Torn between what to do...

Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 5_0_1 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/534.46 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.1 Mobile/9A405 Safari/7534.48.3)

....you're on a Mac Rumors forum. What do you think we're going to say?

 

Even the base air model of 999 is pretty pricey to "sync your iPod". In fact, I'd go so far to say any computer for any price is a waste for that single activity.

If your parents are rich, sure, spend some of their money and get a macbook air. They are nice. =)

 

A MacBook Pro is a better computer than the MacBook Air if it is going to be your ONLY computer if you ask me. The MBP is cheaper, more powerful, and with more built in storage.

The MacBook Air is the perfect portable computer, but personally I think if you only want to have one computer, the MacBook Pro is more suited for that role. The Pro is also a very mobile computer, and not heavy by any means.

 

I disagree. For his purposes, the MBA with SSD will be faster.
The mba is better overall with the SSD speed and better screen resolution (and ofc portability). The mba is powerful enough, and since he seems to have money (ipod+ipad+looking for a MBA while going to school), it's worth it.

 

I disagree with this statement. I consider myself a power user and "upgraded" from a MBP to MBA. The reason the MBP is cheaper than the MBA is because it doesn't have an SSD. Add and SSD to it and then do your price comparison.

Back to the original question... there is nothing inherently "more compatible" with syncing an iPod to a Mac vs. a windows PC. Both computers are running iTunes. If your windows PC has problems, that's a different matter. You might try restoring it to factory settings which will make it run faster and hopefully clear any issues that might exist.

 

how old is the vaio? For your needs it would be better/cheaper to just get an ssd and max the ram if its not already. If its super old (5+ years) then I'd go for the MBA, but the 11". Its what I have as my sole machine since I'm living a year overseas and I love it so much and have no problem with the screen size.

 

But OP doesn't NEED an SSD. Sure, it has faster boot times and load times, but does he need it? Not at all.

The fact that the MBP has more storage (£1,349.00 for a 256 GB Air, £999 for a 320 GB HDD Pro) for ALOT cheaper, would seal the deal for me. Also, if OP is looking to keep his laptop for a long time (5+ years), chances are the HDD will be longer lasting than the SSD. Not to mention that the MBP has user-upgradable RAM, and a faster CPU, which should keep the laptop more relevant, for longer.

 

Good choice. Go iTunes and plug in your iPhone. Then, sign into your iTunes account and activate your new computer onto your iTunes account (Store-->Activat this computer in the main menu).

Now, you can just sync up your phone and thats you done.

 

Well, if you transfer your songs over frm your old laptop to your new MBP, then your better off using your MBP for your iPhone/touch library.

You can still do manual on the Mac, iTunes is pretty much the exact same.

 

A modern SSD will out last you, which is a heck of a lot longer (I hope) than a conventional hard drive. The bigger the drive, the longer it will last. (Please don't make me do the math). That fallacy comes from the days of old when people used compact flash cards.

Edit: Who the hell gave the OP a negative rating? Here I'll bump you back up. These ratings are dumb.

 

Buy a Mac...

 

Based on what you presented, the MBAir is perfect. I had a 7yr-old Sony. Last year is when I realized I needed a new computer. I didn't know what to get. I used that Sony for one more year and finally I put it to rest. I only use it for Word, as I haven't purchase Office for my MB Air.

Anyway, a friend told me to try the Air. I only use it to surf the web, email, youtube, hulu (when I miss a TV program I've missed), and Word.doc. It's the best fit for what I use it for. I also purchased a 4S and am very happy with these 2 new devices.

Best Buy allows you to try their computers for 2 weeks. No open box fee. I did just that, and was happy a friend turn me to Apple. Now, I have until Jan. 24th to exchange the MB Air and I'm contemplating the 15-inch MB Pro, but the only thing I don't like about it is it lacks the SSD like the MBAir. I'll be upset if the next ten 15-inch Pro's get the SSD, which rumor claims them will Q1 2012.

Edit: As far as you music, why can't you just copy the folder where all your music is stored on an external drive and import them their from iTunes on your new MBP. You can also back up, if you hadn't already, the music on your iPod, store them on your vaio, and copy them to the external and import fro there. I now these are a lot of steps, but unless you have the proper cables and apps to transfer, I think, this is the best economical solution.

 

Bad decision. You get more with 13" MBA. SSD makes huge difference.

 

Don't listen to them OP, the MBP is a better choice.

The SSD is great, sure. It has much faster boot times and it is alot faster at loading apps. But does it matter THAT much? Absolutely not; can you wait a few seconds here and there? I mean, how often do you actually power on your computer, at most once a day (so you loose about a minute of your life each day waiting for your computer to load, big deal). You bought a very nice computer and you WILL be very happy with it.

About your question earlier, I'm sorry I don't know. Search on google, there is alot of good advice there about great Apps for the Mac.