We all like the MacBook Air. Well, most of us. I don’t. But if you’re thinking of getting one, and waffling between the HDD and SSD drives, go with the HDD. And don’t take my word for it, take uncle Walt Mossburg’s.
His crew ran a series of tests on a standard hard drive-based Air and on a solid state drive-based Air, and found the SSD doesn’t make that much difference in battery life. While it does cut the boot time down considerably, it’s moot when you take into account how fast a Mac boots anyway.
Bottom line: Is it worth the extra money? No way. Go HDD and get on with your life.
I nearly fell off my chair when I read Uncle Mossy didn’t give an unqualified hummer to yet another overpriced fanboi toy. Walter, report to Steve for a hypnosis refresh immediately.
I like Uncle Walt’s commentary and appreciate your bringing his “reviews” to my attention [those that I miss.] He is usually spot on.
This is the article that really figures out if the macbook Air is really worth it: http://www.maconair.com/the_pros_and_cons