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Apple Computing Products:
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Mbp retina or air?
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<blockquote data-quote="Nethfel" data-source="post: 1426936" data-attributes="member: 89124"><p>I'm just curious - it seems like you keep having buyers remorse - you got the non retina, then returned it for the retina. You now have the retina and appear to be contemplating returning it for an Air. I think you really need to work out EXACTLY what you plan to do with the machine, determine your needs and wants and only after that consider what machine to get - buying/returning/buying/returning/buying isn't really a good way to find a machine to meet your needs (especially if you deal with a store that charges a 15% restocking fee on open items).</p><p></p><p>If you plan to do a lot of video work stick with the rMBP for the dedicated GPU</p><p></p><p>If you plan on playing games that have any serious 3D, stick with the rMBP for the dedicated GPU</p><p></p><p>If you want a higher resolution / sharper screen, stick with the rMBP for the retina display</p><p></p><p>If you plan on only doing light video editing, either machine is fine.</p><p></p><p>If you plan on not playing any games either machine is fine.</p><p></p><p>If you plan on using both thunderbolt adapters at some point, stick with the rMBP since the MBA only has one thunderbolt port (one good example of needing both is if you use a non-thunderbolt external display but still want to hook up either the thunderbolt -> gigabit ethernet or a thunderbolt storage device).</p><p></p><p>If you are doing tasks that require a lot of CPU power (transcoding) or potentially GPU power (depends on the software), stick with the rMBP as it has a faster CPU then the MBA</p><p></p><p>Basically, as I mentioned before, really write down what you will do with your computer, only then can you even begin to make a good choice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nethfel, post: 1426936, member: 89124"] I'm just curious - it seems like you keep having buyers remorse - you got the non retina, then returned it for the retina. You now have the retina and appear to be contemplating returning it for an Air. I think you really need to work out EXACTLY what you plan to do with the machine, determine your needs and wants and only after that consider what machine to get - buying/returning/buying/returning/buying isn't really a good way to find a machine to meet your needs (especially if you deal with a store that charges a 15% restocking fee on open items). If you plan to do a lot of video work stick with the rMBP for the dedicated GPU If you plan on playing games that have any serious 3D, stick with the rMBP for the dedicated GPU If you want a higher resolution / sharper screen, stick with the rMBP for the retina display If you plan on only doing light video editing, either machine is fine. If you plan on not playing any games either machine is fine. If you plan on using both thunderbolt adapters at some point, stick with the rMBP since the MBA only has one thunderbolt port (one good example of needing both is if you use a non-thunderbolt external display but still want to hook up either the thunderbolt -> gigabit ethernet or a thunderbolt storage device). If you are doing tasks that require a lot of CPU power (transcoding) or potentially GPU power (depends on the software), stick with the rMBP as it has a faster CPU then the MBA Basically, as I mentioned before, really write down what you will do with your computer, only then can you even begin to make a good choice. [/QUOTE]
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