I have used 11" Airs for all my development since the first generation. The difference in weight really makes it a no-brainer to take everywhere with you. The older generations were a bit lightweight on specs for any Java development or things like that, but the newest generation is very powerful when upgraded with more ram and CPU.
Absolutely recommended. On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Rich Buggy <[email protected]> wrote: > First, thank you to everyone who replied. > > Unfortunately my time and budget limitations really only leave me with two > off the shelf choices: > - 13" MacBook Air with 4GB > - 15" MacBook Pro (also 4GB but can be upgraded later) > > I preferred the Air because it was lighter but was worried that 4GB wouldn't > be enough. It sounds like that isn't the case. > > Secondly, I agree about keeping this thread free from the Mac versus PC > religious war. I posted here because I've never developed on a Mac and I > didn't want to waste money on an Air only to discover that I really need a > Pro. I know a lot of the rails community uses Mac's so it seemed like the > logical thing was to ask for advice. > > > Rich > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rails-oceania/-/f66IG5YZAUsJ. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en.
