Just purchased a 2018 MBA

[Dave245]

stop on by. LOL. I have a 16gb

How are you finding it so far? Have you done any photo editing, or anything to push the machine?

 

[AustinIllini]

16 GB was a nice upgrade. So far mine has been okay, although I did have a bit of an issue with Cisco Webex earlier this week.

 

[frocco]

With everyday use it is very smooth, I honestly would like to see a side by side of the 8gb and 16gb model to see where / if the difference is noticeable.

Thanks, just purchased the same MBA. 8g/256

 

[Dodgeman]

Thanks, just purchased the same MBA. 8g/256

Not worried about the screen quality?

 

[Eksoccer99]

Not worried about the screen quality?

This past weekend I was in at bestbuy and they had the air next to a pro. I didn’t see a difference. Looked the same to me. Loving every bit of my MBA.

 

[frocco]

Not worried about the screen quality?

No, for what I do, I am finding the MBA is nice to use and easier to carry around.
Right now, it seems plenty fast for me, the 15" pro is faster, but 1200.00 more.

 

[Dave245]

No, for what I do, I am finding the MBA is nice to use and easier to carry around.
Right now, it seems plenty fast for me, the 15" pro is faster, but 1200.00 more.

The thing is i find people get caught up on speeds and specs, most people don't need a Macbook Pro, the Air or even the 12" Macbook is good enough. The problem is that people think that because a machine is faster it automatically makes it better, which would be true IF the individual is going to use that power, other wise it's just wasted.

For me personally i feel that the Macbook Air will be enough, if i upgrade the Ram to 16GB and get the 512SSD storage i think it will last a good few years (just like my early 2011 Macbook Pro did). However is Apple likely to update it later this year with a small spec bump maybe.

 

[Eksoccer99]

The thing is i find people get caught up on speeds and specs, most people don't need a Macbook Pro, the Air or even the 12" Macbook is good enough. The problem is that people think that because a machine is faster it automatically makes it better, which would be true IF the individual is going to use that power, other wise it's just wasted.

For me personally i feel that the Macbook Air will be enough, if i upgrade the Ram to 16GB and get the 512SSD storage i think it will last a good few years (just like my early 2011 Macbook Pro did). However is Apple likely to update it later this year with a small spec bump maybe.

These points are 'exactly' where I was at. I have an iMac 27" to fall back on for more Power.

 

[Dave245]

These points are 'exactly' where I was at. I have an iMac 27" to fall back on for more Power.

Same here, except my 27” iMac is the old 2012 one. I’m waiting on a big update before I upgrade.