Can mac book air be used for a micro business?

Question

Hi I run a one-person business. I use an old laptop (which now needs replacing)  for:
Creating presentations using PowerPoint and delivering via projector mainly at various locations with equipment of varying quality/brand
Routine office work - using Mocrosoft Office at present
Email
My new laptop must be light but robust enough to withstand the everyday out of office use
I am a photography hobbyist - not a pro - so I need a reasonable editing feature to
That's about it
My recently aquired iPad has encouraged me to consider buying a Mac as a replacement for my dying PC
My question is:
Should I buy a Mac Book Air or should I go for a MB Pro? What are the pros and cons of each
thanks
Boss Croker

Answer 1

To answer your initial question first: Yes.
For what you are up to, you don't need super-power on hand, so any MBA or MBP will do. The rest depends on screen size, SSD/HDD space, RAM (>=4GB), connectivity (without adapters, e.g. for Ethernet), weight/size, and... budget.
Coming from a PC (I guess) you'll also need:
- A handful adapters to be able to connect with whatever you find with projectors and their wiring out there.
- Maybe Microsoft Office for Mac 2011, but if you don't depend that much on exchanging original MS docs with the outside world, Apple's Pages/Numbers/Keynote may do even better, or one of the free Office-like suites.
- With an MBA, you'll want a USB->Ethernet adapter. (Forget Thunderbolt->Ethernet, it's useless if you're on a projector at the same time, more expensive, and the USB->Ethernet is offered by more less expensive 3rd-party brands.)
iPhoto, which comes usually free with a new Mac, offers you easy and, for a hobbyist, decent basic editing tools.
Hope it helps.