When the original air was first released, one of our main video engineering techs (who now works for lucasfilm looking after render-clusters and stuff, so a true power user) brought one over to europe as a "use-and-abuse on the road" trial. So I asked him on the way back if he will be glad to be back on a standard 15" macbook pro at last, but he said thanks but no thanks, he would rather keep the air.
So while they are less powerful in certain circumstances they make up for it in other areas, and when I get enough money for a new laptop together it will be an air that replaces my macbook pro. On 1 March 2011 12:27, Pat Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Toby (and Jason) > > I'm going to go for the 13" Air - I like its design and having been to the > Apple Store to literally weigh them up - it's going to be far more > versatile. I need to get out of the mindset that every device I own has to > do everything! > > Pat > > > On 01/03/2011 11:36, Toby Leighton wrote: > > If you are travelling or commuting I would go for the air, If you are > mainly working at a desk with occasional moving from A-B and could use the > extra power then the Macbook Pro. The prices are very similar now, and the > air isn't a slouch by any means. > > On 28 February 2011 09:48, Jason Davies <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Pat Wilson wrote: >> >>> With the new Macbook Pro out now Which one would people recommend? >>> >> all of them? >> >> Depends on your usage needs. MBP has longer battery and will cope with >> 'industrial' stuff like coding video, photoshopping large pictures and so on >> a lot better. If you're on the move a lot during a day with email to do and >> documents to work on in half-hours, ten minute bursts, meetings etc, I'd go >> for a MBA. But you'll get around half the battery (one day's worth, max). >> >> Not sure I would use an 11", after years of using laptops. 13" is the >> sweet spot for me. >> >> I speak as someone who has (through work) a former series 13" MBP with SSD >> (lighter, better battery). That's probably the best of all possible worlds >> (but would cost about 1500 from scratch). It's about half a kilo more than >> an air -- but I don't need the power charger with me! >> >> If you have a lot of peripherals, then again a Pro has the edge with FW. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB. >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB.
