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  • So, i have almost decided to go with an upgrade - waiting a few years means, as you also mention, that i don't have to pay "overprice" for at new laptop because of the SSD's.   A couple of questions before i buy. If i buy a samsung 830 SSD, is…
  • If i can get a Samsung 830 at the same price as OCZ vertex 4 and crucial M4, then what to choose?  
  • Great reply :-)   If i upgrade - should i just buy an extra identical 4gb of ram? and will this be an upgrade worthwhile?   I thought the thing about the OCZ (up until vertex 3) that made them less stabile (and a bit faster) was the sandfo…
  • Well, it ended up with the Pro 15", and MAN what a machine. It's my first mac, not first apple product though, but really, it amazes me just how beautifully they are made - not just for a laptop but in general, the finish, the tolerances, and everyt…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin The i5 2.4GHz benchmarks at 5500 in Geekbench and the 2.13GHz Air gets 3300 so you get 70% better performance from the i5 CPU. The 330M is 50% faster than the 320M GPU so if you were running a game and the 32…
  • So it sounds like the core I5 processor and the nvidia geforce GT 330M and the rest of the the parts that should gain performance of the MBP really is outperformed because of the SSD in the Air (for every day use, and future purpose)? Does this mean…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by backtomac What applications do you intend to use? If the apps are cpu bound get the MBP. If they are not stick with the MBA. It will feel faster. I HAVE used photoshop and Autocad quite a bit, but i don't use th…
  • Well, i just started at the university - but really, computers are not used very often in this context, so portability is important but not no. 1. factor - besides the macbook pro isn't that heavy, 2.54kg. What i'm thinking is really, how does t…