Hi, and if you don't have the money to max out on the Air, the base model 11" with 2g RAM is exceptionally speedy for everyday use, and photos can be stored on an external drive, since you have two USB ports.
My home machine is a 17" MBP 2.8ghz 8gig RAM and 7200 HD, so that's what I'm comparing with in terms of speed. I am running a fairly lean and clean machine using iphoto 11 and iWork 09, with no frills or extras, which also probably helps. I use a copy of the iphoto library from my main machine as the iphoto library for the MBA. I expect transfer times do suffer a bit compared with a high end MBA, but I'm happy to have saved the money by buying the basic one. cheers, Susan. On 24/02/2011, at 9:00 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > Hi Rod, > > I agree with Daniel, if you do decide to purchase a MacBook Air, max out the > RAM and get the largest Hard Drive. > You always need lots of RAM and lots of room on your Hard Drive ;-) > > You might find this article helpful in making your decision. > Field testing the MacBook Air for photographers > by Derrick Story, Macworld.com Feb 22, 2011 10:30 pm > > <http://www.macworld.com/article/158047/2011/02/mbaforphotographers.html> > > > / Quote > The final word > Photographers who want to travel light and who have the budget for a premium > laptop should consider the MacBook Air. The faster Built to Order model does > increase the price, but it also performs better in benchmark tests. If you > want an even a more compact package and are willing to give up a bit of > resolution and the SD card slot, the 11-inch model seems to be pleasing many > photographers on the go. > / End Quote > > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 > 2.66GHz / 8GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm > > OS X 10.6.6 Snow Leopard > Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) > > > On 24/02/2011, at 7:29 AM, Daniel Kerr wrote: > >> >> You can't take your 27" iMac??? Why not? (Lol j/k) >> >> Yes the new MacBook Air's are fast coming great machines for a lot of >> things. >> One thing my clients noticed with the models I sourced for them, was that >> the 4GB RAM (Over the 2GB) made quite a big difference. So if you can go the >> faster model with more RAM (or even the other models with the upgrade) try >> and go for it. As always, the more RAM helps. >> And certainly if you're going to be uploading a lot of pics the largest >> drive you can afford (or want) will help as well. >> Nothing worse then running out of space. >> >> Overall the new Air's are great little machines. Certainly been selling >> better the previous models (from my experience anyway). And they run very >> well. >> >> Just my 2c's worth. Hope that helps. >> >> Kind regards >> Daniel >> >> On 24/2/11 6:58 AM, "Rod Blitvich" <rb...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >> >>> Hi WAMUGers >>> (keep up the great work Ronni & Daniel!) >>> >>> These reviews suggest the MacBook Air is a serious contender for the >>> travelling photographer. >>> That's me. >>> I have a 27 inch iMac at home. and a work macbook pro. >>> BUT i can't take either when I'm camping/fishing/trekking the Gibb River >>> Road >>> etc . >>> Whilst on tese trips I take heaps of pics and like to download them, edit >>> them >>> etc. Primarily using Aperture 3. >>> >>> I have been saving up to buy my own laptop for these trips (since the white >>> macbook(great!!) i bought from Roger K started to get long in the tooth, >>> battery not holding charge etc) >>> I had convinced myself the Air was not worth thinking about. >>> Maybe I should think again? >>> >>> >>> http://www.macworld.com/article/158047/2011/02/mbaforphotographers.html >>> http://www.macworld.com/article/158048/2011/02/photography_workflows_mba.html# >>> lsrc.rss_main >>> >>> Cheers >>> Blitto >>> >>> >>> Rod Blitvich - Amy & Sam’s Dad >>> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >>> 0409 681 256 >>> rb...@iinet.net.au >>> http://web.me.com/blitto >>> >>> I haven't lost my mind...... >>> .......it's backed up on disk somewhere! >> > > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
