The brand new 2011 MacBook Air’s are surprisingly powerful with the Intel Core i5/i7 processors when compared to their older Core 2 Duo siblings. In this video I compare the performance of the all new 2011 Core i5 MacBook Air to my older 2010 Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro with Geekbench, Final Cut Pro X, and a mass opening of 30+ applications simultaneously. Thanks for watching! Make sure to Subscribe & Share this video around if you haven’t already! Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com 2011 MacBook Air i5 vs. 2010 MacBook Pro: Performance & Benchmarks 2011 MacBook Air i5 vs. 2010 MacBook Pro: Performance & Benchmarks 2011 MacBook Air i5 vs. 2010 MacBook Pro: Performance & Benchmarks
Video Rating: 4 / 5
30 July 2011 at 10:22 am
Very cool! thanks for posting. I’m wondering what the new Mac Book pros are doing now.. I’ve got a 2008 Mac Pro tower 2 x 4 x 2.8ghz.. wonder what sort of real world render times are different for FCP especially with the newer version.. I bet it’s pretty comparible now.
30 July 2011 at 11:05 am
However, it’s also worth noting that you’ve probably installed a lot of stuff of the MBP, slowing it down some. Computers out of the box are usually quite a bit faster than 1 year into use.
30 July 2011 at 11:25 am
Kinda ridiculous how a portable machine beats out the “powerful” machine one year older. Ridiculous how fast technology improves.
30 July 2011 at 12:06 pm
@rahmanroni The thing is , these days if you want to browse the web or just sending a couple of mails, you go for a low spec, ultra portable computer WITH AN SSD. Belive it or not it really makes a difference in performance.
30 July 2011 at 12:55 pm
@LanteanStargater Kinda depends on which model you look at. Again, I didn’t say they would be as portable or w.e. As stated before, all I meant was that if you are on a tight budget and you dont need ultra portability, then there are better options (even the MBP offers more at a similar price). I was assuming people wouldn’t take it word for word.
30 July 2011 at 1:52 pm
u got a nice voice
30 July 2011 at 1:53 pm
@rahmanroni The only comment i read was the one saying you could have 3x specs for half the price (wich you cant ). If you made other comment i didnt saw those.
30 July 2011 at 2:44 pm
@metalgear20 Cause he likes the nexus s better………
30 July 2011 at 3:25 pm
@LanteanStargater Did you read my other comment? I said get the macbook air if ultra portability is a priority, but if you need something more powerful on a right budget and ultra portability isn’t a priority, there are other options. No, you haven’t enlightened me. All you did was repeat what I already said.
30 July 2011 at 4:02 pm
@phenochio MBP is the way to go…
30 July 2011 at 4:41 pm
This is a perfect comparo- now I know how fast the MBA is compared to the c2d mbp, which I plan to replace with that MBA. Thanks for the review!
30 July 2011 at 5:26 pm
I have a big giant HP 15” lap, and that is crazy heavy. really want to buy the air as an addition lap on the go.
30 July 2011 at 5:53 pm
@rahmanroni Man, call me an Apple Fan or whatever you want, but you CANT beat any of Apple OS or Laptops. What is the serious competitor for the Macbook Air? The Sony Vaio Z, its costs 2000$. How can you compare that. Sure, there are 500$ laptops that are faster but that is not the point with the Macbook Air, it is an ultraportable computer! That means great performance, SSD and long battery life!
Hope i enlightened you.
30 July 2011 at 6:12 pm
i need someone to compare the 2011 macbook pro 13 base model (2.3) vs the 13 inch macbook air base (1.7)… Which one would you recommend?
30 July 2011 at 7:05 pm
thanks for posting this.. i dunno why they take it off the nvidia graphics from their newest model… btw no offense you can afford to buy mac computer but how come you dont have iphone.lol
30 July 2011 at 7:37 pm
@BlackPrince310 Word. It’s the hardware-software combination that makes the difference
30 July 2011 at 8:04 pm
Which one would you suggest: The new Macbook Air or the new Macbook Pro??
30 July 2011 at 8:36 pm
This is a good review, but you should know that opening apps has nothing to do with the processor. That’s the ssd working its magic.
30 July 2011 at 8:52 pm
I love my mba
30 July 2011 at 9:18 pm
why diddnt you use the 2011 mbp???
30 July 2011 at 10:09 pm
@dadudeguy2vlog Hp quality sucks!! the best pc is ASUS
30 July 2011 at 10:12 pm
@kikeronaldo
Those are very old problems. The truth of the matter is that more people own windows based PCs than macs so there are more problems reported. I’m using a HP laptop I brought in 2008 and I haven’t had any problems with it. The only thing I’ve had to replace was the battery (sadly this is where the cost cutting came into play). But hey, that’s life. Many of the problems that are associated with windows laptops and desktops come from the cheaper built models.
30 July 2011 at 10:23 pm
How smooth was it using FCPX with the MBA (ordering it for Uni)
30 July 2011 at 10:42 pm
@rahmanroni then why macbook have more quality, non heat problems etc, like i say before, mac hardware is overrated but the quality of the product is amazing, i have one Imac since 2008 with core 2 duo and vertex 2 ssd and still works amazing with snow leopard but i think is time to change now =D
30 July 2011 at 10:53 pm
@PoliticalNewsUS as in RAM 4gb is maximum, as in storage 256gb Maximum.