Top of the Line MacBook Air 11.6-inch Model: Worth the High Price?

I wrestled with a couple of different MacBook Air 11.6-inch model configurations before finally deciding to buy the fullest upgraded model possible: 1.6GHz Core 2 Duo processor, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD. Was it worth it? Subjectively, I’ve convinced myself that it was. Hardware site Anandtech provides metrics to help answer this question.

Apple’s 11-inch Upgraded MacBook Air: Do 1.6GHz and 4GB Make a Difference?

They found that the 1.6GHz processor provides a 10 to 20% performance boost compared to the base 1.4GHz

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