MacBook Air iPad Development

Hi everyone,
I'm sure you can classify this under the "Newbie" section, but I can't seem to find a response anywhere:
I'm thinking of getting a MacBook Air for developing iPad apps with. Is this a powerful enough machine, or should I go with the MacBook Pro instead? I travel a lot and the extra weight may be a factor at times.
My company wants me to put in a request for whatever I need sometime today if possible, so any answers would be great.
Thanks!
Nat.

Hi Nat, and welcome to the Dev Forum!
I've never developed on a MacBook Air, but I've spent lots of time happily developing on a MacBook. I also tend to read lots of online blogs and forums. I've never heard or read anything to the effect that a MBA can't run Xcode, Interface Builder, the iPhone or iPad simulator, or any of the other important dev tools. I think the consensus is that any Intel Mac which can run OS X 10.5.4, won't have a problem with the dev tools.
That said I've read some complaints about inconveniences. Most of these are either about the screen size or the response time for features like code completion in the Xcode source code editor. If I needed a portable dev environment, I can't imagine comparing any of these complaints to light weight and increased battery life. Maybe the writers didn't travel much.
I don't know if the MBA has any RAM options besides 2GB. If it does, try to get 4 (unless you find out that will significantly impact battery life). But I think you'll do just fine with 2.
\- Ray

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