Replacing mid-2010 13" Pro

[rpearlberg]

I want to replace my mid-2010 Pro. Debating between these:

2013 rMBP 2.4/8GB/256GB ($1080) and the 2014 Air 1.4/4GB/256GB ($935)

Which one??

 

[capathy21]

I want to replace my mid-2010 Pro. Debating between these:

2013 rMBP 2.4/8GB/256GB ($1080) and the 2014 Air 1.4/4GB/256GB ($935)

Which one??

rMBP. Twice the ram, significantly better display and smaller footprint which makes it easily as portable as the Air.

 

[MagicBoy]

rMBP. Double the RAM and a much better quality display for not much more cash.

 

[Ann P]

Another vote for the rMBP. Btw, is $1080 with some kind of discount (edu)?

 

[rpearlberg]

Another vote for the rMBP. Btw, is $1080 with some kind of discount (edu)?

$1,299 minus $100 edu discount minus 10% movers coupon at Best Buy = $1080 plus tax.

 

[Ann P]

Replacing mid-2010 13" Pro

Thought BB doesn't allow coupon stacking, from what I've read. Haven't actually tried it myself.

 

[rpearlberg]

I guess it depends on the cashier . I bought 2 this way. Plus best buy rewards and Amex credit. Only way to make it better would be to buy discounted gift cards.

 

[Ronnoco]

I went from a 2010 2.4GHz i5 MacBook Pro 15" upgraded to 8Gb and an SSD to a 2013 i7 MBA 13" 8/512 and it was night and day between the two. I was actually quite surprised at how much faster at EVERYTHING the newer MBA was. Stunning difference, really. Just 3 years between them and it wasn't even close.

Now, much of the difference is probably due to the newer PCIe SSD, but GOOD HEAVENS it is drastic. I also think that little Haswell i7 chip is really nice to have with the 8Gb of RAM all in that super thin and light form-factor with an astounding 12-15 hours of battery life. I never looked back.