[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiVECjdgCws[/youtube]
Va I was saying yesterday that the new MacBook Airs performed even better than the MacBook Pros from 2010 and here in the first clip we have a first head 2 head between 2 Airs from 2010 and 2011 respectively. We are talking about the 13 inch model with an i5 processor 1.7 Ghz, 4 GB RAM and 128 GB SSD vs the same 13-inch model with an Intel Cored 2 Duo processor at 1.86 Ghz, 4 GB RAM and the same 128 GB SSD. From the start you can see that the 2011 model is a bit faster, but in the tests done in iMovie you can see how much the hardware implemented in the products launched yesterday matters. I assume you expect such a difference, now you know exactly how the new model behaves versus the old one, so you know what you are missing if you don't make a purchase.
In the second video clip we only have a short unboxing of the new Mac Mini 2011 and nothing more. The owner of the new product claims that the performance is clearly superior to the old model, which is equipped with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxRe1ryTauQ[/youtube]
I bought them yesterday, just when they came out, and they arrived 2 hours ago (it's 7PM in Italy). The Mac mini is just like the older model externally, but there is a big difference between the 2 different processors. Even with only 2GB of RAM it goes way faster than the Core 2 Duo equipped with 4 GB, and Lion runs smoothly on it. The MacBook Pro, even if it's the baseline, is faster than them, but it is also equipped with 4GB of ram. The lack of the CD/DVD is not a great idea from Apple (I think). Installing apps like iWork from my old DVD is difficult, because you have to set up DVD sharing from the MBP. I think it is a good deal because of the price drop. The new Mac Mini is good for newbies to the Mac world.
