Some apps cannot be projected from an iPad. I am very happy with my Macbook Air, but I have not owned the Macbook Pro. I bought mine last year and got the extra RAM and larger hard drive in the smaller model. So it runs Lion just fine. If you can afford it, it is usually good to get a little more than you need right now to allow for future options.
Kristyn On Aug 15, 2011, at 9:09 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi Joanne, > > I thought about that. But when I teach I hook my MBP up to the monitor in my > classroom, and use it to display material for my students. an iPad would be > a lot slower when I need to type information during class. My thinking was > that by the time I paired the iPad with a Bluetooth Keyboard, I wouldn't be > much more portable than I already am with my MBP. Good suggestion, though, > for other uses that would have made a lot of sense. > Cheers, > Donna > > On Aug 15, 2011, at 8:43 AM, Joanne Chua wrote: > >> hi Dona, >> >> just a thought, what about keeping the mbp as main computer, and get >> an ipad for your travel use? >> >> On 15/08/2011, Donna Goodin <goodi...@msu.edu> wrote: >>> Hi Ricardo, >>> >>> thanks for responding. What you said was pretty much what I expected, but >>> good to have it confirmed. As for high-resource tasks,I am hoping to do a >>> lot more with garage-band once I get a keyboard. But another option would >>> be for me to keep my MBP as my main computer, and just use the Air for >>> travel, teaching, and other situations where I need portability, which >>> speaks to your suggestion of just getting the standard 11 inch. >>> Cheers, >>> Donna >>> >>> On Aug 15, 2011, at 7:01 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Donna, >>>> >>>> There is a noticeable difference in sound from a macbook air to a macbook >>>> pro. But this is to be expected on a smaller machine. Sound is so poor >>>> in my opinion, headphones will come in handy a lot. Especially in noisy >>>> public environments. As far as performance, I don't think you will see >>>> any difference at all. From following your post the last couple years, >>>> you don't seem to do many resource intensive tasks like audio production, >>>> or anything like that. I think you could probably even be able to make do >>>> with the standard 11 inch air. >>>> >>>> Ricardo Walker >>>> rwalker...@gmail.com >>>> Twitter & Skype: rwalker296 >>>> www.mobileaccess.org >>>> >>>> On Aug 14, 2011, at 7:46 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> Since I'm going to be schlepping my Mac around a lot for work in the next >>>>> several months, and possibly then some, I'm seriously considering >>>>> shelling out the $$ for an 11-inch MacBook Air. I'm looking at one of >>>>> the new ones, with all the specs maxed out. My MBP is two years old, >>>>> running a 2.53GHZ processor with 4G of ram. I'm wondering if there's >>>>> anyone on list who can give me an accurate comparison of the user >>>>> experience on these two models. A couple of the things I'm wondering >>>>> about are: >>>>> 1. Speed. How will day-today- use compare. My MBP has the faster >>>>> processor, but the Air has the solid state drive, which I assume will >>>>> compensate, at least to some extent. >>>>> >>>>> 2. Sound quality? this won't be a deal breaker, but wondering how the >>>>> two compare. >>>>> >>>>> If there are any other differences that people have experienced, either >>>>> good or bad, I'd love to hear. >>>>> Best, >>>>> Donna >>>>> >>>>> P.S. 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