Therefore, you've seen the last Keynote Apple and Steve Jobs seems quite convincing that when he presented his latest creation, the MacBook Air. You are surprised by its design, but is still doubtful because beauty comes at a price (and high, too) and with reduced functionality. Air MacBook or MacBook Pro? If still undecided, you've come to the right place to help clear your mind.
With a 13.3-inch widescreen LED display, full-size keyboard and large multi-touch trackpad, MacBook Air may seem at first glance, like any other laptop. But the stunning beauty of this product mainly provides in its incredible thinness (only 0.74 inches) that make it a very lightweight laptop, too.
Is this device has drawbacks? First, as I mentioned, the selling price to the public is quite high (from $ 1799 for the basic model, which is not exactly 'cheap'). Moreover, the most notable feature missing is the absence of an optical drive that could be used to read / write CDs or DVDs.
How can you use a laptop without an optical drive, you're asking? Said Steve Good Old Apple that all customers, though this seems a rather radical and extreme choice, you really do not feel the lack of it at all. Apple succeeds (or tries to) by conducting a MacBook Air strongly oriented wireless device, using solutions never before seen. True, there is no optical drive, but there are predispositions to 'stalk' closely any device wireless internet access and use their own optical drive. Could the 'parassite "strategy actually work? Only time will tell, but Apple people seem quite convinced what they are doing.
The other, minor inconvenience in using a MacBook Air compared to a more traditional MacBook Pro is its limited horsepower. Through close collaboration with Intel that began many years ago with the transition from Mac OS X to the Intel platform, engineers at Microprocessor most acclaimed company in the world developed a chip designed specifically for the MacBook air that meet the stringent Apple requirements on thinness. The results are quite surprising and need to be considered a major breakthrough towards the goal of reducing the size of chips, Intel, but still had to admit the dual-core MacBook air engine had to be partially limited RPM – only a Duo 1 , 6 GHz for the base model and 1.8 GHz for advanced one whose price is outrageously although it remains high (3,098 dollars).
Given its characteristics, then, the MacBooks Air advanced model is primarily aimed at the high end and business-class consumers, leaving the rest of us with the basic model that is still too high, at least for now. But since it has recently launched and given Apple's usual marketing strategy, we should soon expect a major drop in prices of both models – not as substantial as the infamous iPhone 33% drop in prices, but still a point that the cost could be comparable to that of the rest of the line of MacBook.
What is the best for you then, Air MacBook or MacBook Pro? The answer may not be obvious, and both in most cases would probably serve you better, with the reliability and stability to Apple products have become famous in recent years. However, now that was entering the store and know that you are coming leave it with one of these two jewels in their hands. What do you do?
When he presented the option, taking into account all the factors explained above: If you're looking for a class of products, perhaps a little expensive for its features, but with a stunning design and optimal battery life and never seen before wireless, and at the same time you want to experiment and are willing to trust Apple in the fact that, after all, optical drives can not miss, then you should go for the bold choice and buy a MacBook Air . On the other hand though, if they are more of a traditionalist colleagues do not mind a little more weight (or can not afford a laptop lighter) and love to see DVDs rented while travelling, then we know that a good old MacBook Pro should be your first choice.
