I'm surprised that apple still includes a 64 gb drive with the first model, I would think 128 GB should be the minimum, 64 gb is too small to really be useful. On Jun 13, 2012, at 9:43 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav wrote:
> This has not been answered so I'll give it a bash. > > There is more to consider here than just processor, all the MBA's have an > SSD, solid state drive, and as such, notably out perform their native MBP > units which are fitted with traditional SATA drives. Of course it is possible > to up spec an MBP to include an SSD which removes this advantage, but, still > its at an extra cost. > > RAM is the key to multi tasking, and depending on how many Applications, and > what they are, 4Gb should be enough for the majority of users. If you are > doing more heavy stuff, then you may wish for more, which immediately removes > the MBA from the question, as it is limited to 4Gb. > > Quick note, this assumes you're getting not one of the very brand new MBA's > which now can be speced up to 8Gb RAM. > > All in all, I don't consider the MBP worth going for on the bases of the > disk drive, unless you need one of those all the time, if you occasionally > might need one, just buy the USB Super Drive, its relatively cheap and keeps > the weight of your portable machine down. > > I have an 11in MBA speced to the max, and find it more than aderquitely, in > fact, I see no lag whatsoever when its in use. I generally have Mail Safari > with 6+ tabs open, numbers, pages and text edit all on the go at the same > time, and the MBA doesn't even fire up its fan. > > ask yourself what you're going to be doing with it, and how much work load > that genuinely entails… > > now consider that the MBA is a notable amount lighter than the MBP and how > much that may or may not bother you. > > cannot really say more than that on the topic. > > > Regards, > > Neil Barnfather > > Talks List Administrator > Twitter @neilbarnfather > > TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, as well as an Apple > iOS, Macintosh and Android accessibility specialist. For all your > accessible phone, PDA and GPS related enquiries visit www.talknav.com > > URL: - www.talknav.com > e-mail: - serv...@talknav.com > Phone: - +44 844 999 4199 > > > > On 23 May 2012, at 14:04, Joanne Chua wrote: > >> Hi there, >> >> After been friend with IMac and trial on older generalation of MBP for >> a while, and the fact that my 5.5 year old Dell laptop is slowly >> giving up due to overheating, i think i'm quite ready to slowly but >> surely move in to the Apple Mac family completely. >> >> Can i have some general fit back as to the performance for both MBP and MBA? >> >> I am thinking of either get the MBA 13 inch with 1.8GHZ or MBP 13inch >> with 2.8GHZ. >> >> I'm a university student and also someone who's part time employ that >> do alot of multitasking on my computer. So, features like capability >> of multitasking, will definitely a must for me. however, i don't >> necessary need to access to CD drive although having it could be a >> bonus. >> >> At the moment, i have a 22inch secondhand IMac, and also the >> possibility of having a 24Inch second hand IMac in the near future. >> >> I also have extensive experience with IPhone and IPad2. >> >> My question is, what is the different from MBA with 1.8GHZ to MBP with >> 2.8GHZ in terms of speed, capability, and multitasking ability? >> >> Also, if i go down the path of havine an ipad3, will it be sort of >> wasting the vallue of having MBA, and should go directly for MBP >> instead? >> >> I am well aware, and do realize that the physical size and weight of >> MBA and MBP are different. But if we put the size and weight aside, >> what are the plus and miness to having MBA compare to MBP? >> >> Your advice and opinion is very much appreciated. >> >> Thanks >> >> Joanne >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
