Re: MacBook Air - A Serious Contender for Travelling Photographer?

2011-02-24 Thread Rod Blitvich
Thanks Daniel, Ronni & Susan.Just out of interest - anyone on the list using a MacBook Air and Aperture/Photoshop?taBlitto Rod Blitvich  - Amy & Sam’s Dad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  0409 681 256   rb...@iinet.net.au  http://web.me.com/blittoI haven't lost my mind.. 

Re: MacBook Air - A Serious Contender for Travelling Photographer?

2011-02-23 Thread Susan Hastings
Hi, and if you don't have the money to max out on the Air, the base model 11" with 2g RAM is exceptionally speedy for everyday use, and photos can be stored on an external drive, since you have two USB ports. My home machine is a 17" MBP 2.8ghz 8gig RAM and 7200 HD, so that's what I'm comparing

Re: MacBook Air - A Serious Contender for Travelling Photographer?

2011-02-23 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Rod, I agree with Daniel, if you do decide to purchase a MacBook Air, max out the RAM and get the largest Hard Drive. You always need lots of RAM and lots of room on your Hard Drive ;-) You might find this article helpful in making your decision. Field testing the MacBook Air for photographer

Re: MacBook Air - A Serious Contender for Travelling Photographer?

2011-02-23 Thread Daniel Kerr
You can't take your 27" iMac??? Why not? (Lol j/k) Yes the new MacBook Air's are fast coming great machines for a lot of things. One thing my clients noticed with the models I sourced for them, was that the 4GB RAM (Over the 2GB) made quite a big difference. So if you can go the faster model with

MacBook Air - A Serious Contender for Travelling Photographer?

2011-02-23 Thread Rod Blitvich
Hi WAMUGers(keep up the great work Ronni & Daniel!)These reviews suggest the MacBook Air is a serious contender for the travelling photographer.That's me.I have a 27 inch iMac at home. and a work macbook pro.BUT i can't take either when I'm camping/fishing/trekking the Gibb River Road etc .Whilst o