Hey all, tha last few weeks i have really been think about getting an Air 11"
My field of work and study is Software engineering. I am still in doubt if the 11 will be to small.
note this is not going to my main work horse. i do however have some very specific requirements for it.
1. must have same keyboard as current MBP 15" and from what i understand this is the case except for function keys which is fine
2. must be able to run parallels for programming tasks in visual c# since my institute is in bed with Microsoft
i have check my footprint of installed software i cannot live without on my 15" mbp with parallels and it is around 35gb so im thinking the 64gb will be enough.
my question is since i can still buy the 2011 model and this really is just for portability, mainly note taking and rarely small programming tasks.
its for the days i want to go to a cafe / library to study
the easy days at University with a meeting or classes only.
im think the only problem with the small 2011 is it only have 2gb ram and paired with parallels this will be a pain.
since im using the 15" as the main work horse which has 1440x900 resolution I'm think would it be better to get the 13" since they have the same resolution?
however if i do this the mac will get bigger to a point where there might not be the big difference from my current 15" and the whole concept of portability fails. and when studying outside your own home you sometimes have space problems.
whats your advice?
2011 11" 64gb - 2gb ram intel hd 3000
2012 11" 64gb - 4gb ram intel hd 4000
2012 13" 128gb - 4gb ram intel hd 4000
im still saving so it only a matter of one month more for each step up in model.
some people will probally point out 64gb will be to small i know 64 is plenty heck i could probally srink the footprint i have on 35 gb so it could fit in a 32gb ssd however that might be pushing it to to tight.
Kasper
My field of work and study is Software engineering. I am still in doubt if the 11 will be to small.
note this is not going to my main work horse. i do however have some very specific requirements for it.
1. must have same keyboard as current MBP 15" and from what i understand this is the case except for function keys which is fine
2. must be able to run parallels for programming tasks in visual c# since my institute is in bed with Microsoft
i have check my footprint of installed software i cannot live without on my 15" mbp with parallels and it is around 35gb so im thinking the 64gb will be enough.
my question is since i can still buy the 2011 model and this really is just for portability, mainly note taking and rarely small programming tasks.
its for the days i want to go to a cafe / library to study
the easy days at University with a meeting or classes only.
im think the only problem with the small 2011 is it only have 2gb ram and paired with parallels this will be a pain.
since im using the 15" as the main work horse which has 1440x900 resolution I'm think would it be better to get the 13" since they have the same resolution?
however if i do this the mac will get bigger to a point where there might not be the big difference from my current 15" and the whole concept of portability fails. and when studying outside your own home you sometimes have space problems.
whats your advice?
2011 11" 64gb - 2gb ram intel hd 3000
2012 11" 64gb - 4gb ram intel hd 4000
2012 13" 128gb - 4gb ram intel hd 4000
im still saving so it only a matter of one month more for each step up in model.
some people will probally point out 64gb will be to small i know 64 is plenty heck i could probally srink the footprint i have on 35 gb so it could fit in a 32gb ssd however that might be pushing it to to tight.
Kasper