7 and up is approximately on the same level as Mac OS - maybe slightly worse due to the registry, but around the same level.

 

[devilcm3]

I'll assume you're trolling here for obvious (in fact, 1280x800 of them) reasons.

and i thought you said nasty pixelated text impedes productivity, go ahead and explain.

Thinkpad running the same Windows 7 installation since the release of Windows 7. Still boots as fast as when I got it.
OS rot was a much bigger problem back in XP (released 2001) which didn't handle, say, defragmenting properly. Windows 7 and up is approximately on the same level as Mac OS - maybe slightly worse due to the registry, but around the same level.

it doesn't, in fact registry problems only happened mostly on older windows OS rather than newest ones. besides, degradation isn't only caused only by defragmentation and registry but lots of factors.
you can try restore using windows restore vs time machine and it is obvious which os is more optimized.

 

[fratey]

and i thought you said nasty pixelated text impedes productivity, go ahead and explain.

Comparing with the same thirteen point three inches on the Air, yes. You're comparing apples to oranges by throwing in a 24 inch monitor to the equation.

What makes the 13" Pro annoying is the low resolution combined with the low amount of real estate. the 13" Air offsets this quite substantially, as it has more than 125% the resolution. Much better for reading science papers, e-books, PDFs, websites...

it doesn't, in fact registry problems only happened mostly on older windows OS rather than newest ones.

Protip: agreeing with me does not strengthen your own point.

besides, degradation isn't only caused only by defragmentation and registry but lots of factors.

Quote me where I wrote "defragmentation is the only thing affecting computer performance", please.

you can try restore using windows restore vs time machine and it is obvious which os is more optimized.

Apples to oranges again. Windows restore is far from directly comparable to Time Machine, as they do different things. A more valid comparison would be the File History feature in Windows 8.

 

[devilcm3]

Comparing with the same thirteen point three inches on the Air, yes. You're comparing apples to oranges by throwing in a 24 inch monitor to the equation.

What makes the 13" Pro annoying is the low resolution combined with the low amount of real estate. the 13" Air offsets this quite substantially, as it has more than 125% the resolution. Much better for reading science papers, e-books, PDFs, websites...

You're telling that the 1280 in a 13" has nasty pixelated text, sure that in a larger display the pixelated text would be much obvious since they have lower PPI, which in fact not.
you blame the screen instead your eyesight for not able to see the screen contents clearly, i found it weird.

The improvement in resolution is almost negligible, its not like going from 1280 to 2560 in case of retina display.

Protip: agreeing with me does not strengthen your own point.

read again.

Apples to oranges again. Windows restore is far from directly comparable to Time Machine, as they do different things. A more valid comparison would be the File History feature in Windows 8.

You can restore an entire system using time machine, FYI

 

[fratey]

You're telling that the 1280 in a 13" has nasty pixelated text, sure that in a larger display the pixelated text would be much obvious since they have lower PPI, which in fact not.

Working distance differs between a 24" monitor and a 13 inch laptop

you blame the screen instead your eyesight for not able to see the screen contents clearly, i found it weird.

wat

The improvement in resolution is almost negligible, its not like going from 1280 to 2560 in case of retina display.

Except that it isn't negligible, as any person who has owned both can tell.

You can restore an entire system using time machine, FYI

Once again, more comparable to File History (as someone who has used all three)