my sis asking me to get a macbook 13'' with 4gb ram she bought few months back for 2.2k so she can get a new mbp15
worth it or not?

Sorry fanboy, but a computer doesn't run on hard drive alone.


And there is no 2.13GHz MacBook Air in the current lineup. So the top speed is 1.86GHz. 2.13Ghz MacBook Air, the previous gen, scores quite a lot lower in Geekbench due to Apple's CPU throttling.

Thats a pretty good deal if you ask me. I think the new one is about 3k++ no?

My first test on the Geekbench resulted 3040.
Mine is the Ultimate 13.3".

http://browse.geekbench.ca/geekbench2/view/331274

is that true NEW MAC AIR (3rd generation) no more keyboard light,can someone clearly on this?

YES no more backlit keyboard

Dun have meh? I'm quite sure 2.13GHz is available in last month's lineup. I think a lot of people new to Macs in this forum, try not to confuse them with wrong and incorrect info. Check first, OK?

Oh I see, you're talking about Machines cash & carry, you're right then. You know that Apple doesn't sell in Machines alone, right? You can try other shops for the higher gigs.

In addition, don't based a buying decision on Geekbench. Go to a shop and try out the MBA 13" 1.86 vs a MacBook Pro 13" 2.4.

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Added on December 18, 2010, 11:36 amWow, close both eyes and pay the money now. That is worth it.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Dec 18 2010, 11:36 AM

Thanks @benny888.

Unfortunately yes, my first experience with the backlit keyb was with the 1st gen MBA. Didn't think much of it at first. Sounded like a novelty but grown to like it a lot. Now only can get lighted keyb with 15".

is that true @soonwai backlit keyb make a lot of trouble.

Hey guys...
I've installed my momentus XT for about 1 week now..
I din't install a fresh copy and I have bootcamp in it...
The boot time is 1 minute from boot to dock.... Is this normal?
Or should I install a fresh copy?

I had the 1st gen MBA for 2.5 years. No probs with the keyb. What kind of problem have you heard? Now using MBP 15" for a few months already. So far keyb OK.

just wondering there is an eject button on the f12 key. i wonder what is it for? btw, is on mba 13"

That's to eject the CD/DVD from the drive. Every Mac has one since the drives got no button.

yeah...but mba no drive

Have you tried pressing it, if you don't a have DVD drive then I don't think it'll do anything. Maybe you can change it to do something useful using Keyboard in System Prefs.

It's for the external SuperDrive. That doesn't have any button, also

This post has been edited by wei: Dec 18 2010, 02:21 PM

Yea I am on Ultimate as well....even without doing all those tests, on a daily basis I can feel the speed difference. It's really a great portable laptop

Fresh install of 10.6.4 on a MBP 15" i7, 8GB with Momentus XT, no bootcamp. Don't remember exactly but boot time was about 20-25 secs (after 3 or 4 boots). I timed from pressing power button to appearance of loginwindow.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Dec 18 2010, 05:59 PM

erm yes there is a 2.13 Ghz in the current line up CTO model. http://store.apple.com/my/configure/MC504Z...mco=MTk0MjI1NDQ

also im not sure if geekbench is a good indicator

i've never heard of any problems regarding backlit keyboards in any laptops