sounds like whether i go air or pro I'll be okay. hadn't thought about just swapping the hard drive. hmmmm this one is over four years old so I do think its time for a new one. thanks, max On Jul 9, 2016, at 7:57 PM, Scott Granados wrote:
> Max, an iPhone is more than enough to handle all the tasks you mentioned so > any of the laptops will treat you well. That rotating drive is probably the > slowest part of your machine. Swap that out and you’ll feel like a new > laptop has taken it’s place. > > With a proper implementation of a video service all the transcoding and > tricky stuff is done with big servers in the cloud so your end device is less > critical. What ever you choose I bet you’ll be very happy. > >> On Jul 9, 2016, at 8:54 PM, 'Maxwell Ivey' via MacVisionaries >> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> >> sounds like i would be fine. want to be able to host and join in on live >> events through blab periscope and youtube live as well as use Skype face >> time and zoom. i find that my current mac book pro sometimes doesn't have >> enough horse power but then that's partly because i went cheap and only got >> 4 gb of ram and passed on the flash or what they were calling SSD hard drive >> at the time. Thanks, max >> On Jul 9, 2016, at 7:41 PM, Scott Granados wrote: >> >>> Max, I presently work for a very large provider of video conferencing tools >>> for the Financial space and can speak to this first hand. >>> >>> The Macbook pro gives you the larger screen if you want it, decent Camera >>> and wildly to much power but you’ll look cool at the Starbucks. If you do >>> a lot of other things like coding or heavy simulations and the like that >>> extra horsepower will be appreciated. If all you want to do is regular >>> internet access, Skype, FaceTime, jabber etc then an Air will do nicely. >>> Also more portable. For that matter, we had great results with iPads for >>> pure video plays. We installed our application and enabled the cellular >>> modem and executives could drop in to video conferences fully encrypted and >>> securely from anywhere and have very good video and audio experiences. >>> Either device will treat you well it’s just how much extra do you want to >>> do with it. >>> >>>> On Jul 9, 2016, at 11:53 AM, 'Maxwell Ivey' via MacVisionaries >>>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> How does it perform when using Skype youtube live blab etc? I do a lot of >>>> online audio and video and plan to do even more in the near future. I want >>>> as much ram as possible. I also wonder if the cameraa is different on the >>>> air than it is on the pro. I'm starting to think that a mac book air 13 >>>> inch might be what I need. thanks, Max >>>> On Jul 9, 2016, at 4:55 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Max, >>>>> >>>>> The air is either 11 or 13 inch screan size, >>>>> With a less powerfull I5 or I7 processor range, >>>>> Starting at 128 gb hard drive up to 512 gb drive space, both use PCE >>>>> flash storage >>>>> And up to 8gb ram. >>>>> >>>>> Note the up to is considered a custom build and has to be ordered as they >>>>> only have sertain machines as general builds. >>>>> >>>>> The 11 inch has 2 usb 3 ports and 1 thunderbolt where as the 13 inch has >>>>> the same plus an sd card slot on the right edge. >>>>> >>>>> They are thiner around 1.1 KG approx. 2 pounds, >>>>> And a great battery life >>>>> >>>>> The pros are more powerfull processors, coming in 13, 15 & 17 inch screan >>>>> sizes, >>>>> And the other specs like ram and harddrive space go up in stages also. >>>>> >>>>> As do the prices. >>>>> >>>>> I have a 11inch air which has full specs of I7 processor, 8gb ram and >>>>> 512gb hard drive space and it’s great I get approx. 7 hours of life out >>>>> of it when using windows and more than that if using the mac osx unless >>>>> I’m watching tv or movies in which case things drop by about 25% >>>>> >>>>> The air is really an entry level product but has guts to work hard. >>>>> >>>>> The pro is for the power user and slightly heavier at around 2Kg in >>>>> weight. >>>>> >>>>> Depending on what your doing most people can get away with the air but as >>>>> I said it depends on your kind of usage. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> From: 'Maxwell Ivey' via MacVisionaries >>>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] >>>>> Sent: Saturday, 9 July 2016 2:43 PM >>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> Subject: Re: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro? >>>>> >>>>> i think a mac book is still right for me. next question is what are the >>>>> differences between the pro and air. thanks, max >>>>> On Jul 8, 2016, at 9:23 PM, Alex Hall wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The iPad Pro is 12.9 inches. It comes with a maximum of 256gb, I believe, >>>>> which is a lot, but far less than you can get for MacBooks. Plus, it >>>>> lacks the expansion ports of a Mac. >>>>> >>>>> As to which is better, that depends on your use case. iOS still lacks >>>>> many keyboard shortcuts found in macOS, and honestly, an Air or a 12-inch >>>>> MacBook isn't much larger or heavier than the Pro. Plus, if you need >>>>> Windows, you can't run that on iOS like you can on macOS. I haven't used >>>>> an iPad Pro, but I do have an iPhone 6s Plus, and the OS will be the same >>>>> on both. Personally, I'd rather save up a little more money and get a >>>>> good MacBook. The iPad Pro is a fine device, but I've never understood >>>>> having an iPad if I already have an iPhone. Aside from the braille screen >>>>> input and battery, what can an iPad do for me, as a blind person, that my >>>>> (much more portable) iPhone can't? JMO, obviously. :) >>>>> On Jul 8, 2016, at 22:15, 'Maxwell Ivey' via MacVisionaries >>>>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> sorry just assumed the air came in a 13 or close to that. what is the max >>>>> hard drive for the iPad pro? does it assume the user will keep a lot of >>>>> stuff on their cloud drive? thanks, max >>>>> On Jul 8, 2016, at 8:59 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I'd definitely go with the Macbook Pro, but all that said, I have the 12 >>>>> inch IPad Pro 128 GB and I freaking swear by the thing! >>>>> >>>>> I've never heard of an Air let alone any IPad model that is a 13 inch. >>>>> Did I miss something obvious? >>>>> --- >>>>> Christopher Gilland >>>>> JAWS Certified, 2016. >>>>> Training Instructor. >>>>> >>>>> clgillan...@gmail.com >>>>> Phone: (704) 256-8010. >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "'Maxwell Ivey' via MacVisionaries" >>>>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>>> Sent: Friday, July 08, 2016 9:57 PM >>>>> Subject: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Was decided on a mac book air 13 inch until talking with my brother. He >>>>> was going on and on abut the new iPad pro 13 inch. He said that with the >>>>> blue tooth keyboard it comes with it can do just about everything you >>>>> need. Have any of you had your hands on the new iPad pro? If you could >>>>> only pick one would you go with a mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad >>>>> pro? 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