Hi Brad and All, Well, I agree with both Donna and Tim. I ordered my MBA this afternoon and went with Donna’s approach. I think the unit might show up sooner than the date they gave me which was June 8-10. Of course, it’s an estimate anyway.
Best, Les From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2021 1:33 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Mac Purchase Question and a Comment I agree with Donna. Since you can’t upgrade either storage or RAM on current Macs, you are stuck with what you get when you purchase the device. Therefore, in order to future-proof your purchase, get as much RAM and storage as you can possibly afford, so you don’t end up with a device that won’t meet your future needs. - Brad - On May 20, 2021, at 11:24, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > wrote: Hi Les, Tim is right, 8 is probably ok for most users. I tend to overbuy, given that what you buy is what you have until your next upgrade, and I’m hoping to keep this machine for a while. Cheers, Donna On May 20, 2021, at 9:22 AM, Les Kriegler <kriegle...@gmail.com <mailto:kriegle...@gmail.com> > wrote: Hi Donna, Okay, I didn’t realize there was a faster GPU. The representative in the store felt the default configuration of 8 MB Ram was plenty for my needs. I did feel he was trying to sell what was in the store. That’s fine, I’ve had enough experience with sales people and I won’t respond to pressure. I think I’ll call Apple and order via phone and configure it the way I wish it to be. All of the info you are providing is extremely helpful and much appreciated. Best Regards, Les From: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2021 9:35 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Mac Purchase Question and a Comment Hi Les, My MBA is replacing a 2017 Macbook Pro with a touch bar. It is definitely usable, and with time, you get more used to it. But I never really liked it, mostly because it’s response time was slow. Often I had to tap it several times to initiate an action or function. I personally find function keys to be much more efficient. The only thing I miss about not having it is the quick access to imogis, but for all I know, there may be a way to accomplish that on the new Mac, I haven’t really had time to explore that yet. I got 16MB ram. I don’t plan to run Windows on it either, but I am of the opinion that more RAM is always beter. :) I also went with the faster GPU. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPad On May 20, 2021, at 8:21 AM, Les Kriegler <kriegle...@gmail.com <mailto:kriegle...@gmail.com> > wrote: Hi Donna, Thanks for your response. Glad your current unit is working better! Yes, the function keys are a definite plus. I am wondering if anybody with no vision can use the touch bar? Did you get 8 MB RAM? Ity seems like that should be enough. I don’t know if I would ever run Windows on this, or if that will even be possible. If I got additional memory, I’d rather get it up front, perhaps that would be the only option anyway. So thoughts on memory and the touch bar would be appreciated. Best Regards, Les From: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2021 9:11 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Mac Purchase Question and a Comment Hi Les, Thanks for your kind words. Re my experience, yeah, the first MBA was just weird, and I still don’t know what to make of that. That said, much of my time and frustration this week could have been saved if I’d thought to check do not disturb sooner. It was one of those tsituations where, since I never use it, it didn’t dawn on me that it could be the problem. Re the other issue, now that I know where the Accessibility options are, it makes sense, but at the outset it’s confusing, because you have both the login options under users, and the Login Items tab. Now that all is working, I am very happy with my purchase. Anyway, to answer your question. I chose the Air because I wanted a lighter machine, though the difference between the Air and the Pro isn’t as significant as it used to be. Cost was also a factor. But probably the biggest reason I chose the Air was because I wanted function keys instead of a touch bar. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPad On May 20, 2021, at 6:23 AM, Les Kriegler <kriegle...@gmail.com <mailto:kriegle...@gmail.com> > wrote: Hi All, First, I wish to thank everyone for the great recent discussion about the new Mac1 laptops. I am sorry Donna that you had so much difficulty with your unit. The subsequent discussion has helped me recall many key commands and configuration settings on the Mac. 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