Re: Bying a new computer.

2015-10-09 Thread Grant
Hi Erik, all MacBook Airs have dual core processors. You cannot get a MacBook Air with a quad core processor. Best, Grant On Oct 6, 2015, at 12:47 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: Anders, I think the 1.6 ghz processer is a quadcore which makes it more expensive and also as it's a laptop processer

Re: Bying a new computer.

2015-10-08 Thread Devin Prater
YES, IOS DEVICES CAN DO A LOT, but EVEN WITH A BLUETOOTH KEYBOARD ATTACHED, THERE AREN'T A LOT of APPS THAT TAKE ADVANTAGE of the keyboard. One good app that does, though, is MudRammer. But besides that, only the built in apps take advantage of the keyboard and possible commands. Document write

Re: Bying a new computer.

2015-10-08 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
Dropping the quad-core mini, making the newest models slower than the old ones, was a misstep by Apple. I can only assume this was to prevent cannibalization of their other lines by a fast, cheaper, lower-margin box. Rather poor showing and goes against Apple's tradition of cannibalizing it's o

Re: Bying a new computer.

2015-10-08 Thread Scott Granados
And one thing to add, if you’re a braille user the IOS devices are better with braille than the Mac unfortunately. Other wise great points. I’m upset that there are no user serviceable parts inside any more. I upgraded my Macbook 2012 with 3rd party memory and SSD and it made a huge difference

Re: Bying a new computer.

2015-10-08 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
At the risk of being completely useless, more is always better where specs are concerned. Apple give you a great experience with Mac, but alas, they charge overly for upgrades, and you only get to make those purchases one time, when you buy your machine. This is, of course, no coincidence. Be

Re: Bying a new computer.

2015-10-07 Thread Scott Granados
I would say more memory is always better, if you can up that to 16GB or more that’s probably a worth while thing if you’re going to do a lot of heavy work. Audio itself isn’t bad but if you run a lot of tools in parallel etc. The SSD size depends on what you’re storing. If you have an external

Re: Bying a new computer.

2015-10-07 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Thats true actually. But is 256Gb enough for a ssd? /A > On 06 Oct 2015, at 21:24, Alex Hall wrote: > > 8GB of ram is more than enough, I imagine, especially on a device with a > solid-state drive. A Mini is a fine machine, but remember that it's not > portable and won't include a screen,

Re: Bying a new computer.

2015-10-06 Thread Sadam Ahmed
Just a slight correction. MacBook Airs don't come with a retina display. You must be thinking of the 12-inch MacBook. Yours truly, Sadam Ahmed Sent from my iPhone -- Yours truly, Sadam Ahmed Sent from my iPhone -- > On 7 Oct 2015, at 6:47 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: > >

Re: Bying a new computer.

2015-10-06 Thread erik burggraaf
Anders, I think the 1.6 ghz processer is a quadcore which makes it more expensive and also as it's a laptop processer with four cores, it will have more l2 cash and be engineered to run a little cooler than the desktop processer in the mini. The 2.7 ghz processer in the mini is a duel core fro

Re: Bying a new computer.

2015-10-06 Thread Alex Hall
8GB of ram is more than enough, I imagine, especially on a device with a solid-state drive. A Mini is a fine machine, but remember that it's not portable and won't include a screen, keyboard, trackpad, or microphone. > On Oct 6, 2015, at 15:01, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > Am about to spend