Hey Scott, One caveat I would add here is that it depends on how important portability is. the Air is much nicer to carry around, especially if you're also hauling a braille display. Just something to consider. I chose the Air over the Pro for its portability, not due to cost. Cheers, Donna > On May 18, 2016, at 8:01 AM, Scott Granados <sc...@qualityip.net> wrote: > > So I’m not sure what country you’re in or store options you have, Best Buy in > the US is running laptop deals right now and I think it’s $100 or more off > Apple Laptops. > > That aside, with your requirement I’d probably go with an Apple Macbook pro > and you could go with a 13 inch model to save on the cost if you wanted. > There are both i5 and i7 options for processors so you could spend as much as > you wanted there, memory options and all SSD. The air is a bit less > expensive but when in best buy the other day they had an air and a pro at the > exact same price so with all things equal I’d go with a pro model. > I would also budget $100 or so for VMWare fusion for running that > windows instance on top of OS X. It’s in my mind preferable to boot camp > since you have both options at the same time, others may disagree. > > That’s my suggestion. > > Good luck and let us know what you decide. > >> On May 18, 2016, at 7:33 AM, Cris Ali <filasti...@hotmail.com >> <mailto:filasti...@hotmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Hello Folks, >> I have never used the OSX system before. I have always been a windows user. >> However, now is the time for me to buy a new laptop. I decided to give the >> apple mac a try. >> I do not know what apple laptop to buy. I am looking for a machine powerful >> enough to keep for a number of years without getting obsolete so fast. But >> I do not want it to be outrageously expensive either. I also want it to >> have enough ram and storage to support the installation of windows to use >> during the transition period. I also want it to be fast enough, not to drive >> me crazy each time I browse the web. >> Any recommendations will be appreciated. >> Regards, >> Cris >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara >> Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> <mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com> >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.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 https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >> <https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara > Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.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 https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries > <https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>.
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