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1.2Ghz processor seems like a dealbreaker for professional applications (Coding, Video editing) but for applications the Air was used before it actually seems o
by thesimon 12y ago
1.2Ghz processor seems like a dealbreaker for professional applications (Coding, Video editing) but for applications the Air was used before it actually seems okay.
- rsynnott 12y agoI have a 1.7GHz 2012 MBA, and have used the more recent 1.3GHz Haswell version, which is a little faster (clock speed is not everything). It's fine for programming, though it does perhaps push Scala compile times into annoying territory. Now, that said, this is a Core M; it may end up a little slower than the current Macbook Air.
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- ssmoot 12y agoThis is my worry. Can the 1.2GHz version run IntelliJ and SBT comfortably "for the most part" (I don't really mind if a clean compile takes ~30% longer) or will I wish I'd bought the 13" i7 MBA? I wish I knew how to find compiler benchmarks for these CPUs. Or even better how it would compare to the i7 3770 in my iMac...
- cmg 12y agoThis is the new laptop for the casual user who's browsing Facebook, maybe typing something up in Word/Pages, and listening to iTunes. I was pretty interested until I saw that it's a Core M, and won't replace my I7 anytime soon for web development with multiple virtualmachines and light video editing.
- geoelectric 12y agoThe CPU is a little worrisome for me too. I don't do a lot that stresses the i7 in my 2011 Air, but I don't have a sense of how much slower a Core M is and what that'll mean day to day. Edit: chased down some benchmarks, and it's quite a bit slower than any current i-series combo, though the turbo makes up for it some (probably at steep cost to battery life).
- contergan 12y agoYeah if http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Processors-Benchmarklist.2436.0.html http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Processors-Benchmarklist... is to be trusted, it's indeed quite a bit slower. What a bummer, I was seriously hoping to replace my 2012 MBA, but now... apparently the Core M processor will unfortunately be a good deal slower, than the one used 3 years ago. Which means I'll probably have to go with a Windows based laptop or wait for the MBP update.
- Someone1234 12y agoJust fyi: Notebook Check is very reliable. They're arguably the leading laptop review site and have been for quite a few years. They're located in Austria and are ad funded, but I've always found their editorials and reviews to be pretty darn good.
- geoelectric 12y agoYeah, I'm coming from a 2011 MBA with an i7 2677M. The Core M *71 isn't that far off--3DMark is notably lower, but most others are pretty close. But what concerns me is that reviews of other systems with the chip mention that it throttles itself pretty aggressively when hot. I have no idea how much that would or wouldn't hit these benchmarks. This might be best-case performance on a cool day, for the first 30 minutes.
- AmVess 12y agoThe 1.2 GHz Core M has a maximum frequency of 2.9 GHz with turbo boost. The 1.1 GHz model will spool up to 2.6 GHz. Further, both processors are dual cores with hyperthreading. It'll be about 5% less performant than the previous Macbook Air while using vastly less energy (4.5 watts vs 15 watts).
- contergan 12y agoAre you sure about that 5% claim? According to http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Processors-Benchmarklist.2436.0.html http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Processors-Benchmarklist... the performance difference should be quite a bit worse.
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- outworlder 12y agoForget about clockspeeds, they don't mean much. Let's see benchmarks first.