Macbook and Macbook Air

Last I purchased one was in summers 2011, just after the first (and only) MacBook Air redraw. My last MacBook, the one with the blank case, had a cable that protruded from the MacBook after it took a spout. Apple had just lowered the Air to $1,299 - the same amount my MacBook had attained.

MacBook Superslim starts not only at $1,299, but also the new MacBook Pro. The MacBook Air, which still sells for $999, is unfortunately outdated - with a low-resolution display that will look poor next to any recent phone - so $1,299 is basically the entry level pricing for a today's Mac notebook.

I wondered: If I want to pay another $1,299, which one should I get? I' ve been trying out both my laptop and my laptop for the last couple of months, and although I don't think there's an obvious solution for everyone, I'm particularly amazed at how powerful the little MacBook has become.

When you' re on your way to school or just need a great notebook for your notebook work - watch YouTube, surf the web, work in a cafe - it's an great option. MacBook Pro is better in many ways: it's better for viewing films, better for processing films, and generally more agile and future-proof.

I' m amazed at how much the beginner MacBook Pro can take - but how far it takes you will depend on how heavy the load you want to do is. First, I want to discuss the MacBook because it has undergone the most changes since I last spend some with you.

It' s so small and lightweight, I'm always amazed when I have to pick it up, as if I'm holding a specific piece of equipment that will expand into a physical computer when opened. MacBook has a 12-inch display and features a 1.2GHz Intel Core MP3 core CPU (the latest Kaby Lake generation), 8GB of memory, Intel's built-in HD Graphics 615 GPU, and 256GB of built-in memory.

Since the release of the latest MacBook, there have been concerns about the use of low-power CPUs. Their advantage is that they're better for your batteries and your notebook will stay cold and don't need a cooling fan-that' perfectly suits video playback. However, the drawback is that the MacBook tends to work more slowly than the notebooks we've been used to and becomes slow when we try to do too many things at once.

Or at least it wasn't in the period I was using the latest MacBook. I had Slack, Tweetbot, Airmail, TextEdit and Chrome open at the same moment and had connected a second screen on occasion while working in the studio, and the MacBook never felt inert. What's most important about the MacBook - and I wouldn't necessarily call it "big" - is the cinematic world.

A 12-inch display is just good for work, but it felt perceptibly smaller when you watched video after years of seated in front of a 13.3-inch notebook. Also, the colours of the display are a little more dull than those of the MacBook Pro, although I don't think you'd see it if you didn't have the two machines side by side.

MacBook loudspeakers are the biggest issue, sounding less like loudspeakers, but more like a central tunnel shot directly into the air. In my tests, the average run time was just under six and a half hrs. This is a little lower than I would wish (and much lower than Apple's estimate of 10 h rechargeable batteries ), but I wouldn't be too amazed if someone who uses MacBook mainly for note and email management and doesn't watch too many video clips could make it another time.

For me, this is what this notebook is best for. When you' re on your way to colleges, MacBook seems like it should take you through four (or hopefully not five) years of work without a hitch. Still I realized that the MacBook weighs two lbs when I carried it in my courier pocket, but it never became a concern while I was driving.

And then there is MacBook and MacBook Plus, which is perhaps the more traditionally and universally adaptable of the two of them. It' s much more in keeping with the MacBook Air legacy: it has a more powerful CPU, a number of connectors (two out of three are still USB-C), and a larger display. It' not really a "professional" bike, it's just a notebook that makes sure you get along with more challenging work.

There' really a whole bunch of things to like about MacBook Professional. Although it's not as small as the MacBook, it's small and lightweight enough not to really touch like a "professional" computer (which I'd say it's not). And the larger display also has a much more spacious look after it comes from the 12-inch MacBook.

It' s colours are still a little more vivid, and the laptop' s loudspeakers are a big leap forward compared to the MacBook. At $1,299, the MacBook Pro comes with a 2. 3Ghz Intel Core e5 CPU (also Kaby Lake, but not extremely low power), 8GBAM, Intel's built-in Iris Plus graphics 640 and 128GBash.

Yes, only 128GB: To lower the cost of the Pro press, Apple has reduced the amount of diskspace so that only half as much is left of the MacBook. After living with a 128GB MacBook Air for the past six years, I'd like to say that it's feasible to accept this miniscule amount of room (especially thanks to clutch storage), but sometimes causes headaches.

When you' re trying to reduce cost, spending with a 128GB hard disk is not the worst compromise. However, you will reach this absolute boundary at some point, so you should become better acquainted with erasing applications and unloading data onto disk devices or the clamp. For me, the major disadvantages of the Pro are the positives of its portability: extra light to carry and decreased run time.

It' s about the same thing on my MacBook Air in terms of lightweight - three lbs - and although it's not that hard, I began to notice it over my shoulders much earlier than the MacBook, which is a whole lb light. This is not a big deal if you will be using your notebook mainly at home or in the business, but it is a little more of a big deal for college kids or others who travel a lot.

This makes the Pro's accumulator runtime all the more problematic. I' ve had an avarage of just over five an hour versus almost six and a half an hour for the MacBook on exactly the same gig. I had the longest run with the pro about six and a half hour, and that really felt like the maximum for me.

Part of the reasons for the larger footprint and shorter run time of the batteries is of course the more powerful CPU of this computer. Theoretically, it's much quicker than what can be found in MacBook. But the only thing that was different was that the pro's supporters started to burn from time to time. However, I'm not sure if the CPU and the built-in BPU in this notebook will be sufficient for larger scale use.

I' m pretty sure real professionals can't get by on a $1,299 game. The MacBook Pro for $1,299 is the way to go if you need a better and more powerful computer. But with all 128GB of disk space, you're on your own. However, if you plan to move your notebook around on a regular basis, I don't think one of the flaws in MacBook should prevent you from fixing it instead.

With twice as much space, it's a little simpler to use because you don't waste so much valuable file management effort; your computer's computing performance has improved greatly; and your batteries run much longer. I have a big hunch that many folks will have: If you want a $1,299 Mac notebook, take the MacBook.