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<blockquote data-quote="MacPastor" data-source="post: 1550339" data-attributes="member: 206487"><p>So a while ago I had bought a Macbook Pro, early 2012. Didn't have a real need for it so I sold it.</p><p></p><p>Dumb idea, but also good opportunity.</p><p></p><p>I'm looking into getting a Macbook Air, but wanted some input.</p><p></p><p>This will mainly be for portable study, sermon/paper writing, etc. Probably no gaming or anything of that nature.</p><p></p><p>What I'm wondering is if I were to buy a fully spec'd out Macbook Air, am I at least a little future proofed?</p><p></p><p>I would be bumping to the i7 and 8gb of ram as well as the 512gb drive. And I think that is the most I can bump that up. </p><p></p><p>Fully spec'd is about $1800.</p><p></p><p>Is that a good machine? I have to be honest, I really don't do a lot of research about the differences in these machines so don't really know the advantages of the Macbook Pro over the Air. Although I see a pretty big price difference.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, any feedback would be greatly appreciated! Thank you all.</p><p></p><p>***EDIT***</p><p></p><p>I wanted to add something here since no one had answered just yet before I go to bed for the evening. Once again, I'm concerned about future proofing. I don't want to have to buy a new machine for quite some time in the future (on top of the fact that my wife won't let me <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> )</p><p></p><p>So I was also looking at the 15 inch rMBP with a 2.3 quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.5GHZ. 512gb PCIe Flash drive. 16gb ram. That machine is $2600.</p><p></p><p>Therefore my question is, is that machine really $800 better than the Air I referenced earlier? </p><p></p><p>Are there advantages/disadvantages to them other than price?</p><p></p><p>Thanks again,</p><p></p><p>Steve</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacPastor, post: 1550339, member: 206487"] So a while ago I had bought a Macbook Pro, early 2012. Didn't have a real need for it so I sold it. Dumb idea, but also good opportunity. I'm looking into getting a Macbook Air, but wanted some input. This will mainly be for portable study, sermon/paper writing, etc. Probably no gaming or anything of that nature. What I'm wondering is if I were to buy a fully spec'd out Macbook Air, am I at least a little future proofed? I would be bumping to the i7 and 8gb of ram as well as the 512gb drive. And I think that is the most I can bump that up. Fully spec'd is about $1800. Is that a good machine? I have to be honest, I really don't do a lot of research about the differences in these machines so don't really know the advantages of the Macbook Pro over the Air. Although I see a pretty big price difference. Anyway, any feedback would be greatly appreciated! Thank you all. ***EDIT*** I wanted to add something here since no one had answered just yet before I go to bed for the evening. Once again, I'm concerned about future proofing. I don't want to have to buy a new machine for quite some time in the future (on top of the fact that my wife won't let me :) ) So I was also looking at the 15 inch rMBP with a 2.3 quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.5GHZ. 512gb PCIe Flash drive. 16gb ram. That machine is $2600. Therefore my question is, is that machine really $800 better than the Air I referenced earlier? Are there advantages/disadvantages to them other than price? Thanks again, Steve [/QUOTE]
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