Currently have a 1.6/120 rev. b, but with the new price cuts on the rev. c im tempted to upgrade to a 2.13 SSD rev. c...i could still get an ok price for mine since i have applecare but was wondering if you think it would be worth jumping from a 1.6 hdd to a 2.13 ssd since its a good time to buy with edu discount, ipod rebate and printer rebate...would only be a few hundred dollars' difference i believe...would you do it?
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Yea I'm really thinking about it...even the jump from 1.6 to 2.13 GHz is in fact a hefty jump in processor speed.
I do love my rev b as it's a secondary computer but the price and free ipod is almost too much to resist. With edu discount and ipod I'm looking at $1500 for the high end. I paid an embarrassing $2100 for my base Rev. B (Japanese prices...grr).
Unfortunately though, to the best of my knowledge the Rev C still ships exclusively with the bad 9C90 (mine has this screen as it is).
Also I'm really wondering if I should hold out for a massive upgrade/redesign (256 SSD/4GB) due around January or thereabouts...but the pricing wouldn't be pretty at all like it is now...though if I upgraded again then, at least I would've maximized resale value on the Rev C with all the sweet offers/pricing going on now.
Also I should note running Windows Vista Ultimate (yeah yeah I know, I don't have XP and don't like running outdates operating systems) when needed even through bootcamp basically, well, um...sucks. Runs like a dog and the fans instantly go to full blast just idling. Though I think that's more of a RAM issue than processor related.
I do love my rev b as it's a secondary computer but the price and free ipod is almost too much to resist. With edu discount and ipod I'm looking at $1500 for the high end. I paid an embarrassing $2100 for my base Rev. B (Japanese prices...grr).
Unfortunately though, to the best of my knowledge the Rev C still ships exclusively with the bad 9C90 (mine has this screen as it is).
Also I'm really wondering if I should hold out for a massive upgrade/redesign (256 SSD/4GB) due around January or thereabouts...but the pricing wouldn't be pretty at all like it is now...though if I upgraded again then, at least I would've maximized resale value on the Rev C with all the sweet offers/pricing going on now.
Also I should note running Windows Vista Ultimate (yeah yeah I know, I don't have XP and don't like running outdates operating systems) when needed even through bootcamp basically, well, um...sucks. Runs like a dog and the fans instantly go to full blast just idling. Though I think that's more of a RAM issue than processor related.
I agree that you should wait. I have the Rev C as my first MBA, but if I had Rev B already, there is really not any difference between them except for the SSD. Save your money and wait for the next upgrade where I am sure Apple will deliver a MBA with significant upgrades in both Ram and speed.