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I've also been coding and working on an Air for months and had no issues other than being spoiled by its lightness and speed. I run virtual machines on it with no problem. It does everything a Macbook Pro does only faster, quieter, and without a DVD drive which I don't miss. You can also trade in your shoulder bag for a neoprene sleeve and reminisce about what life was like before computers were the size of clipboards.

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I agree completely. I've been spoiled rotten, and now realize I can never go back to any other laptop. They just seem like heavy, slow relics from a previous decade. Damn you, Apple!

I also run virtual copies of Windows, and it all runs like a dream.

Wouldn't a MBP with an SSD be faster (quad core and all)?

It definately would, questions is if you really need that kind of extra power.

You do realise that you could use a SSD on the macbook pro too right?

What, and carry an extra kilo everyhwere too? That's crazy talk! IIRC Macbook can use SSD but doesn't boot off the SSD.

No. They can boot off of an SSD. You just replace the existing HD.

yes it can, it is even a standard option in the store (but it makes the thing a lot more expensive)

The new(-est) Macbook Pros have an option to upgrade to a 128G SSD for $200, which next to the base price of a higher end model is pretty appealing (unless you need tons of space).

faster?

For example try this at an Apple store: stand at a Macbook and open several apps at once, close them, then reopen them, then do the same exercise on an Air.

Well the Macbook at the store probably don't have SSD's installed.

I would assume that if I replaced the HD with an SSD, the MBP would be faster because then it'd have the processing advantage.

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