I7 2.0GHz upto 3.2GHz or i7 2.9 Ghz upto 3.6 GHz processor

2.9GHz Dual-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM — 2x4GB
2.0GHz Intel Dual-Core Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz
8GB 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
The first one is a MacBook Pro. The second set of configurations is MacBook Air. I am personally not a fan of MacBook Pro. How much difference will these two processors make? 2.0 Ghz or 2.9 Ghz? All the other configuration is the same, so is the price. The only difference is these two processors. How much of an impact will the GHz make in this case?

Well, I have a 2012 13 Inch Macbook Air with the 1.8GHz/4GB/128GB configuration and a 2011 13 Inch 2.4GHz Macbook Pro.
I've always felt the Macbook Air being a faster machine because of the flash storage. Once i've upgraded the the 13 Inch Macbook Pro to 16GB of RAM and 240GB Kingston Hyper X SSD - it's now up to par to my Macbook Air.
You might not see a significant speed difference - the 2.0GHz Macbook Air might seem to be faster because of the flash storage as opposed to the 5400RPM hard drive of the Macbook Pro.
If however, you check out everymac.com, you will see the difference between the two. the 2.9GHz is 1000 points ahead of the 2.0GHz Macbook Air.
Click on either the Macbook Air or Macbook Pro and compare the geekbench scores and decide from there.
As for myself - I prefer the Macbook Air for it's portability when I travel and when i'm not traveling, I use my Macbook Pro for the processing power.
In any event, just make sure if you decide to go for the Macbook Air - just make sure you max it out if you're planning to keep it for a few years since RAM is not user upgreadable.
Good luck

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Originally posted by dL.
Temp at load (playing CS:S) is about 41-42 degrees.
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