The 13-inch Pro is still a bit more of a value, even though the Air is arguably a better pure portable Mac. We give it to the 13-inch Pro on a technicality, for now, for the average person looking to replace an everyday laptop.
The MacBook Air is finally as fast as the 13-inch Pro, so there's less of a sacrifice between size and speed.Ĭonclusion: Very tough call. It'll cost a fortune, but you said you were rich, right?Įxecutive with expense account: Air. We would have said the 13-inch Pro a year ago, but you might as well consider splurging on a 256GB 13-inch Air with an upgraded 1.8GHz Core i7 processor, and get a Thunderbolt-connected storage array along with a Thunderbolt Display to dock with.
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Does a difference of $150 affect your purchasing decision? Alternatively, perhaps consider the $499 iPad, or a Windows laptop. Educational discounts currently have the entry-level Pro at $1,099 and the entry-level Air at $1,249. The $1,199 Pro's technically a good value, but more expensive. The $999 11-inch Air is the cheapest, but sacrifices valuable storage space. Last time, we said to get the white MacBook, the king of value. Some people, though, might prefer the even smaller 11-inch Air, although it doesn't last as long on a charge. The Air's tiny, and now it also has improved battery life. The advantage is narrow, though narrower than it's ever been.įor the coffee-shopper and frequent traveler: Air. Unless you truly value size and weight above all else, the 13-inch Pro offers more features, ports, and hard-drive space, along with an optical drive. However, the Air has a higher-resolution 1,440x900-pixel display, while the Pro, oddly enough, has a 1,280x800-pixel screen. Port-wise, the Pro adds a FireWire port and an Ethernet jack, and that's it. A larger hard drive and a DVD-burning optical drive are the larger Pro's advantages, along with an HD Webcam. Edge: Tie.Įxtras: The 13-inch Pro wins on features, but it's a narrower win than you'd expect. Both 13-inchers netted around 6 hours and 40 minutes. The MacBook Air lost the battle in the spring, but the new, more power-efficient second-gen Intel Core i5 CPU has evened the comparison. Edge: Tie.īattery life: Again, nearly the same.
The 11-inch Air's no slouch either, and it's nearly as good, its performance lag likely being due to having less RAM and a. Benchmark results are so close they're practically indistinguishable: despite the Air having a lower-speed CPU, it performs nearly identically to the Pro. Its price and base RAM/storage specs are still the same, but the new Air has a dramatically faster second-gen Core i5 CPU that makes for a far better computer. Performance: Last time, we recommended the entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro as the best all-around Apple 13-incher in terms of price, design, and performance. It's obviously far heavier than the 13-inch Air, by over a pound and a half. Size: How quickly things change: in March, the 2011 MacBook Pro was the newest laptop in Apple's stable. (Note: For additional price-based consideration, we're throwing the higher-end 11-inch Air into the chart comparison, since its $1,199 price matches the entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro.) Two 13-inch MacBooks: which do you choose? There's more to consider, though: the 2011 13-inch MacBook Pro and new 13-inch MacBook Air have become more similar than they've ever been before, for several reasons: performance, battery life, and a Thunderbolt port. The Pro offers better specs, while the Air, which has just been recently updated, leans toward light weight and quick booting as its advantages. The unibody aluminum Pro used to be considered thin, but it's-relatively-thick at 1 inch, and weighs over 4 pounds. The MacBook Air and the MacBook Pro are the only two MacBook product lines left, and they represent two different solutions to same problem. That glut's been lessened a little now that the white MacBook has been discontinued. Can the MacBook Air replace the White MacBook?
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