It’s Friday and we’re all a little tired. Luckily, a surprisingly vociferous Steve Jobs has been taking to his iPad email client a lot lately to entertain us.
His latest missive? Explaining the rationale behind leaving the 13-inch MacBook Pros behind the Core i3i5 15 and 17-inchers with comparatively wimpy Core 2 Duo processors.
9to5Mac Reader DJ wrote this letter to Steve Jobs:
Hey Steve,
I was really looking forward to a Core i3 or i5 13′ MacBook Pro. Any chance you can explain why you stuck with the Core 2 Duo?
Jobs’ response:
Far faster graphics and 10 hour battery life trump 10-20% CPU
I’d tend to agree, but I think the problem here is the choice of classifying the 13-inchers as MacBook Pros. People expect maximum performance in MacBook Pros, not maximum battery life. I know a few people who been disappointed by the 13-inchers small speed bump, and I think it has a lot to do with how they are branded, not their actual specs.
What about you? Are you disappointed with the new 13-inch MBPs? Tell usin the comments.
