The SSD makes the macbook air a lot speedier in some tasks as well and the reason for that is because the hard drive is one of the slowest parts in a computer.
On 2010-11-16, at 1:05 PM, Matthew J wrote: > hi all, > > I'm afraid I don't quite understand why the MBA is generating such hipe in > the news at the moment. I know its a little bit smaller and thinner, I accept > that and that it might be good for some users, but the fact of it having only > 1 USB port and no direct ethernet, plus 7 hrs of battery when the mbp bosts > 10? *headdesk* but I have a quick question. > Wouldn't an mbp, just the stock 2.4 duo core one, with a solid state 128 gb > ssd come out of standby in say 3 seconds, just like the macbook air does? > That plus a longer battery life more ram and a very similar price point, even > factoring in the ssd upgrade? Since I know you can't put a 7200 rpm in an > mbp13 is why I chose the ssd because a 5400 yeah, its a bit slow, no doubt. > > So basically, why haven't people thought of this? or is it really just a few > inches and a bit of thickness causing people to shell out for these? > MJ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
