Is the new MBA enough?

What's the price difference? I would wait for the new rMBP we may see a slight price drop.

 

rMBP, the screen is stunning, you'll appreciate it every day, great for editing photo's too!

 

The Retina display is amazing and I think you would love it more with photo editing. Do it!

 

If you had said pro photography, video or retouching, the retina premium would be justifiable. For occasional shade-tree stuff, just get the Air you mentioned.

 

My air from 2011 can do that sort of stuff, just make sure you get a large enough hard drive.

And personally, I prefer the non-retina non-glassy screen.

 

wait it out as Long as u can, then u still have 14 or 30 to return from that point.

 

Get rmbp, you won't have to worry. If you can wait a bit, hang on until we see what they do with them.

 

ok, the problem here is: if you go Retina, you'll need to get the 15" version. I just went back from a 13" rMBP (got a defective unit, couldn't exchange it - long story) to a MBA and the latter feels massively faster than the 13" rMBP. If the 15" (which is much faster than the 13" - I also have a 15" rMBP that I use at home as my desktop replacement) is too heavy for you, I'd suggest waiting until a refresh comes out for the smaller version. The current one doesn't pack enough processing power to drive the high-res screen and it shows all over the system.

 

I agree with kis. This really affects gaming on the rMBP on native resolution (if you will playing any games).

 

Does the MBA have enough power to:

Run a big screen
Run skype video
Run ~20 tab browser
Run pages
Run keynote
Run a few other processes...

all at the same time?

Thanks,
Jon

 

I'd say that shouldn't be a problem

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I believe you made the right decision - buying a 13" rMBP right now isn't a good investment (unless you find it with a serious discount - and even then you'll be buying a system that is barely strong enough to power its display).