I am pretty sure I have my
Use:
besides normal use, here is some more of an idea of what I will be doing...
School (computer science)
Work (IT analyst)
Photoshop/Dreamweaver
Potential virtual machines
Will not be gaming (I have an solid i7 PC desktop for this)
Will not need more than 128gb storage
I am thinking that 8gb of ram may be pushing it on the 13" MBA - I run several java apps (Java loves RAM) - will be running virtual machines, remote desktop, SQL management studio, possibly a SQL DB for testing.
I am fairly confident I will need 16gb of RAM.
My question is, should i go with a refurbished current gen 13" rMBP or wait for the haswell version.
Am I in a rush? no
Do I want it ASAP? lol yes.
Hoping someone in my field can jump in and make a suggestion.
My instincts tell me to wait for the newest gen.
Use:
besides normal use, here is some more of an idea of what I will be doing...
School (computer science)
Work (IT analyst)
Photoshop/Dreamweaver
Potential virtual machines
Will not be gaming (I have an solid i7 PC desktop for this)
Will not need more than 128gb storage
I am thinking that 8gb of ram may be pushing it on the 13" MBA - I run several java apps (Java loves RAM) - will be running virtual machines, remote desktop, SQL management studio, possibly a SQL DB for testing.
I am fairly confident I will need 16gb of RAM.
My question is, should i go with a refurbished current gen 13" rMBP or wait for the haswell version.
Am I in a rush? no
Do I want it ASAP? lol yes.
Hoping someone in my field can jump in and make a suggestion.
My instincts tell me to wait for the newest gen.