Macbook Air or MBP Which performs better
I'm considering the 13" MBP 2.9Ghz with 8GB 700GB HD vs the 13 in Air 2.0GHz (256GB). Besides the boot time being faster on the Air vs. the MBP is there other benchmarks available to compare these two models? I saw 15 retina and air benchmarks but nothing comparing what performs better the air or 13 mbp. Thanks.
Most testing benchmarks don't adequately indicate the "real world" experience in regard to these two disparate setups. When the MBP is tasked to intensely execute a series of processor intensive tasks, such as video encoding or image manipulation, the MBP will "finish the race" much faster. The MBP has quad core, discrete graphics, and will be faster. It takes a measure of subjective "experience" testing to discern their real world differences, which will vary amongst users.
The SSD in the Air will make the unit "seem" much more peppy than a HDD equipped MBP. When loading multiple files into memory, the SSD really shines. It makes apps launch faster, the boot faster, and the saving of files faster. Since most users are not repetitively performing tasks that require the raw processing power of the Pro model, many will just find the Air plain faster for them.
Im sure arstechnica.com and anandtech.com will be doing straight-up comparisons really soon, as they have done on previous iterations of the Air and Pro. They both are very adept at discerning the usable differences beween both these lines.
Of course, if you equip your Pro with an SSD, it will beat the Air in every way, except portability.
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