What shall i buy MBA or MBP for 4years

recently the macbook air has been updated and i was wanting a latop that will last me for 4 years (my old intel core 2 duo lasted for 3 years).
the following specs that i am configuring for macbook air 13" is, 1.8Ghz i7, 4GB RAM, 256GB flash storage
the following specs that i am configuring for macbook pro 13" is, 2.7Ghz i7, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD
the only difference i find is the MBA is undervolted, Hi-Resolution 1440x900, faster SSD
the difference i find in the MBP is HD camera and more ports including SuperDrive
please help me choose the correct one because i want a notebook that will last me for 4 years.
money is no issue since i have already got spare 4GB RAM and 256GB SSD

While I love my Air, and believe such a machine could easily last 4 years, I suspect that you probably want the Pro. Why? Well, because you can upgrade it if you need to.
You don't say what you're going to be doing on this computer. I knew, when I got my 11" Air, that even in four years I'd probably wouldn't need a larger hard drive or more RAM. I knew this because over the years I've simplified my life and I'm not putting everything on my computer the way I used to; I delete more stuff, and keep big files on an external drive. Except for upgrades, I don't put on new programs, etc. I also knew that I'd be doing more traveling and needed lighter and slimmer--so, looking to the future, an Air was right for me.
But if you're not doing that, if it looks like in four years you'll need something to handle bigger programs and keep plenty of data at your fingertips, then you want the Pro, for sure. Because even if you don't get enough now, you can upgrade it later, have it meet your growing and changing needs. You can't do that with the Air. What you get now is what you'll have four years later, whether or not you feel it's gotten too slow or too small for you needs. That's perhaps the biggest and most important difference if you're looking at these computer long-term: You cannot upgrade that Air. What you buy now is what you have for its lifetime.
The Pro can grow and change with your needs over its lifetime. So, I'd recommend the Pro...unless, of course, you are totally in love with the Air. I always say to default on what you love, as you know you'll be happiest on that

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Hi there,
i am going to purchase either a 13" Macbook Air or Macbook Pro & plan to use FCPX on it.
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a) the anount of RAM is so low as compared to my iMac whic has 32gb RAM.
b) i always read that it is better to get a dedicated video RAM but most of the latest MBA and MBP only comes with on board video RAM.
c) the HDD though is a flashed based but is so small, start from only 128gb. Could it be that Apple wants us to buy an external HDD ?
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RyanManUtd wrote:
… But for me, what is important is that when I am editing on the timeline, I hate it when it becomes slow. Sometimes even the beach balls appear.
So in my case, better to have a fast processor or a bigger RAM ?
I have never seen a beachball using FCPX (see my specs: I'm on the very low end of hardware).
(I've seen crashes … it's not all pink here )
Aside 'no background rendering' … or manual initiated rendering (to see complex compos in real-time…) :
Imho, it's all about 'delivery': put each stream on its own 'platter' = no beach balling, no stutter
And with stream I don't mean the source(s), but what you see on screen:
in case, you do pic-in-pic, compounds, MultiCam, you see 2/several streams - then, I recommend 2/several drives …
to over-exaggerate:
when you put the sources of a 4x camera MultiCam on 4 different drives ==> no stutter, no beach balling at all, even on antique, underpowered systems… ok, that's over-the-top, my several external, simple usb3 drives deliver each 2-3 fullHD streams flawless ...
best practice is it anyhow to separate Events from app/OS/cache…
I would suggest a min. of 16GB Ram.
The number-crunching (rendering) is mostly done on GPU, not CPU.
Last, silly comment: benchmark tests test benchmarks!
Means: FCPX + MacOS + Apple hardware sums up 'higher' than expected.
Don't be too focussed on GHz and stuff, no -user is interested in …
Shall I link again to my stunt? (some board members: "Nooo, not again!!" <yawn> )
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I am planning to buy iPhone 4S? shall i buy 4S or wait for 5?

hi friends ...
This is Shreenivas from India.. i am planning to buy iPhone 4S... i need urs all suggestions..please suggest me..
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MBA or MBP for me?

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MBA is a secondary computer, not a Main computer.
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MBA vs MBP for engineering use

Hi,
I'm planning to buy either a MacBook air or MacBook pro but am little confused as which way to go. I'm an engineer and so will be using VMware for heavy engineering softwares like Xilinx, modelsim and orcad. So im looking for help from someone with experience in this regard
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I'm a graphic designer. What shall I buy?

I am a graphic designer, Mac has been my bread n butter since 1989. I do page layout (ID), Illustrator work (logos, maps) and use Photoshop for photo retouch and manipulations.
Currently own a PPC G5 Dual 2 GHz which is one of the last ones built October 2005, before the Intel chip was integrated. So it's now over 6 years old, still on Tiger (4.11). I have 5 Gig Ram which have been working well for me.
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SO I NEED TO MAKE A DECISION, what should I invest in, a 27" iMac, or a Mac Pro (and keep my 5-6 year old Planar?) which is double the price. I have a feeling that with my needs, not doing any animations, or video work, or even music, the Mac Pro is an over-kill.... Beside the fact money is an issue also, these days, duh...
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I was in the exact same situation as mynameismyname, using the exact same G5. I love the computer and have used it for graphic design, publishing, and video/film production. I have a 20" Cinema Display and a 22" wide-format ViewSonic monitor. I decided it was time to upgrade because I'm going to be working on several feature films, so I did extensive research about performance, cost, upgradability, OS possibilities, etc. Because I have numerous programs that will NOT run in Lion, I purchased a refurbished 27" iMac that was released in May 2011 so I could downgrade to Snow Leopard (it was delivered with Lion loaded on it). I saved almost $300 by going with a refurb directly from Apple, but if that's the way you want to go, you might be able to find one with Snow Leopard loaded on it. I had to buy a SL disc from Apple, but it was only $29.95. I also bought two Thunderbolt-to-DVI adapters so I can also use my monitors. I also needed a Firewire 400 to 800 cable. Even with the cable, adapters, and SL, it was less than an additional $100.
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Standard HW question, what shall I buy?

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UPS 1100W
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Everyone is talking NAS and DAS, is that an alternative here to have a smaller case and then a NAS box beside?
And reading about RAID here in the forum, I understand that with just 3 - 4 drives you should not choose that.
And what system for Backup?
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(yes, there is no Hardware forum for Photoshop Lightroom so that is why I address the experise here!)

Did you know that Logistics and Video Editing are very similar?
Logistics: The detailed coordination of a large and complex operation.
Well, video editing is the same.
It requires the detailed coordination of:
⦁    Importing source material
⦁    Editing the source material, applying transitions and effects
⦁    Exporting the final results
Pretty simple, up to now isn't it? So what is this all about?
Hang on for a moment and I'll try to explain.
First we have to make a detour to a very popular nightclub, which attracts lots of people every day. What is the main profit generating part of a successful nightclub? Correct, it is the bar. It is the Common Profit Unit, the CPU. The greater the efficiency, the less beer is lost on draughts, the more accurate the fill rate of a glass is, the capacity of the cellar installation, the speed with which one can fill orders, they all directly influence the bottom line. And it helps quite a bit if the bar, CPU has a Sustainable Service Entry (SSE) close by in order to restock the bar.
Of course, it makes a huge difference how the dance floor, the music, the lighting and audio-visual effects are used, because that determines how people percieve this nightclub. If the dance floor is too small it will be detrimental to business, if it is too big, people will feel abandoned, if the music does not sound good it will hamper business, because people will leave earlier, instead of ordering another drink. This is the General Public Unit, or GPU.
The floorplan is of course critical for the operation of this nightclub. If people have to walk great distances to get from the dance floor (GPU) to the bar (CPU) for orders, if the physical space limits the numbers of visitors, that all has a negative effect on the bottom line. It always boils down to More Entries, More Orders and Reduced Yawns, in short MEMORY.
But first you have to get the customers in and keep them inside as long as possible. All these customers waiting to get into the nightclub are your Dear And Trusted Accounts, your DATA. They form a long waiting line in front of the door, where a doorman arranges Sequentially Allowed Turnstyle Access (SATA). Obviously, the more doors you have for access, the shorter the waiting lines and the faster your customers, DATA can reach the bar, CPU to order a drink and then mingle among the other guests. MEMORY.
However, people come to the nightclub in order to have a relaxing and enjoyable evening, so from time to time they want to use Dedicated In-house Seating Comfort, DISC to get their breadth after a long dance, enjoy their drinks in comfort and wait for the next piece of nice music to dance again. With obesitas rampant, the seats, DISC, need to be large and roomy, not small portable seats that offer no comfort at all. Now, that nightclub offers a Complete Area for Serious Enjoyment, CASE, and the bigger the area, the more room there is for different seating places, DISCS.
If the clientele often comprises VIP's and celebrities that require special attention and service, it migh be a good idea to have a Reserved Area with Immaculate Decorum, RAID, to cater for these special guests.
Now, the thing to keep in mind for a nightclub to be successful and profitable, they have to keep things in balance, keep things in perspective and carefully consider what logistical requirements there are, depending on the location and clientele.
If the club is located in a small county in a rural area, the demands are far different than for a club at the corner of 48th St. and 5th Avenue in NY. Different crowds of people, different numbers of VIP's and celebrities, different square foot prices for the size of the club, different requirements for the bar, different drinking habits, beer versus cocktails, different wine tastes and different prices for drinks, different audio-visual requirements, different kind of music and different seating arrangements.
There is not a single recipe to make the nightclub successful and profitable, but with some careful analysis and common sense, it is not very hard to come up with the correct business plan for this club.
So where is the similarity with video editing? All over the place...
With some imagination - and we are all creative people around here - you can easily recognize the similarities between the logistics of a nightclub and a NLE system for editing.
Sven,
Sorry for the long-winded introduction, but I hope this helps to explain there is not one road leading to Rome, even though the Via Appia is the preferred one.
With your budget you should no longer look at the now outdated i7-950 or 1366 platform. In the past two years things have moved on considerably. With the current state of affairs, I suggest looking at:
Intel X79, LGA 2011 platform
i7-3930K CPU
32+ GB memory
Samsung 840 Pro 128 GB SSD for OS & programs & pagefile
nVidia GTX 650 TI Boost or 660 Ti video card
The rest of your disk setup looks OK.
Some of these links may be interesting to read up on recent developments: Intro Part 1 and Adobe Community: What PC to build? An update...
and Adobe Community: To RAID or not to RAID, that is the question
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Hi everyone. I'm wondering which one to buy MBA or MBP. The things i want to know for each -
1 How hot can they get?
2 How well they perform on heavy load ( photoshop, games, flash etc.) and compared to each other
3 Is there a big difference between 11" and 13" MBA? Or is it enough 11" or rather you should just add those 200 and get a better one?
I really like that air is light, probably wouldn't hurt when using it on my laps for hours.
That's pretty much it. Thanks in advance.

I had an MBP 13" 2008 and now have an MBA 11". I can't speak for the present MBP's, but I did notice that now and then my 2008 MBP would get warm under the left-hand side of the keys there. Never hot. Believe, me, I've had laptops that got too hot to use, and the MBP, while it got a little warm, was never, ever so bad.
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The difference between 11" and 13" MBA is this:
(1) Obviously, smaller screen real estate. That's up to you. I have no problem with this, but some people want more room just to see things wider and/or have more windows open across a screen.
(2) Battery-- 11" gets 5 hours (six sometimes), 13" gets a whopping 10 hours. MBP 13" by the by, gets around 7 hours.
(3) SSD--11" max is 128G, 13" max is 256.
Just in case it matters to you:
* Backlit keyboard--only on MBP not on the AIrs (some people find this a deal breaker)
* Lock slot--only on the MBP not on the Airs. This is my one issue with the Airs. There is an odd sort of device on sale for them now by which one can lock them to the table, but no slot in the computer. Except in places I really trust, I never leave my little 11" out on a table. If I'm at a coffee place and need to get more coffee, I close it up and take it with me. it's just too easy for someone to snatch it. I am thinking of getting the new weird lock thing for it. My old MBP, however, had the slot and I could lock it to the table.
Here's some things to consider:
(1) MBA can't be upgraded. So whatever you get, that's what you get. If you get 2G RAM you're stuck with that, you can't make it 4G RAM--which is why the advice to go for 4G is a good one. With the MBP you can upgrade.
(2) Disk Drive--obviously, MBA doesn't have one, MBP does.
(3) MBA comes with SSD standard. MBP doesn't and if you want it you'll have to pay a lot more. But you can have it with the MBP if you want it. I gotta tell you, now that I've got it, I'm spoilt. I won't ever go back
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I5 MBP with retina or i7 MBP for iOS development

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Macbook Model Info
32-bit Single
% Faster
32-bit Dual
% Faster
64-bit Single
% Faster
64-bit Dual
% Faster
MBP
Late 2011
i5 2.4ghz
2265
N/A
4501
N/A
2462
N/A
5004
N/A
MBP
Mid 2012
i5 2.5ghz
2529
11.66%
5106
13.44%
2781
12.96%
5694
13.79%
rMBP
Late 2013
i5 2.4ghz
2660
5.18%
5473
7.19%
2930
5.36%
6197
8.83%
16.84%
20.63%
18.32%
22.62%
Macbook Model Info
Average
Cost
% More
MBP
Late 2011
i5 2.4ghz
N/A
$999
MBP
Mid 2012
i5 2.5ghz
12.96%
$999
0.00%
rMBP
Late 2013
i5 2.4ghz
6.64%
$1,399
28.60%
19.60%

Mac OS X Mountain lion bug sometimes the programs don't like to lunch and I unplug the power cord what shall i do

Mac OS X Mountain lion bug sometimes the programs don't like to lunch and I unplug the power cord what shall i do

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15" vs 17" MBP for international travel

ahhh.... decision time again...
Ready to buy a new MBP for a month long shoot in China. I already have a desktop system with a large display, so this will not be my main Aperture system at home.
Seems like the 15" is the best option on account of the LED screen, lighter weight, smaller size, better battery life. But for some bizarre reason Aperture is NOT loaded on any of the demo units at the two Apple stores in NYC (the Aperture library is on the machines, but not the application itself...weird) so I havent been able to really get a feel for it compared to the 17"
Of course more screen real estate is always nice, but is the 17" worth the extra size, weight, decreased battery time, etc? Trying to keep my kit down to the minimum...
G5 Dual2.0 (PCI-X), 4.5GB RAM, 2TB SATA RAID, 23" Cinema Display + PB G4 Mac OS X (10.4.10)

I've had Titanium 15"s for years, then a MBP17 for the last year. Because I want the 4 gigs of RAM I'll change my mac in august. I'll get the 15.
the 17 inch is too large for public space use (airplane, train mostly) and weights a bit too much for my taste.
If I were in your situation I'll get a 15 and a screen calibrator, and find a way to rent or borrow an external LCD in china, calibrate it and use that as your working screen....
..i'm saying this because laptop screens are a bit stretched for critical work... hope this helps

I am trying to buy Ai and my trial is up. It is asking for a serial number and I cannot find an e-mail with the number. What shall I do?

I am trying to buy Ai. My 30 day trial is up. It is asking for a serial number and I cannot find an e-mail with the number. What shall I do?

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