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curious - 13" Air vs 13" Pro - Fritz - 02-16-2021
don't see a whole lot of difference. Why would one choose a Pro over an Air for 3 bills? The 1 "extra" GPU core?
Not that I'm running out tmrw ...
Re: curious - 13" Air vs 13" Pro - jdc - 02-16-2021
we just kinda hashed it out a week ago...
https://forums.macresource.com/read.php?1,2596511,2596715#msg-2596715
Re: curious - 13" Air vs 13" Pro - Sarcany - 02-16-2021
Fritz wrote:
don't see a whole lot of difference. Why would one choose a Pro over an Air for 3 bills? The 1 "extra" GPU core?
Not that I'm running out tmrw ...
The fan, which will keep it running at max speed for longer, and a nicer screen.
Re: curious - 13" Air vs 13" Pro - Fritz - 02-16-2021
jdc wrote:
we just kinda hashed it out a week ago...
https://forums.macresource.com/read.php?1,2596511,2596715#msg-2596715
I cut class that day.
Re: curious - 13" Air vs 13" Pro - M A V I C - 02-16-2021
Fritz wrote:
[quote=jdc]
we just kinda hashed it out a week ago...
https://forums.macresource.com/read.php?1,2596511,2596715#msg-2596715
I cut class that day.
Can we see a note from your parents?
Re: curious - 13" Air vs 13" Pro - Fritz - 02-16-2021
M A V I C wrote:
[I cut class that day.
Can we see a note from your parents?
cut class. not out sick. sssshhhhhhh .......
Re: curious - 13" Air vs 13" Pro - richorlin - 02-16-2021
Sarcany wrote:
[quote=Fritz]
don't see a whole lot of difference. Why would one choose a Pro over an Air for 3 bills? The 1 "extra" GPU core?
Not that I'm running out tmrw ...
The fan, which will keep it running at max speed for longer, and a nicer screen.
They both have Retina screens. How can one be nicer than the other. Retina is Retina, isn't it?
Re: curious - 13" Air vs 13" Pro - Sarcany - 02-16-2021
richorlin wrote:
They both have Retina screens. How can one be nicer than the other. Retina is Retina, isn't it?
https://www.engadget.com/macbook-pro-m1-review-163011742.html
The MacBook Pro's 13.3-inch screen is 100 nits brighter than the Air's, but otherwise both computers share the same 2,560 x 1,600 Retina Display.
The brightness does make a significant difference.
Oh, and the MBP has the touch bar.
Re: curious - 13" Air vs 13" Pro - AllGold - 02-16-2021
Sarcany wrote:
[quote=richorlin]
They both have Retina screens. How can one be nicer than the other. Retina is Retina, isn't it?
https://www.engadget.com/macbook-pro-m1-review-163011742.html
The MacBook Pro's 13.3-inch screen is 100 nits brighter than the Air's, but otherwise both computers share the same 2,560 x 1,600 Retina Display.
The brightness does make a significant difference.
Not if you keep the brightness turned down anyway.
Oh, and the MBP has the touch bar.
So, good reason to get the Air instead? :wink:
Re: curious - 13" Air vs 13" Pro - RAMd®d - 02-16-2021
I've got my eye on an M1 Air because my use case is light enough that a fan isn't needed.
My screen brightness is never over 50%, so I'm not nit-picky.
WIth an M1 at the ready, I should be very happy with the base 8/256 configuration.
I thought the MBP has a couple more ports, but I slept through class, and... the MBA is more my speed.