I'm interested in real world experience regarding the difference between the two CPUs when using C1 and PS. Currently, I have a three year old MBP17 with a Core 2 Duo CPU and an OWC SSD + traditional HD. I had the chance to run C1 on a 2011 MacBook Air for about an hour - and it seemed to be much faster than my own machine. Now we have the 2012 models and I'm lusting for a faster machine
As I'd like to have something more portable: When _editing_ images, is the quad core much faster than the dual core CPU? (I know it's much faster when generating tiffs.) At the moment it seems to me that the MPB13, upgraded to two OWC SSDs and 16GB RAM might be good mixture of features versus weight and size (inspite of its glossy screen). And it's quite a bit cheaper than the MBP15 (non-retina).
Chris
As I'd like to have something more portable: When _editing_ images, is the quad core much faster than the dual core CPU? (I know it's much faster when generating tiffs.) At the moment it seems to me that the MPB13, upgraded to two OWC SSDs and 16GB RAM might be good mixture of features versus weight and size (inspite of its glossy screen). And it's quite a bit cheaper than the MBP15 (non-retina).
Chris