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Re: Speed: MacBook Pro vs MacBook Air

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Ron:

> Has anyone compared the speed (or at least the impression of speed)
> between a 13" MBP and a roughly equivalent MBA? I'd think the SSD in the
> Air would help compensate for the slower processor clock.

Questions about speed are meaningless if you don't say what you want to
do with the machine. It's like asking what car you should buy without
specifying the use. Heavy lifting? Dodge RAM Diesel. Cruising? Miata.
If you plan to run Avid or Premiere, you're going to want the MBP with
SSD and maximum ram. Ditto still-image processing if you are working
with multi-layer TIFFs from a professional DSLR, which are >500MB in
size.

For general purposes an accurate description of the speed of the MBA is
"more than adequate," especially with maxed-out RAM.

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Speed: MacBook Pro vs MacBook Air RonTheGuy@null.invalid (Ron) - 2014-04-03 14:57 -0700
  Re: Speed: MacBook Pro vs MacBook Air Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-03 18:10 -0400
  Re: Speed: MacBook Pro vs MacBook Air Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-04-03 18:24 -0400

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