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Jirel

(2,266 posts)
3. FORGET the Air!
Fri Oct 7, 2022, 06:31 PM
Oct 2022

Airs are getting a lot of press because the hardware is powerful. However, I consider them junk.
1. Minimal storage for most of us who actually do anything on our computers. Therefore, reliant on Cloud services for EVERYTHING. Hell no, as far as I’m concerned, anyway.
2. Basically non-repairable.
3. Non-upgradeable. A lot of recent MacBook Pros have been almost as bad. But, they’re getting better.
4. Most have fewer ports, or just one, depending on whether you buy the current version or a used older one.

MacBook Pros are just superior and last well. I still run my business and do a ton of heavy-duty graphics on a 2012 machine. I’m toying with getting a modern one now that they’re past the crap generations plus are becoming more repairable. But really, I have no urgent need, when I’m using an upgraded multi-TB SSD, maxed memory, etc, and I am easily crunching video and 12 foot photo banners at 300 dpi.

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My MacBook Pro is a 2010. pwb Oct 2022 #1
Pro has a significantly more powerful processor Fiendish Thingy Oct 2022 #2
FORGET the Air! Jirel Oct 2022 #3
Power, speed, weight Genki Hikari Oct 2022 #4
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