If you ever think you want to run windows in a virtual machine with one of the windows screenreaders, I'd spring for the extra ram too. I upgraded my Macbook Pro to 8 gigs and it rocks with several applications open at once and running windows along side OSX. On Mar 6, 2013, at 4:33 PM, Cara Quinn <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Phil, I'm doing professional software development on a MacBook Air 11 > inch, with 1.6 GHZ processor, 4 GB 1333 DDR 3 Ram, and 128 GB SSD and it is > wonderful! > > So the machine you're looking at should more than satisfy your needs! > > Have a great day! > > Smiles, > > Cara :) > --- > View my Online Portfolio at: > > http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn > > Follow me on Twitter! > > https://twitter.com/ModelCara > > On Mar 6, 2013, at 9:37 AM, Phil Halton <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm seriously considering purchasing a MAC Air 11 inch with the only upgrade > being a 128 flash drive from the default 64 GB flash drive. > > It has: > 1.7 I5 processor > 4GB 1600 MHZ ram > 128GB flash drive > > My questions: > is this sufficient to do basic internet, mail etc plus iWork apps like Pages > and Numbers? or, do I need a ram upgrade to 8GB? I'm not looking for a power > machine, just something to do basic stuff plus simple word processing and > spreadsheet during travel. > > the 13 inch has a 1.8 I5 processor with upgrades to I7 series, but I'm not > yet convinced that is necessary for my needs. > > Any thoughts or ideas, educated or otherwise welcome. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
