so, aside from a number of complaints... i love my macbook air. keyboard, size, weight (able to grip to one hand... omg), SSD, and thinness.
... yet, also some letdowns. although the screen is quite nice, i need more resolution and less glare; i'm in lecture halls all day and this semi-gloss screen is starting to bug me... a month in. I accepted the lack of legacy ports and such when i bought it this machine, but attempting to start a small repair business at school with lack of superdrive and ethernet port will soon be an annoyance (not buying adaptors). processor speed.... its alright for the majority of my work, but while waiting for videos to process the wait is killing me on the inside... performance is a must for me. running out of space only owning this for a few months, gah... need upgradability. i play starcraft 2, need a dedicated card, but i must admit the 4000 is not bad, at all haha.
so as you can see, im looking for a different machine. im looking at this...http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.aspx?sku=734962
considering apple's refurb is $50+ more. ill be adding an intel ssd and more ram instantly.
so aside from the weight and size differences, what type of benefits can i expect to receive? Im going from ivy to sandy, though quad core, but what type of % increase can i expect? immmm, 6750 vs 650m in the new MBP, i heard 15-20% faster? should i go with a glossy, lower res screen and save 250 or so? too many thoughts....
... yet, also some letdowns. although the screen is quite nice, i need more resolution and less glare; i'm in lecture halls all day and this semi-gloss screen is starting to bug me... a month in. I accepted the lack of legacy ports and such when i bought it this machine, but attempting to start a small repair business at school with lack of superdrive and ethernet port will soon be an annoyance (not buying adaptors). processor speed.... its alright for the majority of my work, but while waiting for videos to process the wait is killing me on the inside... performance is a must for me. running out of space only owning this for a few months, gah... need upgradability. i play starcraft 2, need a dedicated card, but i must admit the 4000 is not bad, at all haha.
so as you can see, im looking for a different machine. im looking at this...http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.aspx?sku=734962
considering apple's refurb is $50+ more. ill be adding an intel ssd and more ram instantly.
so aside from the weight and size differences, what type of benefits can i expect to receive? Im going from ivy to sandy, though quad core, but what type of % increase can i expect? immmm, 6750 vs 650m in the new MBP, i heard 15-20% faster? should i go with a glossy, lower res screen and save 250 or so? too many thoughts....
