I read the other thread talking about the macbook air vs the pro and began to wonder about my own situation since my computer motherboard fried recently. I have been considering a switch to Mac for a long time due to what I see and hear regarding reliability and performance.

How much, if any, performance increase or decrease do you think I would get by purchasing the macbook pro 13 inch monitor compared to my old computer. I would have CS5 and Lightroom 3. Maybe some other stuff, but that would probably be the most intensive stuff I would use. I am not a gamer.
My wife already has an Air with the Thunderbolt display so I don't want anything bigger than the 13in monitor.

Specs of the pro I am looking at are:

  • 2.8GHz dual-core
  • Intel Core i7
  • 4GB 1333MHz
  • 750GB 5400-rpm1
  • Intel HD Graphics 3000
​My Old computer was a Dell Inspiron 546s refurbished
Its specs were:
  • ATI Radeon HD3200 graphics
  • AMD Phenon X3 8450E 2.1GHz
  • 8GB of DDR2 ram
  • 640 GB 7200rpm HD
Thanks for any help you provide.
​Jayson