new MacBook Air for design?
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- Miguex0
Article mentioning the Cromebook Pixel is better than the Macbook Air
http://www.gizmag.com/macbook-ai…- Chromebook, heh
hereswhatidid - Useless since it can't run any applications.monospaced
- That includes Adobe software.monospaced
- One is a computer the other is a brick with a web browseranimatedgif
- FROM THE ARTICLE: "To pay more than a MacBook ... for a Chromebook ... would be insanity."monospaced
- Article conclusion: "Right now, Mountain Lion eats it for dinner."monospaced
- How can you even imply the article mentions it's better? It say the opposite, literally.monospaced
- Mig clearly believes the only reason people by macs is for the hardwarehereswhatidid
- Chromebook, heh
- raf0
I use a 2012 Air with maxed out specs: i7 2.0 GHz, 8GB RAM, 512 GB SSD. It is now hooked up to a 30" Cinema Display.
It is the only computer I use, I'd hate having separate desktop and laptop machines I'd need to sync all the time.
Frankly — I never was so satisfied with a computer before, I have all the speed I need and it's as portable as it gets.
Lightroom, Photoshop, web coding — no sweat, no hiccups.
Adobe Premiere — could be better but this is the area you will always use all the horsepower you can get and you'll never have enough. I don't normally do video though.A few notes:
The 2013 models have very little performance advantage over the 2012 ones, they seem to have focused on battery life in this update.
MacBook Pro 13" Retina has the same video chip as the Airs (Intel HD 4000), only goes to 8GB RAM and its only edge is in processor speed, Retina display and an extra Thunderbolt port.
If you really need performance, you need to get the 15" Pro, with a proper video chip and 16GB RAM ...and a bit more weight :)
Whichever you choose, be sure to check out our wool felt and leather sleeves for MacBooks at http://www.cocones.com :)
- animatedgif0
To be honest Creative Suite is so fucking badly coded that pretty much every computer runs it about the same.
1/2 apps in it BARELY take advantage of the GPU. the rest completely ignore it.
Only 1/2 apps actually use multiple cores at all.
Shit basically performs just as badly no matter what it's running on.
- Things are changing with adobe cc which comes out on June 17monospaced
- So true about Adobe. I used to love working in illustrator now it's such a bloated POS.Josev
- raf0
One more thing to consider: if you're going to use the Air for design as a laptop (without an external display) a lot, bear in mind that its display is not the best when it comes to colour accuracy.
The Pro is considerably better here.- I wouldnt use any of the laptops for color accuracy. I use a 13" MBpro with a 24" calibrated monitor.Josev
- iconguy0
I'm now thinking about a MacMini or upgrading to a new 21.5" iMac. Have a 2008 - 24" iMac at home that still works great. Looking to find a way I could do work while on a couple of vacations this year at the most affordable pricing structure. Considering the MacMini...have a possible monitor to connect to it...would need to order through apple to get the 8gb of ram. Or the 21.5" is small enough to take to the beach. Took the 24" last year and it was nice, but a hassle to pack. The mini would be more portable obviously.
- Check out Apple refurb store, most people I know in the industry only buy macs from there.raf
- My Air model i7 2.0/8GB/512GB was about $1500 2 days ago, stocks are updated daily: http://store.apple.c…raf