Hey everyone,
after having used Windows for all my life, I recently tried out OSX on an MBA 11" I "borrowed" from Apple, and now I'm sold on the OS.
After going through some pain to get a smooth mouse experience, I absolutely fell in love with the Mac.
For instance, I did in five minutes in OSX what took me several hours in Windows: get a decent audio input latency.
Having sent back the adorable but but ultimately a little too small MBA 11", I'm currently deliberating to get one of these devices and I'm having a hard time deciding:
Refurb MBA 13" 256gb, 4 GB Ram, Core i5@1,3ghz: 1.099 €
MBA 13" 256, 8 GB, i7@1,7ghz: 1.450 €
MBP 13" 256, 8 GB, i5@2,4ghz: 1.400 €
Since I occasionally need Windows, I reckon 128gb Macbooks are out of the question.
What kills me is that the MBP has the smaller footprint and would fit into my bag better, while only being half a pound heavier. I'm not sure how much power I "need", or if I'll run into RAM-issues if I get the base model, so it's tempting to throw another 300 € at it to get the upgrades.
Here's what I do with the device:
1. A ton of writing and some office work at home
2. Do research at the uni library
3. Work with GarageBand
4. Work with GuitarPro
5. Play with Synthesia
6. watch videos in bed
7. mayhaps check out the upcoming Diablo expansion
What I can't estimate properly is how much the difference in screen resolution actually is.
Does one notice it at all? Can I scale down the Retina to the MBA resolution to improve battery life in normal use?
It would be awfully nice of you to help me decide.
Oh, before I forget, I also just picked up a used iPad Mini (32gb, LTE), because the 190 € asking price was too good to pass on, so is there any "synergy" between the devices?
I'd love to have a calender and 'notepad' that both devices can access without any hassle.
And since iOS apparently doesn't have a torrent client, is there a way to make my Macbook download a video via torrent and watch the video on the iPad without touching the Macbook?
Cheers boners,
FurryPaws
after having used Windows for all my life, I recently tried out OSX on an MBA 11" I "borrowed" from Apple, and now I'm sold on the OS.
After going through some pain to get a smooth mouse experience, I absolutely fell in love with the Mac.
For instance, I did in five minutes in OSX what took me several hours in Windows: get a decent audio input latency.
Having sent back the adorable but but ultimately a little too small MBA 11", I'm currently deliberating to get one of these devices and I'm having a hard time deciding:
Refurb MBA 13" 256gb, 4 GB Ram, Core i5@1,3ghz: 1.099 €
MBA 13" 256, 8 GB, i7@1,7ghz: 1.450 €
MBP 13" 256, 8 GB, i5@2,4ghz: 1.400 €
Since I occasionally need Windows, I reckon 128gb Macbooks are out of the question.
What kills me is that the MBP has the smaller footprint and would fit into my bag better, while only being half a pound heavier. I'm not sure how much power I "need", or if I'll run into RAM-issues if I get the base model, so it's tempting to throw another 300 € at it to get the upgrades.
Here's what I do with the device:
1. A ton of writing and some office work at home
2. Do research at the uni library
3. Work with GarageBand
4. Work with GuitarPro
5. Play with Synthesia
6. watch videos in bed
7. mayhaps check out the upcoming Diablo expansion
What I can't estimate properly is how much the difference in screen resolution actually is.
Does one notice it at all? Can I scale down the Retina to the MBA resolution to improve battery life in normal use?
It would be awfully nice of you to help me decide.
Oh, before I forget, I also just picked up a used iPad Mini (32gb, LTE), because the 190 € asking price was too good to pass on, so is there any "synergy" between the devices?
I'd love to have a calender and 'notepad' that both devices can access without any hassle.
And since iOS apparently doesn't have a torrent client, is there a way to make my Macbook download a video via torrent and watch the video on the iPad without touching the Macbook?
Cheers boners,
FurryPaws