I've just switched from a 2010 macbook pro to a 2012 air and I'm loving the air. I'm having no memory issues, but I imagine if you use a heavyweight ide (ie. rubymine) 4gb would be a struggle.
Iain On 25 October 2012 14:39, Lyndon Maydwell <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > > -- 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.
