Hi, Yes David, I'd say that you're remembering correct. The MacBook Pro 17" was the largest laptop Apple produced and they stopped it a number of years ago. Nice powerful machine but a beast to carry.
Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Jul 2, 2014, at 5:04 PM, David Chittenden <dchitten...@gmail.com> wrote: > I may be miss remembering, but I believe the largest one was 17 inches. > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 3 Jul 2014, at 10:10, Jessica D <jldai...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I never knew their was a 17 inch MacBook Pro. >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On Jul 2, 2014, at 6:08 PM, David Chittenden <dchitten...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> In an Apple store two years ago, we measured the Apple Bluetooth keyboard >>> and found it to be the exact same size as the MacBook Air 11" keyboard. We >>> then compared it against the other MacBook computers, and found it is the >>> exact same keyboard, even on the MacBook Pro 17". >>> >>> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >>> Email: dchitten...@gmail.com >>> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On 3 Jul 2014, at 9:19, Kayaker <sea...@me.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I agree with David's comments below. >>>> >>>> I would absolutely upgrade the RAM. The SSD upgrade depends solely on >>>> your use case. Can you split both the Mac and PC data in that size? If >>>> not, upgrade. >>>> >>>> I'm not sure what the value added is for the Apple BT keyboard. It's about >>>> the same size as the Air keyboard, minor size differences between the 11, >>>> 13 and BT. But for me, they all feel the same. >>>> >>>> I do concur that any Air will do you well. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> --k >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Jul 2, 2014, at 5:10 PM, David Taylor <e.david.tay...@icloud.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> Either the 11 or 13 inch will be perfect for what you need. Really, the >>>>> only gain from the 13 is some extra batter life and much more weight to >>>>> carry around, I'd go for the 11 personally, unless the 13 has something >>>>> you specifically need. >>>>> >>>>> It would be very highly advisable to upgrade your RAM, in terms of >>>>> performance. Unless you don't use it very much, and don't mind using >>>>> external storage, I would also upgrade the SSD. It is not that important >>>>> to upgrade the processor, though doing so will get you some extra speed. >>>>> >>>>> The Apple wireless keyboard is an alternative, but it doesn't have a >>>>> power button so you'll always need to use the built in keyboard for that. >>>>> It is the same, standard, Apple keyboard you always get now, same size >>>>> keys, no numpad etc Must admit, I don't use my VM as much as I thought I >>>>> would, but when I do, it runs faster than on any Windows machine >>>>> >>>>> Cheers >>>>> Dave >>>>> >>>>>> On 2 Jul 2014, at 21:54, Juliette <jmswi...@samobile.net> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>> I am looking at purchasing a Mac book Air 13-inch model with 256 GB haed >>>>>> drive. I am planning to run windows via VMware fusion. Would it be >>>>>> necessary in this case to do any or all of the following: >>>>>> 1. Upgrade the hard drive to 512 GB? >>>>>> 2. Upgrade the RAM from 4 GB to 8 GB? >>>>>> 3. Upgrade the processor from 1.4 to 1.7 GHZ? >>>>>> I also have one more question. Is the Apple wireless keyboard that we >>>>>> use with iOS devices the same one that Apple sells as a full-sized >>>>>> alternative to using the laptop keyboard on the Mac Book? >>>>>> Thanks in advance for any help with this. >>>>>> Juliette >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>> an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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