Considering new computer: Feedback on MacBook Pros from last couple years.

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  • Adam Ladd
    Adam Ladd Posts: 280
    edited October 2018
    Spec'ing out the 13" Air to 13" Pro, some of the noticeable differences are processor speeds, no True Tone display on the Air (haven't experienced this so don't know how nice of a feature it is, but the new Air does have Retina), and only 2 USB-C ports on the Air, compared to the Pro's 4 ports.

    If you bump them both up to 16GB ram and 512GB ssd, the 13" Air comes in at $1,799... the 13" Pro at $2,199. Perhaps the processor differences are the primary gap?
  • Hrant Հրանդ Փափազեան Papazian
    Hrant Հրանդ Փափազեան Papazian Posts: 2,044
    For me it's 17" all the way. Because I rarely do the steeplechase while carrying my computer... (And lately it's helped me avoid reading glasses...)
  • Thomas Phinney
    Thomas Phinney Posts: 3,080
    One other big difference between the latest Air and the Pro models, is the Pro has a real onboard graphics card vs the Air is (still) using system memory—makes for a difference in available RAM as well as in screen performance.

    For my usage, the Air would not be a contender.
  • Christian Thalmann
    Christian Thalmann Posts: 2,049
    Compared to the new MacBook Pro, the Air handles like a plastic toy. If you're going to spend your whole workday welded to that trackpad, it does matter.

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