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MacBook Air vs. MacBook Pro?
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<blockquote data-quote="ckuta" data-source="post: 1134233" data-attributes="member: 177361"><p>im not sure what niche the air is suppose to fit given the macbook is plenty portable, has better battery life and performance. the other laptops offered by apple make the mba look like a waste of money. unless you live at an airport and really really need to carry as lil weight as possible i dont know why anyone would want an air. even if weight was a concern, the air is 3.3 lbs, 13" pro 4.5 lbs, mbook 4.8 lbs and the 15" pro is 5.5 lbs. most laptops cant claim to be as light as 5.5 and give the same performance. add to that, you are likely going to need to carry an external drive with the mba, adding to the weight and a disc drive, adding more weight to your bag. in the end you probably will be carrying that 5.5 lbs but minus the power of the pro. </p><p></p><p></p><p>the speakers on the air were rated poor by consumer reports while the 15inch pro and the macbook were given a good rating. the 13 inch pro for some reason got a fair rating. again, at an airport sound is something you dont really care about but at home, this could be something you care about. </p><p></p><p>the macbook, 13" pro and 15" i5 pro were all given recommended buys by consumer reports and each scoring high. the air received one of the lowest scores at 59, the lowest score was a 57. </p><p></p><p>if you are going to spend 1700 you should really get the 15 inch pro but even if you dont want the 15 inch, the 13 inch pro and macbook do better than the air. </p><p></p><p>lastly, solid state drives are a lil different than flash drives. the air doesnt use a ssd.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ckuta, post: 1134233, member: 177361"] im not sure what niche the air is suppose to fit given the macbook is plenty portable, has better battery life and performance. the other laptops offered by apple make the mba look like a waste of money. unless you live at an airport and really really need to carry as lil weight as possible i dont know why anyone would want an air. even if weight was a concern, the air is 3.3 lbs, 13" pro 4.5 lbs, mbook 4.8 lbs and the 15" pro is 5.5 lbs. most laptops cant claim to be as light as 5.5 and give the same performance. add to that, you are likely going to need to carry an external drive with the mba, adding to the weight and a disc drive, adding more weight to your bag. in the end you probably will be carrying that 5.5 lbs but minus the power of the pro. the speakers on the air were rated poor by consumer reports while the 15inch pro and the macbook were given a good rating. the 13 inch pro for some reason got a fair rating. again, at an airport sound is something you dont really care about but at home, this could be something you care about. the macbook, 13" pro and 15" i5 pro were all given recommended buys by consumer reports and each scoring high. the air received one of the lowest scores at 59, the lowest score was a 57. if you are going to spend 1700 you should really get the 15 inch pro but even if you dont want the 15 inch, the 13 inch pro and macbook do better than the air. lastly, solid state drives are a lil different than flash drives. the air doesnt use a ssd. [/QUOTE]
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