<p>Is the MacBook pro so much better than MacBook air?</p>
<p>The Macbook Air has flash memory. You can get an iPod that has more memory than it.</p>
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<p>False. MBA caps at 512 GB. iPod classics cap at 160 GB.</p>
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<p>What an ignorant statement. I’m assuming your post was meant to imply some sort of flash drive inferiority, but in fact, the exact opposite is true. Solid state drives (which is what Macbook Airs use) are a lot faster than the typical cheap hard disk drives used in most cheaper laptops, in addition to being quieter and using less battery. That’s the reason Airs have such quick startup times and long standby times. And like Atemporal said, you can easily upgrade past an iPod’s capacity.</p>
<p>My post was meant to say that flash memory cannot hold as much as a hard drive. You cannot get more than 512 GB of memory on a MacBook Air while you can get up to 1 TB on a MacBook Pro. Now where did I ever say flash memory was inferior? You can go on assuming anything you want, but I was just giving the OP another factor to consider. There are both pros and cons to flash memory, unless you haven’t noticed. One is less capacity than a hard drive. </p>
<p>Now, the cheapest MacBook Air has 64 GB of memory. Is it not true that you CAN get an iPod that has more memory?</p>
<p>Thank for all your answers but you guys didn’t really answer my question!</p>
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Haha, that happens sometimes. I think you’re going to need to provide a little more information. Both machines have advantages and disadvantages based on specific intended uses (i.e. playing games is better on the Pro, but the Air is more portable etc). Any answer based on your original inquiry will be sole opinion of the responder unless you can let us in on what you intend to use either machine for and if there’s any personal preferences you have in terms of computers.</p>
<p>Blanket ambiguously worded sentences are left to the interpretation of the reader. Either way, you can get an iPod for more memory, yes.</p>
<p>As for drawbacks to SSDs, I don’t see why there’s any reason to mention them to your average consumer. Sure, you can mention that SSDs have limited write cycles per block and that NAND cannot be overwritten, but how many people understand these concepts?</p>
<p>Better to say that SSDs are faster and require less power (therefore, longer battery life) at the tradeoff of being pricier and having less overall storage.</p>
<p>As for your question, OP, you need to provide more details. You need to mention what you plan on doing, your budget, expected lifespan, etc. All we have to work with is what you provided in your other thread: that you do C++ and Java work. And as before, any computer can do the aforementioned tasks.</p>
<p>As others have said, we need more info.</p>
<p>Also, @turtlerock, just a minor detail that I feel is incorrect: depending on the model of the Pro, it isn’t necessarily better than the Air at gaming or other graphically intense processes. The 13 inch Pro’s don’t have dedicated graphics cards, relying instead on Intel’s integrated chips (the HD 4000), which the Air also uses.</p>
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Thanks, Pix, I knew I was gonna take some flak for that example, but I couldn’t really think of a better one off the top of my head at the time - just trying to get the OP thinking about what details to give. For the record, I don’t own a Mac, so i wouldn’t know first-hand anyway.</p>
<p>At risk for turning this forum into a NBR subforum, I’m just going to throw out there that there really is no reason to consider the 13" Pro, especially with rumors in the air of a 13" rMBP. The MBA is just more cost effective in a similarly small chassis. The only thing that the 13" MBP has going for it is upgradeablity, but not many people buy with that in mind,</p>
<p>Though if they keep the screen res of a 13" rMBP at 1280x800/2560x1600, there’s still no point on buying one, even if the screen is that nice.</p>
<p>Okay I’ll give you my opinion as an owner of a non-retina display 15" MacBook Pro. I chose it over the MacBook air because it had a bigger screen size. For me, a 15" screen was just the right size for schoolwork so I wouldn’t have to deal with making text larger to read while typing a paper. It is also good to watch movies from the 15" just because everything is bigger. Same principle as when you’re choosing a TV. </p>
<p>Then, the only other factor I considered was optical drive, which the non retina MacBook Pros don’t have anyway. So if you were looking for a DVD drive, you’d have to buy the non retina MacBook Pro. Otherwise, you’d be spending 70 or 80 bucks more on the external SuperDrive.</p>
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Yup, I agree with your point about the 13" MBP. The 13" Air will be much easier to carry around, and you’re not going to miss the ~0.6 GHz of processing power you’ll lose compared to the Pro. The only shortcoming is the relatively low amount of storage. I doubt you’ll miss the optical drive much.</p>
<p>I was disappointed with the fact that the 15" rMBP is only a doubled 1440x900 resolution. But since that is what they did, I’m almost positive any future 13" rMBP will maintain the doubled 1280x800 resolution as well, with scaling options of course.</p>
<p>Wait, did you say you were disappointed that the rMBP was only a doubled 1440x900 screen? Are you out of your mind? What did you expect?!</p>
<p>I would’ve liked them to double 1680x1050 instead. 1440x900 is not much bigger than the already-low resolution of the 13" Pro, 1280x800. (For comparison, even the 13" Air has a 1440x900 resolution.)</p>
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<p>I know of a few people who were quite literally expecting the full 2880x1800. No joke.</p>
<p>I had to patiently explain that at that resolution (which can be done, by the way), you’d quite literally need a magnifying glass to see things, or risk having your nose touch the screen from how close you’d be sitting.</p>
<p>As I said in my other thread I am only a high school!i use java and C++!i start using C few day ago!I decide to start making my own apple apps so I told my self it would be better to by a Mac for that!i am willing spend $3000!also i want the one which will last longer because I want to major in cs when I will be in college!</p>