2010 macbook pro 13 review mac os x#
2010 macbook pro 13 review pro#

ItвЂ™s not just the size of the thing that I love so much (I have the 13-inch model) - which is amazing - itвЂ™s the speed.

2010 macbook pro 13 review pro#

ThereвЂ™s no question in my mind that this has replaced my MacBook Pro as my go-to machine.Д«ut hereвЂ™s the really crazy thing. IвЂ™ve used it almost everywhere IвЂ™ve been for just about a week now. I hadnвЂ™t even used it outside the house yet. When I wrote up my initial thoughts, it was after only a few hours of usage. Apple promises around 7 hours of use on a single charge and up to 30 days on stand-by.Last Wednesday, I got my hands on one of the new MacBook Airs. Video editing with iMovie 11 has also been noticeably faster, while loading applications, even though we are almost at capacity for the storage, was also quicker too.В As promised by Apple this is a quick and zippy machine, certainly capable of coping with daily tasks like video editing and photo editing as well as watching video and playing games.В While we wouldn't recommend it for someone who does video editing on a daily basis, it's good enough for most people.Д«ut it's not just the ability to load applications faster that the SSD helps you with, but battery life as well. This task was around four times quicker than on our 2.53GHz 4GB late 2009 MacBook Pro. We've then been using it to do regular Pocket-lint work, editing images, writing this review, watching videos, playing games and editing video.В As part of the transfer we had to rebuild our Microsoft Entourage database (60,000 emails and counting).

It's amazing how much of a difference this really makes.В To test the new MacBook Air, we transferred an entire desktop, files, and applications from a MacBook Pro almost filling the 256GB of storage space up in the process. Mostly we suspect down to the sheer speed of the flash storage. Apple says the choice has been made because the older chips are better at power management, and in reality those fears where unfounded. The processors are the Intel Core 2 Duo not the new Core i models remember. So what about the MacBook Air's performance?В After hearing the announcement from Apple and before we got our hands on the device one of our main concerns was Apple's choice of older, less powerful, processors in the MacBook Air. If you want to see more about Snow Leopard, please read our Snow Leopard review. This review relates to the MacBook Air hardware.

2010 macbook pro 13 review mac os x#

Turn it on and it's just like a regular Mac of course, and that means all the joys of and annoyances of Mac OS X Snow Leopard. You can't make changes after you've bought the Air,В so make sure you get it right when you buy.В For the purpose of this review we've been testing the 1.86GHz version with 2GB of RAM. If you are happy to order your new MacBook Air rather than just walk into a shop and pick one up then you can expand those options with a faster processor - 2.18GHz, and more memory - 4GB. Like the 13-inch MacBook Pro there is no switchable graphics option. Inside there are a range of specs to contend with, however the off the shelf top of the range configuration before customisation sees you getting a 1.86GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of RAM, 256GB of flash storage, and an Nvidia GeForce 320M graphics card. Seemingly hidden beneath the exterior next to the camera is a green LED status that lights up when it's on so you know someone is watching.

Above that is a standard Apple webcam - now branded FaceTime Camera. Up to the screen and it is crisp, thanks to a maximum 1440 x 900 resolution, and bright thanks to LED backlighting.

If you're used it and you like it, you'll be disappointed that it's not here.В Beneath the keyboard, which is both comfortable and easy to use, is a large multitouch clickable trackpad.В As with other trackpads in the MacBook and MacBook Pro range it supports inertial scrolling, pinch, rotate, swipe, three-finger swipe, four-finger swipe, tap, double-tap and drag capabilities. Another loss is Apple's backlit keyboard.