Ars Technica has a “no-spin” review of the MacBook Air. Simply put they’ve written about the MacBook Air sans the “reality distortion field”.
They were able to compare the base 1.6 Ghz 80GB version vs. the 1.8 Ghz 64GB SSD variant. The conclusion? The SSD version while fast in some aspects it was also not a big improvement in some. The .2 Ghz speed bump didn’t seem to translate into a substantial speed gain.
While the SSD is indeed faster in boot time and experiences less beach ball moments, the $1,300 price tag doesn’t seem to justify it. The base model is the most bang for the buck model.
The battery life improvements of the SSD version isn’t that much to justify the substantial increase in cost as well.
I’m trying to work out getting a demo unit of the MacBook Air, once I have a chance to play with it, I can give a more honest opinion. Right now, I’m still relying on great folks such as those from Ars to give me a preview.
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