R*N
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The Purpose:
To help anyone on the fence between buying a MacBook Pro or MacBook Air.
Hopefully make their decision a little easier.
Backdrop:
I had a tough time deciding which to buy in the first place. I was put into
this situation because of HP doing what HP does best...failing. I bought a
nice HP Envy 17 and had it for about 2 weeks before ultimately returning it
because of a noticeable wobble, screen static, and part of the chasis was
out of place. Three Envy's later and I was fed up with HP and PC's in
general. It was time to make the switch
I was swayed by the MacBook Pro, solely because it had just been refreshed
with the new Sandy Bridge processors, Thunderbolt I/O, and HD Webcams.
However, I still had my qualms about it (Screen resolution, Intel graphics,
Weight).
After spending two weeks with the 13" MacBook Pro, I was quite disappointed,
so I decided to buy a 13" MacBook Air and compare the two while I had both
of them, and ultimately make my decision for that.
What I use my computer for:
School work (a lot of Excel and Word), Internet browsing, HD content viewing
, Light gaming.
MacBook Pro vs MacBook Air:
13" MBP - Intel i5 2.3GHz, 4GB RAM, 320GB 5400RPM Hard drive, Intel 3000.
vs.
13" MBA - Intel Core 2 Duo 1.86GHz, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, nVidia 320m.
Design - Simply put, the MacBook Air is one sexy laptop. Not that the
MacBook Pro isn't a nice looking machine, you just can't compare to a laptop
that weighs under 3 pounds and is as thin as the Air is.
Display - The resolution on the Air is a true godsend. I love the bigger
resolution on the same size screen. However, the color to the Pro is much
deeper when compared to the Air and while it was somewhat noticeable at
first, after calibration, there wasn't a major difference in colors.
Keyboard and Trackpad - The keyboard on the Air is easier to type away on,
yet the trackpad on the MacBook Pro seems more responsive. It's also
important to note that the Air doesn't have a backlit keyboard, whereas the
Pro does. For some this is a big issue, but for me it wasn't a "deal breaker
".
Speakers - I was quite surprised to find that the speakers on the Air were
louder and also seemed to have more bass to them when compared to the Pro.
Ports - Obviously being such a small laptop, the Air is limited to what it
has. With only two USB ports, this may be a problem for some people who don'
t like to use USB hubs. With the Pro there is a plethora of connections for
your liking, including the brand new Thunderbolt.
Performance:
Hard Drive - There was no need to really even compare the two. The SSD was
blazing fast with everything, whereas the hard drive was truly the
bottleneck of the MacBook Pro. No doubt, it wouldn't be hard to install a
SSD into the Pro, but then you're going to be spending more for what is
already standard on the Air.
* Startup - Air, 13 seconds vs Pro, 30 seconds
* iTunes - Air, 1.4 seconds vs Pro, 8.5 seconds
CPU - It's hard for me to test this as I'm more of basic user than anything.
I don't use too many CPU intensive applications, besides some light gaming.
I would assume that Sandy Bridge outperforms the Core 2 Duo by leaps and
bounds, but the SSD also makes up for the lower clock speed.
Gaming - I don't do a large amount of gaming, so I went searching the forums
for people who would know more about the nVidia 320m vs Intel 3000 HD
graphics.
HERE -> http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1103257
The 320m gains about 10 FPS on average over the Intel 3000 graphics.
YouTube - The Air had no problems playing back the Dark Knight trailer in
1080p, nor did the Pro.
Conclusion:
Overall, the MacBook Air was really impressive. I couldn't imagine using the
13" Pro over the Air for my purposes. The Pro is a great machine
undoubtedly, but the Air is worth the difference in price.
This is what I truly thought made the Air stand out over the Pro.
1. Beautiful display.
2. Improved gaming performance.
3. Louder speakers.
4. Thin and light.
5. Overall amazing aesthetics.
6. Keyboard is very easy to type on.
7. Fast boot and application load times.
Last edited by Help Please; Apr 2, 2011 at 12:23 AM.
Help Please is offline | r*****z
发帖数: 906 | 2 等air更新……
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【在 R*N 的大作中提到】
: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1126985
: The Purpose:
: To help anyone on the fence between buying a MacBook Pro or MacBook Air.
: Hopefully make their decision a little easier.
: Backdrop:
: I had a tough time deciding which to buy in the first place. I was put into
: this situation because of HP doing what HP does best...failing. I bought a
: nice HP Envy 17 and had it for about 2 weeks before ultimately returning it
: because of a noticeable wobble, screen static, and part of the chasis was
: out of place. Three Envy's later and I was fed up with HP and PC's in
| e*****s
发帖数: 7359 | 3 when
【在 r*****z 的大作中提到】
: 等air更新……
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| x**j
发帖数: 78 | 4 什么时候更新 也在等
【在 r*****z 的大作中提到】
: 等air更新……
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: into
: it
| T***1
发帖数: 1201 | | d***a
发帖数: 13752 | 6 我个人觉得，MBA二代终于突破了笔记本电脑设计的瓶颈：足够好的性能（可替代台式
机），足够大的屏幕，轻便，坚固，不过热，安静，足够长的电池寿命（差不多可以用
一天）。不夸张的说，这是笔记本电脑设计的一个里程碑。Jobs偷偷说过这样的话。
MBA这种类型的笔记本，有可能是未来商用和个人中高端笔记本电脑的主流。它的价格
其实并不算贵。 | T***1
发帖数: 1201 | | a**i
发帖数: 7261 | 8 cpu性能很一般，su9400也就和4年前低端电脑用的celeron t1600差不多，13寸用的
sl9400也就和3年低端电脑的t3400差不多，替代台式机就不要想了
【在 d***a 的大作中提到】
: 我个人觉得，MBA二代终于突破了笔记本电脑设计的瓶颈：足够好的性能（可替代台式
: 机），足够大的屏幕，轻便，坚固，不过热，安静，足够长的电池寿命（差不多可以用
: 一天）。不夸张的说，这是笔记本电脑设计的一个里程碑。Jobs偷偷说过这样的话。
: MBA这种类型的笔记本，有可能是未来商用和个人中高端笔记本电脑的主流。它的价格
: 其实并不算贵。
| d***a
发帖数: 13752 | 9 呵呵，这是为什么Jobs偷偷自赞了一句就不说了，传统思维的惯性很大。
【在 a**i 的大作中提到】
: cpu性能很一般，su9400也就和4年前低端电脑用的celeron t1600差不多，13寸用的
: sl9400也就和3年低端电脑的t3400差不多，替代台式机就不要想了
| s*****o
发帖数: 1262 | 10 不是吧，你认为你的11寸MBA可以和台式机相当的性能
你是不是用台式机的功能是接在40寸的LCD TV上看pps？
11寸MBA的cpu相当弱，但是配上SSD，就强到足以应付日常office 要求，仅此而已
【在 d***a 的大作中提到】
: 我个人觉得，MBA二代终于突破了笔记本电脑设计的瓶颈：足够好的性能（可替代台式
: 机），足够大的屏幕，轻便，坚固，不过热，安静，足够长的电池寿命（差不多可以用
: 一天）。不夸张的说，这是笔记本电脑设计的一个里程碑。Jobs偷偷说过这样的话。
: MBA这种类型的笔记本，有可能是未来商用和个人中高端笔记本电脑的主流。它的价格
: 其实并不算贵。
| d***a
发帖数: 13752 | 11 不是这个意思。对用户个人来说，有不少用户是只用一台机器，并每天要用Photoshop，Matlab或video处理这些密集计算的程序。这种的用户需要台式机或Mac Pro。这些事情MBA能做，但比较慢。
对大多数用户来说，Photoshop等程序只是不经常的用用，MBA也能胜任。或者有第二机器，来做Photoshop等计算。那么MBA这样的笔记本，就可能慢慢变成主流。这并不是台式机就没有了，只是市场小了。
我的台式机已经变成了一个小的计算和存储服务器，显示器接在MBA上。更大的计算，就放到32GB，24核的共享服务器上去了。
【在 s*****o 的大作中提到】
: 不是吧，你认为你的11寸MBA可以和台式机相当的性能
: 你是不是用台式机的功能是接在40寸的LCD TV上看pps？
: 11寸MBA的cpu相当弱，但是配上SSD，就强到足以应付日常office 要求，仅此而已
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