I will be using the MacBook Air for Final Cut Pro X. Final Cut is a very processor hungry application that also requires some screen space.
So, would it be 11 Inch i7 or Standard 13?
So, would it be 11 Inch i7 or Standard 13?
Why are you getting a Macbook Air if you're using Final Cut? Doesn't seem to be the best choice. If you're set on the MBA I'd get as much processor as you can afford or want to pay for.
I like how you've butchered the proverb.Well you can't have a cake and not eat it right
i would say get the 11" macbook air, loaded with the 8GB MHz RAM, and the 256 SSD, and the i7, then get a 22"-24" monitor to hook it up to for the extra screen real estate for your final cut pro when you aren't on the move. 22"-24" monitors are very cheap from companies like dell.
OP: what is your budget?
Nope, Just the 128 GB, 4GB RAM and i7. That's it. My budget is $1300 and it's only for a Mac. Just a Mac. Nothing else.
I'd go for the 8GB RAM before I upped the processor.
Nope, Just the 128 GB, 4GB RAM and i7. That's it. My budget is $1300 and it's only for a Mac. Just a Mac. Nothing else.
honestly, if you need the juice of an i7, you need the juice of 8gb of ram. If you cannot afford to upgrade both, then you should be saving a little extra. Getting the i7 w/o the extra ram kind of defeats the purpose
Why? My current computer has 8 GB and it isn't really that mind blowing fast.
honestly, if you need the juice of an i7, you need the juice of 8gb of ram. If you cannot afford to upgrade both, then you should be saving a little extra. Getting the i7 w/o the extra ram kind of defeats the purpose
Nope, Just the 128 GB, 4GB RAM and i7. That's it. My budget is $1300 and it's only for a Mac. Just a Mac. Nothing else.
So THATS why my computer is so freaking slow. Just imagine 5 minutes of booting up. Intel Core 2 Duo and 8 GB OF RAM just doesn't work together.
Anyways, thank you for all the help. I have decided to get the 11 inch, i7 with 8GB of RAM.
The thing got thunderbolt and usb 3.0. Will be able to communicate fast enough with external drives. If OP got none of them, well then the project will have to be somewhat tiny I guess ^^I can't see how much work you'll be able to do in Final Cut Pro with just 128 GB of storage, unless you're editing very low resolution footage.
I can't see how much work you'll be able to do in Final Cut Pro with just 128 GB of storage, unless you're editing very low resolution footage.
I have an external Hard Drive. It's also painfully slow USB2.
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The thing got thunderbolt and usb 3.0. Will be able to communicate fast enough with external drives. If OP got none of them, well then the project will have to be somewhat tiny I guess ^^
Grats OP on a decision! Good luck with the resolution, hope you find it workable As theSeb says C2D and 8GB RAM should work anyway and the 5 minute of boot time was probably due to something else. Failing hard drive maybe.
Thanks. It's my third Mac. I'll see if I'll find this workable.
By the way, isn't the world's most powerful MacBook Air the 11" version?
By the way, isn't the world's most powerful MacBook Air the 11" version?
No.By the way, isn't the world's most powerful MacBook Air the 11" version?