MacBook Air Rev. B: 1.6GHz 2GB 120HDD Rev. B *Benchmarks and More Info**Review*

[GoCubsGo]

Sorry about that. I was trying to figure out how you did that code wrapping thing for easier viewing and I finally figured it out.
I just code wrapped my Geekbench score and I will be code wrapping the XBench score now.
Sorry about the inconvenience of viewing guys.

Actually, it was directed towards a few others and most certainly not you. Yes, I play favorites.

 

[GoCubsGo]

that got my attention. it's the first time I read that there are rev.Bs out there with another sort of screen. Who else has 9c90 - and what manufacturer is it made by?

This is my screen. No typos there.

 

[LeonX]

This is my screen. No typos there.

well, then it's official: there are two diffrent screens out there, 9c9a and 9c90 - unfortunately both made by Chi Mei. But that doesnt mean that the later one has the same issues, and we have to see if there are more of these screens in future units (hopefully in the ssd model as well).

 

[GoCubsGo]

How did you find out who manufactured the screen? I think there's a terminal command but it escapes me.

 

[LeonX]

How did you find out who manufactured the screen? I think there's a terminal command but it escapes me.

Well, manufacturer code is 0610, the other screen has the same code. But maybe you can doublecheck.

 

[ashowkati]

Im in he midst of this also. I got my Air in earlier today and I have lines. Now I may sound like a total newberooni but how do I look up the screen model number? I know the manufacturer week is 50 (based on my serial XXX50XXXXXX) I wanna know this info before going into the Apple Store tomorrow. thx

[nvm] figured it out.

 

[pstoehr]

Mac Book Air Rev. 1.8

Hi,

has someone out there some Geekbench results for the the 1.8GHz MBA?

Thanks in advance
Peter

 

[justit]

- Opening programs are in my opinion, snappy. Safari for me takes 2-4 seconds to open. For mail, 2-3 seconds. Dashboard, of course instantly- no hesitations. iChat in 3 seconds. iTunes took 6 seconds. iMovie and other iLife applications took about 6-7 seconds to open. I have nothing to compare to an SSD model, but I'm guessing SSD is much speedier in opening applications at this moment.

On my SSD:
Safari: 1.3 sec
iChat: 1.7 sec
iTunes: 2.6

The 6MB L3 Cache seems to have narrowed the gap between both models.

Can you duplicate (right click->duplicate) your utilities folder (applications/utilities) and record the time?

 

[andreab35]

On my SSD:
Safari: 1.3 sec
iChat: 1.7 sec
iTunes: 2.6

The 6MB L3 Cache seems to have narrowed the gap between both models.

Can you duplicate (right click->duplicate) your utilities folder (applications/utilities) and record the time?

Hi justit!

I justed PMed you about the result I got.

It took to duplicate the utilities folder: 3 minutes and 22.3 seconds

 

[andreab35]

Hi,

has someone out there some Geekbench results for the the 1.8GHz MBA?

Thanks in advance
Peter

Haven't heard about anything yet, Peter. But, I hope something will come around so you can find out the results you'd like. Sorry, but I only have a Geekbench and XBench for the MacBook Air 1.6 GHz, 120 GB HDD.

 

[justit]

Hi justit!

I justed PMed you about the result I got.

It took to duplicate the utilities folder: 3 minutes and 22.3 seconds

Thanks andreab35,

On the SSD it comes out to 1 min 29sec. So overall the new HDD does a better job than before at shorter tasks like opening apps, but longer tasks like file copies the 4200 rpm is roughy still the same as before.

 

[andreab35]

Thanks andreab35,

On the SSD it comes out to 1 min 29sec. So overall the new HDD does a better job than before at shorter tasks like opening apps, but longer tasks like file copies the 4200 rpm is roughy still the same as before.

Opening apps is a breeze. For the more intense apps, it takes about 4-7 seconds to open, but it doesn't bother me. But they run great.
But file copying (big files) does seem to take a longer time than your SSD.

 

[jtmav]

This is my screen. No typos there.

I have 9C9A with Manufacturer 00000610
and no lines, pretty much a terrific display.

JTMav

 

[bobjob186]

so the rev A hdd and the rev B hdd have pretty much the same benchmark scores?

 

[justit]

so the rev A hdd and the rev B hdd have pretty much the same benchmark scores?

The drives themselves may be the same, but there are additional internal improvements, like expanded L3 cache, faster graphics that make the rev B HDD model faster than the rev A HDD model.

 

[dlblarg]

This is my screen. No typos there.

I've got an MBA with the 00009C9A screen.