Im gonna be getting my first macbook soon, and i'm trying to decide which to get. First off, I'm waiting for the new MBA's to come out to see what they come with, and the new processors. But I was wondering if i were to get the base 13" MBP with the SSD, would that be practically the same machine as the Base 13" MBA (the new ones with SB processors when they come out) with 4gb ram (if they don't come with it already) ?? I really like the idea of having that type of storage. And what will be the difference in the processors? Also, does anybody have any thoughts on if the new MBA's will have a standard 4gb ram instead of 2??
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Is getting a MacBook Pro with an SSD the same as getting a MacBook Air with Flash?
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4 weeks ago my maxed out, late 2010 13" MBA was stolen. I replaced it with an i7 13" MBP with 4GB RAM. I replaced the HDD with an Intel 160GB SSD. Once booted the MBP does seem quicker. But the bootup takes 10 to 15 seconds longer (not a problem for me).
For me the significance here is that I run Win7 in a Fusion VM, and use a few Win apps like SQL Server, Visual Studio, Autosketch, Accesss. At the same time I'm using itunes and excel on the Mac side. Never a problem.
For me the significance here is that I run Win7 in a Fusion VM, and use a few Win apps like SQL Server, Visual Studio, Autosketch, Accesss. At the same time I'm using itunes and excel on the Mac side. Never a problem.
wow so the MBP comes out ahead.
but i'm wondering what it would be like with a 13'' MBA since that has a faster processor....?
and a MBA with 4gb ram... he kind of gave the worst MBA for the comparison.. not fair
does anyone know of a video that compares a MBP with an SSD to one without??
MBA doesn't give you a faster ssd. i have the crucial m4 and it's def. faster than the MBA ssd. and a mbp 13" i5 + 8gb ram + 64 gb ssd (sata III) + optibay is still cheaper than the cheapest entry level mba 13".
You don't get a MBA for performance. You get a MBA for the form factor.
Decide which is more important for you, performance or form. I will say that if the MBA come close to the specs that people are expecting (Sandy Bridge, 4GB of RAM standard) it would be a very attractive machine, IMO.
Decide which is more important for you, performance or form. I will say that if the MBA come close to the specs that people are expecting (Sandy Bridge, 4GB of RAM standard) it would be a very attractive machine, IMO.
That's a good video. However he is comparing the 13" MBP vs 11" MBA. Not a fair advantage towards the MBA, especially since it's a 11". Now if it was both 13" and SSD with Sandy Bridge. Now were talking about direct competition.
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Web browsing, music, photos, iMovie, photo editing maybe, no video games, and no programs that are really any more intense than iMovie I guess
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Web browsing, music, photos, iMovie, photo editing maybe, no video games, and no programs that are really any more intense than iMovie I guess
Depending on the ammount of iMovie you use, the MBA might not be powerful enough for your needs.
Also, if you edit that much, RAM and Storage might be a concern. While the MBA can be upgraded to 4GB, its storage is limited to 256GB... and that's if you pray ~1700 for it. For that price you could get a Macbook Pro 13'' with 8GB of RAM and an Intel 320 second SSD for your Macbook Pro of 160GB to replace your optical drive..