Hi there - long time lurker and new poster here.
I've been using a 15' HP notebook / desktop replacement for about 4 years. It's showing its age.. so I'm thinking about getting a Mac instead just for a change.
So I'm currently comparing the '13 Air and 13' rMBP as they're both within my price range.
I'll be using it mainly for:
- Surfing internet, youtube, streaming shows on demand
- Word processing, some photo processing, some video processing
- The function I'm really interested in is using the Airplay capability with Apple TV and using TV as a dual monitor, i.e., watching a streaming show or Youtube video on the TV and at the same time doing some work on the notebook.
So my question is would the 13' Air be suitable for this? Or would the task be too intensive? Would the 13' rMBP be any better? I see that it also doesn't have a dedicated graphics driver...
I've been using a 15' HP notebook / desktop replacement for about 4 years. It's showing its age.. so I'm thinking about getting a Mac instead just for a change.
So I'm currently comparing the '13 Air and 13' rMBP as they're both within my price range.
I'll be using it mainly for:
- Surfing internet, youtube, streaming shows on demand
- Word processing, some photo processing, some video processing
- The function I'm really interested in is using the Airplay capability with Apple TV and using TV as a dual monitor, i.e., watching a streaming show or Youtube video on the TV and at the same time doing some work on the notebook.
So my question is would the 13' Air be suitable for this? Or would the task be too intensive? Would the 13' rMBP be any better? I see that it also doesn't have a dedicated graphics driver...