Well than I would definitely go with 13" over the 11" for the aforementioned reasons if that is the case.
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Should I buy an 11" MacBook Air as my main computer?
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Well than I would definitely go with 13" over the 11" for the aforementioned reasons if that is the case.
Uhh, that's a mid 2010 iMac not a 2011, where the 2011s have quad cores and come in over 7800 with a 2.7 Ghz i5.
artvideo.nl - your C2D comes in around 4100. The MBA will be a significant upgrade from that machine.
it was a typo. btw the imac artvideo has is 4189, i can't imagine within few years a slim machine like air beats the **** out of that huge imac.
it's beyond my imagination.
I know this is a slightly older thread, but just wanted to add a correction here so people looking at the 2012 MBA's as a desktop replacement (such as myself) will have the correct info.
You can do this:
MacBook Air
---> Apple Thunderbolt Display
--------> any thunderbolt accessort (e.g a hard drive)
--------------> Mini-Display Port to HDMI or DVI display
If you try and plug a mini-display port display into the thunderbolt display - it wont work. But the Air can do it, just make sure you have some sort of random device plugged into the Thunderbolt display first, and daisychain off of that.
Randomly found an apple forum on this yesterday because I'm planning on using my old iMac as a monitor, a thunderbolt display as a secondary monitor and firewire port for my external HDD. The mid 2012 MBAir support up to two 2560x1440 monitors via the thunderbolt display and the matrix of capabilities depicted on the site showed exactly what I'm trying to do. It did warn to plug the MBAir to the ATB display first then the ATB to iMac otherwise the iMac would pick up the ATB as a secondary display... I ordered an ATB based on what I read and can't wait to have both 27" screens plus the MBAir's screen going.
Sorry I couldn't find the article again today.
I've been using an i7 11" MBA since they came out in June. I have to say, this thing rocks. It's much faster than my 2008 Mac Pro, and it's an awesome productivity tool.
As a developer, I spend much of my day in VIM - and it's perfect for it! I don't have a huge need for a large display, but when I do, I can hook it up to a 1920x1080 screen. That's great, but not required, for tools that can leverage the real estate - like XCode or a browser window with console open.
If I'm using the laptop outside the home, I've never felt like the screen was too small to get work done, no matter what the app...
As a developer, I spend much of my day in VIM - and it's perfect for it! I don't have a huge need for a large display, but when I do, I can hook it up to a 1920x1080 screen. That's great, but not required, for tools that can leverage the real estate - like XCode or a browser window with console open.
If I'm using the laptop outside the home, I've never felt like the screen was too small to get work done, no matter what the app...
I've started using the 11" as my daily driver, too. Works great. I do a lot of web development and the screen size isn't a hinderance at all. In fact, full screen apps work great. I've got an external monitor, but I rarely use it. I find that the more I use the 11", the more I get accustomed to the size of the screen. Now, I do need to cmd + some websites with tiny text, but it all works fine. No complaints at all.
I am a Windows Systems Administrator so I have to run VMware on mine to run Windows and Linux. I just recently bought a 13" MBA base model (mid-2012). It suffices. Can't really game on it but it's fine. I am very surprised at how fast this is with just 4GB of RAM but the SSD is doing it's job. Plus, my wifes and my parents get the hammy-down computers (just gave my 2008 Dell XPS to my dad... he loves it lol) so that gives us an excuse to refresh computers lol. When the MBA comes out with a high resolution (retina) version, I will max the specs out on that one. But for now, this is fine. My wife got the 2011 MBP. I do admit that when I sit in front of her computer now, that 15" real estate feels like I'm staring at a huge screen.
I feel the key to the Air as a primary laptop is learning to use the "tile" desktops. I can have Firefox open on the main screen, a document open on the second screen, Microsoft Windows running on the third screen, etc... and be able to swipe 3 fingers to change seamlessly. I grew up a windows-guy but have converted to a mac-guy for home use. The track pad on these things are hands-down the best I have ever used.
All this plus the fact that this thing weighs so little, I will be using the Air line-up for my primary computers for years to come.
I feel the key to the Air as a primary laptop is learning to use the "tile" desktops. I can have Firefox open on the main screen, a document open on the second screen, Microsoft Windows running on the third screen, etc... and be able to swipe 3 fingers to change seamlessly. I grew up a windows-guy but have converted to a mac-guy for home use. The track pad on these things are hands-down the best I have ever used.
All this plus the fact that this thing weighs so little, I will be using the Air line-up for my primary computers for years to come.
Try the Reader button in Safari. That should reformat the site's page to make it easier to read.