new MacBook Air for design?
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- 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
- hektor9110
Buy the latest gen. I have a 15" from the previous gen and they are heavy man....
- Air is heavy?monospaced
- the previous mac book proshektor911
- oh, I thought this was about the Air, my badmonospaced
- yeh the older MBP were a bit chunky, lot slimmer nowHombre_Lobo
- iconguy0
i am considering the 13" pro... the version without the retina display.
- ideaist0
@iconguy
http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/…
"Still, it's hard to knock the Air for what it is: a very thin laptop with incredible battery life and good performance for a minimum price that puts it ahead of its competition. If you want a portable Mac with a real focus on portability and can live without a Retina display then we'd say this is still the machine to get. But, if you're not tied to the platform or are a stickler for pixel density, it might just be time to look elsewhere.
"Just 1 mans opinion...
- nocomply0
I was in your exact same position back in January of this year, however I do primary web design/development and not any print work. I rarely need to deal with Illustrator and print-resolution files, but I have Photoshop open almost all the time.
I love small, light, portable machines and I was seriously considering the Mac Book Air. When I work at home I hook up to an external display, keyboard, mouse, etc..., but I love a laptop that's easy to bring with me everywhere on the road.
I think the Air actually would have been fine for me, but I wound up going with a factory refurbished 13" MacBook Pro with retina display - primarily because the retina display is so damn beautiful! When I compared the two in store the screen on the retina just blew me away compared to the air.
I opted for the i5 processor but they actually shipped me the i7, so I was way stoked. This machine can handle my needs just fine. The fan only turns on when I'm running some crazy flash video. Multi-tasking is a breeze. In short, I'm pretty happy with it and I think for me getting the MBP was a better choice.
- iconguy0
so i was trying to compare the 2 versions of 13" pro - with the retina version... flash drive is 128 gb on same price point as the 750 gb drive and i7 at $1499. May use an external 2TB drive for $130. Air with 256 gb, 8 gb ram (add $100), and bumped to 1.7 mghz (add $150) comes to $1549. I'm a little torn now... heart says Air, logic saying non retina 13" - or go for the retina 256 flash for a few hundred more. Thanks for your insight. Ideaist...read the review...thanks. May go to Peach Mac up the street and get a hands on experience... wonder if they would allow a test drive of CS6 on the Air?
- err0
I use the 2010 11" for my everyday computer. I LOVE IT! I can open up PSDs, research, go through photos, and do whatever. Its slower at actual work but its always with me. I also have a desktop for when i wanna get serious. But most the time im communicating via email/ chat and going through files. With the SSD its perfect for this. Ive done comps on my air alot. and designed quick flyers/ posters all in the air. sometimes with a second monitor.
- iconguy0
yeah...discovered 128gb is not enough by the time CS6 is loaded would be left with 70 gig or so. So looking at 13.3" pro Retina 256 gb flash, 8gb memory - and it's the thinner lighter chassis. Best Buy has got a sale but seeing 2 different price points - $1479.99 - if they have it at this price, might get it. Peach Mac - 13.3" pro with 500 gb, 4gb ($99 upgrade 8gb) for $1199 or $1300 after ram upgrade. Other option is the Air maxed out but would have to order through Apple for the upgrades, and would be a gamble.
- hereswhatidid0
Keep in mind the MacBook Pro's are probably next up for a hardware refresh. I was hoping they'd have some kind of announcement for the Pro line at WWDC but am now planning on waiting for the next refresh to upgrade.
- Retina MBPs were updated in February.monospaced
- I mean with the processor and HD upgrades in the Airs, rMBP would be next to get those.hereswhatidid
- Apple didn't upgrade the processors and HDs in the last rMBPs from 4 months ago?monospaced
- I doubt they will have a worthy upgrade on the mbp for another year at least. in 2 years maybe a bit faster, in 4 something newMiguex
- maybe something new, including hardwareMiguex
- The new SSDs in the air are something like 45% faster than the pro has currentlyhereswhatidid
- And the air has 802.11ac wifi. I'm hoping these are silent hardware upgrades for the pro this summerhereswhatidid
- utopian0
I would strongly recommend an iPad but
none of the native Apple apps work on it.Thanks Obama!
- Miguex0
get the mbp refurbished like someone mentioned above. The air won't cut it, unless its your secondary computer for showing work on meetings.
I have the retina one, and its nice to have the extra space (I use it scaled, not recommended) but it's not worth the money. Theres an issue with glitches that come and go while using adobe applications, and apple is not responding to users on this yet.
- iconguy0
I can't pull the trigger on those MacBook Pros. Good price on Retina didn't match sku. Postponing laptop search... almost thinking about upgrading the 24" imac for a new 21.5 iMac - which would be portable enough to take to the beach for a week... ha. Then sell the 24" and get an Air.
- I don't think the battery life on the iMac is good enough to take it to the beach ;)monospaced
- nikdaum0
Either wait for the Haswell rMBPs or get the Haswell Air that just came out, assuming you up the specs to the i7 and 8GB ram.