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Thanks a lot! Re: Chrome - yeah, it's not the most efficient browser on the block. I'm also not sure yet. I like the more consistent output of the Pro, but I can get a gen 10 i7 Air for much less. I guess I'll wait a bit for reviews / benchmarks covering the cheapest Pro model vs the i7 Air, but for...

Eliah Levy wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 19, 2020 6:01 pm

I am using a 2015 MacBook Air with dual core 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7.

Hi! Can you please tell us your RAM spec?

Cheers!

A_Cow wrote: ↑

Fri May 01, 2020 7:27 am

...so pulled the trigger on one of the new i5s.

Do you already have it up and running?

New Pro coming in... https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/05/apple-updates-13-inch-macbook-pro-with-magic-keyboard-double-the-storage-and-faster-performance/ Bottom line, the cheaper models are still using 8th gen CPUs. Compared to Gen 10 in the Air this is a bit disappointing as GPU and for example ...

Nice overview and info on the i7.

https://youtu.be/SBdFf5m27YY

Cheers! Just in case anyone is wondering, here's my conclusion for now... Reminder: I currently use a MBP (early 2015, dual-core i5, 8GB). First of all, benchmarks so far show that the i5 - i7 difference is not a lot (as expected - 10% if you're lucky). But the upgrade over here (NL) is only 80€ so ...

For those interested: so far it looks like the machine is suffering a lot from thermal throttling (i3 and i5 benchmarks are relatively close, just like their prices for that matter).

I wonder what this will mean for the i7 config...

Which I will admit I found surprising, but having run Macs, Linux machines and almost every version of Windows since Windows 3 I tend to regard modern Windows, say after NT4, as resource hogs and requiring more processing power than the *nix based systems for similar performance. Agreed. I don't wa...

I will add that I bought a 2014 MBA for about $1700 after having a great experience with the 2012 Mac Mini. It was one of the worst laptop experiences ever. And that was after buying cheaper Windows laptops for like $500-$700. I understand. Apple made a bunch of 'not so great' machines too. Last ye...

Ok, so i7 is worth the upgrade and cache does make a difference. Compare benchmarks between the 2 processors and decide for yourself... Thanks. I know about benchmarks, it's just that I specifically wanted to know more details in relation to audio software. Also try to get the latest gen i7 which s...

The Airs cpu speeds are rather low, which might be a problem. ... Airs are very good “everyday general purpose” laptops but DAWs are a very unusual, demanding and specialised use for a computer. On the plus side they do have Core Audio/MIDI, and the OS uses fewer resources than Windows (my wife’s 1...

Yes, it’s going to be a Mac. And never in my life did I own a Windows machine that lasted as long as my MacBook. Not even counting the resale value. No, I’m not interested in the current Pro’s. I also think the specs of the new Air are not going to be an issue, considering my old Pro still runs L10 ...

They should be pretty decent right? I mean if you start with a quad-core i5 . I'm on an early 2015 2,7 GHz dual-core i5 MBP right now, and especially with an external screen it's not that great. CPU, GPU and RAM speeds should be a nice upgrade. The only thing that got me thinking are those new USB p...

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