MacBook Air is enough for a work machine

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Post by bergie » Thu, Apr 28, 2011, 2:01 PM UTC

MacBook Air is enough for a work machine
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Re: MacBook Air is enough for a work machine

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Post by bergie » Thu, Apr 28, 2011, 2:01 PM UTC

Also my personal notes on the same, running Ubuntu instead of OS X: http://bergie.iki.fi/blog/11-macbook_air-the_best_computer_i...

Re: MacBook Air is enough for a work machine

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Post by JCB_K » Thu, Apr 28, 2011, 2:15 PM UTC

Playing back a 1080p h.264 video using the 24″ Cinema Display (in full screen), the computer drops a lot of frames doing this.

That was the only thing that really surprised me.

Re: MacBook Air is enough for a work machine

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Post by dadro » Thu, Apr 28, 2011, 2:18 PM UTC

I concur with authors opinion of MBA. The 13in MBA is the best computer I've ever owned. My current Mac Lineup consists of:

  * Latest gen 13in MBA
  * 17in MBP (~1yr) work paid for it
  * 13in Black Macbook (loved this one too!)
  * Mac Pro (totally pimped out) work paid for it
  * 3rd gen mac mini

The only machine I use now is the MBA. It is everything a Web Dev needs, great resolution, fast, travels well. It even plays Minecraft quite well. The only thing I'd ask for in the 3rd gen models is a back-lit keyboard. Love this machine.

Edit:

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Re: MacBook Air is enough for a work machine

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Post by JCB_K » Thu, Apr 28, 2011, 2:18 PM UTC

bergie wrote: post #2

Also my personal notes on the same, running Ubuntu instead of OS X: http://bergie.iki.fi/blog/11-macbook_air-the_best_computer_i...

Simply put, the 11" MacBook Air is the best computer I've ever had. I've always appreciated small and light laptops as I travel quite a bit, but this one takes portability to a completely new level. The laptop weights only a kilogram, and is small enough to fit pretty much any bag.

I also hate the display adapters Apple forces us to buy and carry around. I give a lot of presentations, and this is another piece of equipment to accidentally leave home. Why not just go VGA or HDMI?

That wouldn't really go together :)

Re: MacBook Air is enough for a work machine

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Post by bergie » Thu, Apr 28, 2011, 2:21 PM UTC

JCB_K wrote: post #5

bergie wrote: post #2

Also my personal notes on the same, running Ubuntu instead of OS X: http://bergie.iki.fi/blog/11-macbook_air-the_best_computer_i...

Simply put, the 11" MacBook Air is the best computer I've ever had. I've always appreciated small and light laptops as I travel quite a bit, but this one takes portability to a completely new level. The laptop weights only a kilogram, and is small enough to fit pretty much any bag. I also hate the display adapters Apple forces us to buy and carry around. I give a lot of presentations, and this is another piece of equ…

HDMI is almost the same size as the Mini DisplayPort. Apple just loves their own connectors, unfortunately. I was shocked when I noticed the VGA adapter wasn't included in the package.

Luckily I realized this before my first conference presentation with the new computer ;-)

Re: MacBook Air is enough for a work machine

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Post by bergie » Thu, Apr 28, 2011, 2:21 PM UTC

dadro wrote: post #4

I concur with authors opinion of MBA. The 13in MBA is the best computer I've ever owned. My current Mac Lineup consists of: * Latest gen 13in MBA * 17in MBP (~1yr) work paid for it * 13in Black Macbook (loved this one too!) * Mac Pro (totally pimped out) work paid for it * 3rd gen mac mini The only machine I use now is the MBA. It is everything a Web Dev needs, great resolution, fast, travels well. It even plays Mine…

Yep. I use the 11" MBA for work, and a tablet for browsing at home or reading in the plane

Re: MacBook Air is enough for a work machine

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Post by _Fil_ » Thu, Apr 28, 2011, 2:27 PM UTC

The only thing that stops me from buying one is the 10/100 lan adapter.

I transfer every day large files between my mac and my pc or NAS and the transfer rate would kill me.

Re: MacBook Air is enough for a work machine

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Post by beck5 » Thu, Apr 28, 2011, 2:28 PM UTC

The bigest complement about my MBA is I love(d) my iPad, I took it everywhere, but I gave it to my mum at the weekend because I don't use it anymore since I getting a base 13" Air.

Re: MacBook Air is enough for a work machine

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Post by elithrar » Thu, Apr 28, 2011, 2:31 PM UTC

_Fil_ wrote: post #8

The only thing that stops me from buying one is the 10/100 lan adapter. I transfer every day large files between my mac and my pc or NAS and the transfer rate would kill me.

Rumors abound of a Sandy Bridge- based Air hitting later this year, along with Thunderbolt — if a Thunderbolt to GigE adapter comes out, it will remedy this issue.