I believe you can get a MacBook Pro with a 500 GB SSD. Anyone have one? Is it super fast?
Eric On 5/15/11, Sarai Bucciarelli <bucc7...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > Oh, I know the price will drop, and the GB space will increase. That is when > I'd conceder an air, right now, SSD is still a bit pricy though. I also need > the storage space for my music, and Tivo shows. > On May 14, 2011, at 10:29 AM, Buddy Brannan wrote: > >> Of course it is. That's a lot of why the Air base config is only 64GB. Be >> assured, it will come down. Remember when you'd pay hundreds of dollars >> for 250MB (yes, MB) drives? Or, better yet, 40MB ones? >> -- >> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA >> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY >> >> >> >> On May 14, 2011, at 11:13 AM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: >> >>> Hi: >>> SSD is still a bit pricy though. >>> On May 13, 2011, at 8:51 AM, Buddy Brannan wrote: >>> >>>> That's not necessarily so. While you get more hard disk space and a >>>> faster processor, the Pro is significantly thicker and heavier than the >>>> Air, and boots up more slowly owing to still using a mechanical hard >>>> drive. I got to play a bit with an Air last week, and the solid state >>>> drive really makes a huge difference in how quickly things open. Safari >>>> just popped up instantly, and I really do mean instantly. So if you >>>> don't have a lot of storage needs to carry with you, and really need >>>> something light and very portable, the Air may well be just what you >>>> need. Of course, if you need an everyday machine for production and >>>> storing lots of stuff, an Air is definitely not a good fit at all. I'd >>>> love to have an Air for a second machine, but I don't think it would be >>>> appropriate as a primary machine. Yep, I do love my Macbook Pro, but I >>>> showed remarkable restraint in not buying an Air. >>>> -- >>>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA >>>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On May 13, 2011, at 9:44 AM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi: >>>>> The Pro gives you more bang for your buck. Go with the Pro. >>>>> On May 13, 2011, at 7:21 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello Steph, >>>>>> >>>>>> The MacBook Air has no DVD drive, no FireWire, just two USB ports. On >>>>>> the plus side, it's incredibly thin and light. >>>>>> >>>>>> If you have no other computer, the MacBook Pro is a much better >>>>>> machine, and you can have a much bigger hard drive in it too. >>>>>> >>>>>> I've just ordered a MacBook Air, but I already have a MacBook and a >>>>>> MacBook Pro available to me, as well as several external hard drives >>>>>> of various types. >>>>>> >>>>>> It's all a matter of preference and needs. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> >>>>>> Anne >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 13 May 2011, at 13:26, Stephanie Mitchell wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> What are the differences between these two machines? My macbook pro >>>>>>> I'd had for 2 years. The kids spilt something on it, and the apple >>>>>>> retrailer said it's not repaira. 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