10.8.1 I think its about a week away.
Karl On 2012-08-08, at 12:18 AM, Alexis Tual <[email protected]> wrote: > I do light work (no large workspaces) with a MBA and it's rather good. The > only VERY annoying problem I had lately is WIFI connexion drops. I've had to > change my WIFI router to satisfy my MBA, you can find on the web tons of > complaints about WIFI problems on MACs, don't know why Apple can't fix this... > > > 2012/8/8 Karl <[email protected]> > I agree. Its coming down to screen size now. With the latest SATA3 / 6GBs > SSDs even the MBA feels very speedy. > > To me, the conversation is now about screen real estate (and, at my age, the > quality of your eyes). > > For all of us, its amazing progress from where 2GB of RAM cost $100,000 in > 1995! I think that Apple made the right choice to switch to Intel in 2004 > and the right choice not to switch away from it for their portable desktop > products last year. > > Karl > > On 2012-08-07, at 10:53 PM, Maik Musall <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Pascal, > > > > my main dev machine is a 2010 MBP with 512 GB SSD (Apple), i7 dual core > > (pre-sandy bridge) and 8 GB, running Lion. > > > > Since shortly before WOWODC 2012, I bought an additional MBA 11" with 8 GB, > > 256 GB SSD and i7 dual core. It clearly outperforms my only 2 years old MBP > > in every respect, even graphics, and that already was a big step up from > > the same 2008 MBP you have which I had before. I upgraded this MBA to > > Mountain Lion not only but also to check if I could work with that well > > enough. > > > > Turns out I can. It's really good. Eclipse runs well and all. I can cope > > surprisingly well with the restricted screen size, but of course I also > > have a larger external screen in my office. Check johanhenselman's tweets > > shortly after the release for a few hints about what to check regarding WO > > development. It's not really more work than any other ordinary change of OS > > release or environment. > > > > I use the rsync-based Unison file synchronizer to keep my dev stuff in sync > > on both machines, which also works well. You could use that for an easy > > transition period with your old MBP as a safety net. > > > > I'm using the Thunderbolt Ethernet Adaptor with the MBA. No idea if the USB > > thing works. It would be nice if Apple would update that one to USB 3.0 and > > to work with every modern Mac. Another (costly) alternative would be the > > 27" Apple Thunderbolt display which features a built-in Ethernet port (but > > the electronics in that display are apparently a bit buggy). > > > > Maik > > > > > > Am 07.08.2012 um 15:49 schrieb Pascal Robert <[email protected]>: > > > >> So I'm really tired of my poor Early 2008 MBP, so I'm thinking to moving > >> to a MacBook Air with the i7/8 GB upgrade. I just did a GeekBench test on > >> my MBP and it's almost half the speed of a MBA… > >> > >> My main concerns with the MBA is the lack of ports and Mountain Lion. So > >> anyone have moved to Mountain Lion yet? I did move the family's Mac Mini > >> to Mountain Lion and so far so good, but I don't do anything development > >> on it. > >> > >> I also need to buy a Ethernet adaptor because the co-working space I rent > >> only have Ethernet. That means I need to buy the USB Ethernet adaptor > >> because I need the Thunderbolt port to connect my external display. Does > >> anyone here using the USB Ethernet adaptor with the new MacBook Air and > >> Mountain Lion? > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > >> Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) > >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > >> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/maik%40selbstdenker.ag > >> > >> This email sent to [email protected] > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > > Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) > > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/kgretton%40mac.com > > > > This email sent to [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/alexis.tual%40gmail.com > > This email sent to [email protected] >
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