I've hauled the Macbook all over the place and didn't mind so much with
the backpack. Maybe because the old computer bag was just so bad. Made
the change when I was presenting at a conference (cough - CSUN) that
could no longer fit in its venue and rented two hotels. Of course the
session I wanted to attend would be in one and then I would present in
the other then hike back to the first. Not that big a deal with the
backpack. If I could just remember which pocket I put the network cable
vs. the AC adaptor vs the displayport connector etc.
CB
On 8/15/11 11:12 AM, Donna Goodin wrote:
Hi Chris,
In the past, I've always felt as you do, that the MBP is very easy to haul
around. But unfortunately, I'm not just looking at schlepping my MBP to and
from work. Every class I teach is in a different building, and all those
buildings are different from the building where my office is. So I'll be
carrying it around most of the day, along with a braille display.
I do think I've decided though that the Air can't replace my MacBook. So I'll
either be trying something like what you describe, or just getting the low-end
model and using it for times when I want a lot of portability.
Cheers,
Donna
On Aug 15, 2011, at 10:09 AM, Chris Blouch wrote:
Having shlepped my MacBook to work for many years I found that it wasn't that
big a deal in a nice backpack. I used to use those computer bags with a
shoulder strap but it started bothering my shoulder. I finally picked up one
for cheap from Megamacs and have really liked it. Very comfortable and more
pockets to lose things in :) Might be worth the $20 to find out. It's been
several years now but the one I got is still available:
http://www.megamacs.com/index.php?action=frameview&id=3566552
Their cart UI doesn't move focus to the form input on each step so you have to
slog around to find where the form is, but it does work. I guess it's no worse
than many web shopping carts.
CB
On 8/14/11 7:46 PM, Donna Goodin wrote:
Hi all,
Since I'm going to be schlepping my Mac around a lot for work in the next
several months, and possibly then some, I'm seriously considering shelling out
the $$ for an 11-inch MacBook Air. I'm looking at one of the new ones, with
all the specs maxed out. My MBP is two years old, running a 2.53GHZ processor
with 4G of ram. I'm wondering if there's anyone on list who can give me an
accurate comparison of the user experience on these two models. A couple of
the things I'm wondering about are:
1. Speed. How will day-today- use compare. My MBP has the faster processor,
but the Air has the solid state drive, which I assume will compensate, at least
to some extent.
2. Sound quality? this won't be a deal breaker, but wondering how the two
compare.
If there are any other differences that people have experienced, either good or
bad, I'd love to hear.
Best,
Donna
P.S. I am aware of the connectivity differences, that's something I can live
with.
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