Start up time air vs pro
Looking to buy mac air or mac pro notebook for my wife. Does the Air have a significantly shorter start-up time from "power off" mode vs the Pro or are they similar?
Hey!! I got my MacBook Air a month ago, and it's great! Anyway, the startup time is supposedly like 15 seconds for the Air, but in reality, it's like 7. You hit the button, wait 1 or 2 seconds for the screen to turn white, see the apple logo and BAM!!!! I read online (I think this is true) that the Pro's startup time is like 30 seconds.
Anyway, if this is all you needed, you can stop reading. If you need to decide between Pro and Air, I'll give my opinion:
Overall: AIRRRRRR!!!!!!
For work: Either one. If she only needs to do things like store photos and make word documents (or pages documents), that will take up like no space. If she is doing heavy stuff like heavy editing and aperture and all this complicated stuffff, Pro. My Air is perfect! It is great for bringing to school, it has a super long battery life, it is silent (unless you play games) (I have a windows partition), and it is just awesome. It is super fast. Be warned: The first day is torture. It was fine the first few hours, but then, when I downloaded some apps and changed some settings, I got soooo stressed. It is fine after that.
Don't be scared about the whole 128 (or so, depending on the screen size and such) Gig space on the Air, it's a lot. I've used like 30 Gigs or less, and I've downloaded a lot of stuff.
Pros and Cons about the Pro:
Pros:
-Good for work
-Good for heavier/ more complex apps and such
-....nothing else really
Cons:
-Heavier than the Air
-Slower startup than the Air
Air:
Pros:
-Super light. I have the 13" and it is perfect. It is super light; I can't imagine the 11" weight...
-Super thin. I bring it to school, and it is very easy, and it takes up a tiny amount of space in my bag
-Makes no noise.
-Cold to the touch normally instead of burning like most laptops
-A bunch more that I could list but I think you get the point
-You get to show off I've had like 15 people (only 100 people in my grade xD) tell me how awesome it is and how cool it is that I have it and all that.
-It will last you through the day. I think my Air has died... maybe 1 time? That's because I accidentally left it unplugged when I thought it was plugged in and left it on playing games....
Cons:
(for both really): It is a money pit. I got the 13" ($1,200), a Windows partition for games and such (like $200), a SuperDrive (used for CDs) ($79), and a bag (like $70). My mom bought applecare and one to one.... which was a lot of money.... I think.... All in all... like $1,200-$1,500+ depending on what you need/want. What I did: Bought it on tax free weekend. Also, because I'm a student (in high school but taking college classes), they gave me like $50 off. Also, they gave me a $100 gift card for apps.
-I don't know if anyone else has this problem, but whenever I use the keyboard or touch the screen or something, I get oil from my hands all over it. This bothers me so I have to clean it every few days.
All in all, I would suggest she gets a Pro. I've had problems with my Air, but they resolve themselves in like hours or so, and they are tiny things that 90% of people wouldn't notice/ care about. I love my computer. It is fast, light, last a long time, and just... stress relieving. There are tons of things I didn't talk about..... haha..... this is a long answer.... I hope she likes her computer!!!
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