Here's my current setup:
2007 Macbook (black) - 2.2 ghz, 250gb HD, 2gb RAM, 10.5 Leopard
What I use it for:
- writing
- surfing
- music
- downloading (or streaming) and watching tv shows
- some spreadsheet work
What I don't like about it:
- heavy! (I don't take it with me much, but I really like to move around the apartment and use it on my lap a lot rather than sit at a desk. I don't do that with this one nearly as much as I did with my old small and light Thinkpad x40.)
- gets hot (i.e. not good for lap use)
- screen not as sharp as new models (since I'm staring at it a lot, this is important.)
- battery life could be better
Options:
1. Get a macbook air that's slower, but lighter so i can move around with it more easily. Maybe i'd be more likely to take it places because of the weight and work in other places. On the other hand, the short battery life kind of defeats the purpose, doesn't it. (Another negative is that since i like to listen to music on it, the inferior single speaker would be worse. I would be interested in using air tunes to stream to my speakers, but i tried that with my current macbook and it hogs cpu and makes the laptop heat up...so i stopped doing it.)
2. Upgrade to a 15" mbp for the bigger screen. It's about the same weight, but i'm getting a better screen and much better battery.
So that's my dilema. I don't have to upgrade, but should I if I can get a good resale on my current laptop? And what do you think of those two options? Will either of them make that much of a difference to me?
Thanks for your help.
Jeremy
2007 Macbook (black) - 2.2 ghz, 250gb HD, 2gb RAM, 10.5 Leopard
What I use it for:
- writing
- surfing
- music
- downloading (or streaming) and watching tv shows
- some spreadsheet work
What I don't like about it:
- heavy! (I don't take it with me much, but I really like to move around the apartment and use it on my lap a lot rather than sit at a desk. I don't do that with this one nearly as much as I did with my old small and light Thinkpad x40.)
- gets hot (i.e. not good for lap use)
- screen not as sharp as new models (since I'm staring at it a lot, this is important.)
- battery life could be better
Options:
1. Get a macbook air that's slower, but lighter so i can move around with it more easily. Maybe i'd be more likely to take it places because of the weight and work in other places. On the other hand, the short battery life kind of defeats the purpose, doesn't it. (Another negative is that since i like to listen to music on it, the inferior single speaker would be worse. I would be interested in using air tunes to stream to my speakers, but i tried that with my current macbook and it hogs cpu and makes the laptop heat up...so i stopped doing it.)
2. Upgrade to a 15" mbp for the bigger screen. It's about the same weight, but i'm getting a better screen and much better battery.
So that's my dilema. I don't have to upgrade, but should I if I can get a good resale on my current laptop? And what do you think of those two options? Will either of them make that much of a difference to me?
Thanks for your help.
Jeremy