Which Mac laptop is best outdoors?

Which Mac laptop has the best screen for daylight outdoors?

no laptop is a great winner in bright sunlight. however having both, the Air has more contrast and easier to make out, using it outside, which Ive done on some occasions.

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    I am trying to decide on which Mac laptop I should get

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    recommend 8GB min. RAM on either model.

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    For what your
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    Your budget?
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  • Which mac notebook is best for me?

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    Go back to page one of that MacRumors thread.
    Very complete with photos etc
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    I use a Mac desktop at work and wanted to get a laptop to do extra audio production on using Protools 10..
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    Welcome to Apple Support Communities
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    Its time for me to upgrade my box and while I have money to spend I don't want to break the bank. This computer is just for Aperture!!! Which is the best graphic card(s), do I need 16 gigs of memory, is two quads worth the money? If I put RAID in can I get by with just 2 hard drives or do I need 4 for speed? If I buy the best and most of everything the box and displays comes to $14,000. Do I have to spend that much? $8000 is more realistic. What do you suggest?
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    Chris

    Best is to wait until after Mac Expo SF in 2 weeks, then decide which Mac Pro is best. Aperture demands heavy hardware so the highest end MP will be "best" but some middle range model or even an older model may be most cost effective while still very good. Wait.
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  • I am considering buying a new MAC laptop to run LOGIC for composition and band live/recording, but which one is best as I do not want to spend too much money? Does it have a line in and how do you monitor sound? Will I need adaptors and a interface?

    Can anybody help?
    I am considering buying a new MAC laptop to run LOGIC for composition and band live/recording, but which one is best as I do not want to spend too much money?
    Does it have a line in and how do you monitor sound?
    Will I need adaptors and an interface?
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    I hope you can provide some valuable feedback, as I am a longtime MAC user and see upgrades and changes happen regularly but the most important thing is the songs not the equipment.
    I have £500 already and willing to add another 500 to 700 pounds, then software extra.

    Can anybody help?
    I am considering buying a new MAC laptop to run LOGIC for composition and band live/recording, but which one is best as I do not want to spend too much money?
    Does it have a line in and how do you monitor sound?
    Will I need adaptors and an interface?
    Also, I am guessing as Logic only runs on MAC surely then they would not the best spec to recommend to run it?
    I see all the upgrades as additional memory or a faster process?
    Is a retina screen necessary, and why flash based storage against a 1TB hard drive, and a i5 instead of an i7
    The main reason for this purchase is to play live and use backing tracks and record found sounds and make creative songs.
    I hope you can provide some valuable feedback, as I am a longtime MAC user and see upgrades and changes happen regularly but the most important thing is the songs not the equipment.
    I have £500 already and willing to add another 500 to 700 pounds, then software extra.

  • Which laptop is best for my twelve year old daughter?

    My daughter wants a Mac laptop. She is just going to use it for shopping and writing the occassional paper on it. I don't want to purchase any unnecesary features. Which one would work best? She isn't going to watch anything more indepth than youtube videos, so I don't think she needs the retina display and she wants a 13 inch screen, so she can easily take it with her.

    Easy answer,      the base model Macbook Air I5 with 4gig of RAM   
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  • I have my Mac Book Pro with the OS Yesomite since a month and I am feeling that my mac is getting slower than before a month. I want to install OS Lion on my mac.  I think i have a DVD of OS Lion which comes when i bougnt Mac laptop in 2011.

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