I currently have a 15" Macbook Pro from 2010 (the one in my signature), but I want something smaller, so I'm thinking of selling it on eBay and buying a MBA. The two models I'm looking at are the 13" w/ i5, 4GB RAM (http://store.apple.com/us/product/FD231LL/A/refurbished-macbook-air-18ghz-dual-core-intel-core-i5), and 128GB SSD and the 11" w/ i5, 4GB RAM, and 128GB SSD (http://store.apple.com/us/product/FD224LL/A/refurbished-macbook-air-17ghz-dual-core-intel-core-i5). The main uses would be programming, web design/development, photo editing, small video editing (5 minute projects, so nothing to hard on the GPU or CPU), essay writing, and online college test taking. The MBA will be a secondary machine, as I also have a desktop (the one in my signature) that I will be using for the majority of my hardcore tasks (gaming, 3D rendering, long video editing, etc...) so it won't have to be able to do everything imaginable. As far as portability needs go, I will be taking it to college 4 days a week (commuter) and taking it to friends places on weekends. I do travel 4+ times a year, so that's something to take into consideration, but I've been able to do it fine with my MBP so a couple inches isn't going to affect that.
I've always had either 13" or 15" laptops so I'm kinda leaning towards the 13" MBA, but I have used an 11" MBA (my dad has a few for his business and I set them up, but I'm not sure how easy photo editing and programming is on them) and I'm always open to new things. So anyway, help me with this decision please. It'd be awesome if people that own one or both of the models and have similar uses to me could weigh in here with their experiences.
Thanks,
guavacode
I've always had either 13" or 15" laptops so I'm kinda leaning towards the 13" MBA, but I have used an 11" MBA (my dad has a few for his business and I set them up, but I'm not sure how easy photo editing and programming is on them) and I'm always open to new things. So anyway, help me with this decision please. It'd be awesome if people that own one or both of the models and have similar uses to me could weigh in here with their experiences.
Thanks,
guavacode