Ask HN: Macbook Pro or Air for web development

2 points by Kevindish 14 years ago | 8 comments

Hey hackers

I would like to hear yours opinions about if you should buy the macbook pro or air? We are talking 13"

I am a little bit split: The air has a bigger screen resolution - 13" They have the same graphics

There is a difference of .7 Ghz between. It is that big a difference?

The Air has a clearly faster I/O with the SSD.

What do you think?

_pius 14 years ago |

Having used both, I strongly recommend the Air. It's more than capable of being one's primary machine for web development and the difference in portability and daily speed is dramatic.

Kevindish 14 years ago | |

I have choosen the macbook air, thanks :)

friggeri 14 years ago |

I had pretty much the same dilemma six months ago, finally I went with the 13" Macbook Pro w/ 8Gb RAM and 512Gb SSD. It changed my day to day life (but I also need my machine to do some heavy data crunching while on the go, so the slower processor was a major no for me).

Kevindish 14 years ago | |

I would also do the same thing, but i do not have that much money in my own company at this point :) Thanks for your view!

mmphosis 14 years ago |

The MacBook Air is my personal preference. Your points, all seem to point to the Air except for the .7 Ghz,

>There is a difference of .7 Ghz between. It is that big a difference?

no.

Kevindish 14 years ago | |

I think i choose the air. Thanks for your advice!

jurre 14 years ago |

Got my air a couple of months ago and got rid of my desktop last month. The air is all I use now and I love it.

Kevindish 14 years ago | |

I think i am going for the air. It is so much prettier! :p