... oh and to finish, I'm due to upgrade and I'll be staying with Apple... Just a pity they don't do a 17" Macbook any more.
Dave -----Original Message----- From: ProFox [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave Crozier Sent: 23 August 2013 09:51 To: ProFox Email List Subject: RE: [NF] Recommendations for Windows 8 laptop (or MacBook Air?) Personally I'd get a Retina Macbook pro with 16GB and run Windows 8 as a VM using VMWare Fusion. I have this setup on a i5 13" Macbook which is now just over 18 months old and I think that the trackpad on the Mac actually works better than the touchscreen on any laptop I have ever used. Especially In native mode, the trackpad is simply a joy to use with all the new multi-finger gestures and considering I bought it as simply a standby machine, I rarely if ever use my Dell i7 laptop at all (any buyers .. lol?). I hate to admit it, and thought I never would, but once you've used a Macbook then the speed and facilities simply make any standard Windows only laptop look ordinary. OK, you pay a premium, but it is worth it and the screen resolutions are far better than any Windows laptop to the stage that I would say using the 13" is a better experience and easier to use than a 15" Windows machine. The only mistake I made was not getting the 15" one at the outset. The only future drawback for Mac's seems to be the way Apple are going the way of not allowing memory upgrades as all the memory is on board. So, I bought the machine with 4Gb but to run VM's it was in fact unworkable and 16GB allows me to run 3-4 VM's concurrently with little or no speed degradation. If you buy a current Macbook air then the memory you start with is what you are stuck with - so you need to make your choice the right one at the outset. Oh yes, and I now use native OSX more and more as time goes on... it just works, is so stable and boots up so quickly ... and it's fun programming it as well! Dave -----Original Message----- From: ProFox [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Man-wai Chang Sent: 23 August 2013 09:39 To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [NF] Recommendations for Windows 8 laptop (or MacBook Air?) Better stay with Window$. Save the money to buy a tablet. On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Mike Copeland <[email protected]> wrote: > My experience with laptops (and all derivatives thereof) would rank > Lenovo at a 9, Asus at a 6, and Acer at a 5. > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [NF] Recommendations for Windows 8 laptop (or MacBook Air?) > From: Malcolm Greene <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: 8/22/2013 6:41 PM >> >> Hi strangers, >> >> >> >> Looking for a recommendation for a Windows 8 laptop. My requirements: >> Very light weight, max RAM (4 Gb+ or higher), high capacity SSD, long >> battery life, touch screen. >> >> >> >> The closest thing I've seen to an ideal choice is the Acer Aspire S7 >> Ultrabook, but the RAM and SSD are limited and I'm nervous about the >> Acer reputation. >> >> >> >> Other options I'm considering are: >> >> - Asus Zenbook Prime Touch >> >> - ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ultrabook (but lacks a touchscreen) >> >> >> >> Or should I just say screw it and purchase a MacBook Air? My back of >> the napkin calculation for a nicely equipped 13" model is base model >> ($1200) + 8GB ($100) + 256GB SSD ($200) + i7 ($150) = $1650. >> >> >> >> Thoughts? >> >> >> >> Mal >> >> >> --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- >> multipart/alternative >> text/plain (text body -- kept) >> text/html >> --- >> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
