I also use a MacBook Air 13 inch. It has 8GB ram 256GB ssd and an I7 processor. I use it for everything including audio/video editing and windows virtualization with no problems. My first Mac was an iMac 22” but it gets very little use since buying the MBA. If you want a laptop, get the Air either 11 or 13 inch, beef it up with extra ram and processor and at least 256 SSD and you’ll have a great machine capable of doing most everything you’ll need. BTW: the new MacBooks that they just announced don’t have any built-in USB ports and you need to use a thunderbolt adaptor for USB connectivity which I think is a minus not a plus. I’d stick with the tricked out MBA instead.
> On Apr 4, 2015, at 8:40 AM, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote: > > Your first question needs to be: laptop or desktop? I started on the Mini > too, but found eventually that I wanted to be able to bring my Mac around > with me. Now I have the Air and find it much better. Even though it has half > the ram and a slower processor, it runs much faster than my old Mini because > it has a solid state drive. Of course, the newest Minis can have SSDs too, > and they are cheaper as well. What they aren't is portable, and as I said, I > found that having my Mac be able to come with me was important. > > Your next question is power. Is the Air enough? For email and web browsing, > it's plenty, but for music production? Does it have enough ports/do you do > most things by external mixing which doesn't need more than one audio or USB > port? Do you need the extra ports of the Pro? Would a hub do just as well? I > have a guide on all the different Mac models one can buy, which might be > useful: > http://www.applevis.com/guides/miscellaneous/explaining-myriad-models-macs > <http://www.applevis.com/guides/miscellaneous/explaining-myriad-models-macs> >> On Apr 4, 2015, at 7:08 AM, Anders Holmberg <and...@pipkrokodil.se> wrote: >> >> Hi! >> I am about to buy a new mac soon this year. >> But i really don't know what to buy which fits my needs. >> I will search for some funding to have the ability to buy a new one. >> So i guess there wont be no mac pro which anyway is a bit overkill even >> though it could be cool to have one. >> And i am totally blind so i don't need the imac with retina support. >> What i want is a computer for mail, internet and some music production. >> Will a new mac mini be enough for music production or should i stick with a >> macbook pro? >> I really need some suggestions even though i know its hard to help. >> I now have a mac mini mid 2011 which ofcourse begins to be a bit oldish. >> The new upcomming macbook seems to be a bit to much for the money i think. >> So please help. >> Thanks in advance. >> /A >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex Hall > mehg...@icloud.com > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries > <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
