Will a new MBA be more capable at Illustrator than 2007 Macbook

[unregbaron]

I get annoyed at the moment with loud fan noise (esp when watching video) and not being able to use Illustrator/Photoshop files without problems/slowness.

Would a new MBA be faster?

I only have 5gb hard drive space free - is this also a factor?

thanks.

 

[icanboogie]

upgrading ram (to 4 GB) and cleaning up the hard drive are the most cost-effective things you can do for improving your mac experience. (maybe even get a faster/bigger HD?) you should keep at least 15-20 percent of your HD free.

other than that, a new MBA will outperform your 2007 MBP in most disciplines.

 

[unregbaron]

THanks - my machine can only handle 2GB but I will spend some time sorting out my hard drive.

 

[icanboogie]

oh, right: only 2 GB RAM max. - that is a bottleneck for some tasks.

other than that, I am surprised how well "older" machines (like mine, early 2008 santa rosa) still run, even on Lion.

 

[maflynn]

Would a new MBA be faster?

Yes, just google the benchmarks and you'll see a very fast machine.