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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
2010 MacBook Pro or 2012 Macbook Air
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<blockquote data-quote="anynamewilldo" data-source="post: 1431664" data-attributes="member: 263577"><p>You could always plan ahead. Buy the 6G for the current machine and plan to transport it into something else later - although with prices always coming down, that may be ill-advised. Of course, you could always take such a drive and use it in an enclosure too.</p><p></p><p>I doubt you would see a huge performance increase of a 2012 MBA vs a 2010MBP as you describe. You'd be better off putting more memory in the 2010MBP if you can (2012 takes 16GB, not sure about the older ones). </p><p></p><p>A 2010 machine is not very old. I would be disinclined to replace it with another machine that is limited to 8GB. In your situation, I'd start off by maxing out the ram (if it will take more) and putting in an SSD. If you're still not happy with it, at least you can put the SSD in a newer MBP (not air), or use as an external.</p><p></p><p>Generally, I'll let a machine get at least 3 years old before replacing it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="anynamewilldo, post: 1431664, member: 263577"] You could always plan ahead. Buy the 6G for the current machine and plan to transport it into something else later - although with prices always coming down, that may be ill-advised. Of course, you could always take such a drive and use it in an enclosure too. I doubt you would see a huge performance increase of a 2012 MBA vs a 2010MBP as you describe. You'd be better off putting more memory in the 2010MBP if you can (2012 takes 16GB, not sure about the older ones). A 2010 machine is not very old. I would be disinclined to replace it with another machine that is limited to 8GB. In your situation, I'd start off by maxing out the ram (if it will take more) and putting in an SSD. If you're still not happy with it, at least you can put the SSD in a newer MBP (not air), or use as an external. Generally, I'll let a machine get at least 3 years old before replacing it. [/QUOTE]
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