Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Charlie. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie Chan" <topoxforddoc at btinternet.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2011 4:07 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Apple MacBook > Jim, > > What course is your Grand daughter doing? Will she have to carry it over > considerable distances or time? > > We have 4 MBPs/MBs in our household as my kids have them for high school > as well. My oldest will be starting university in the fall; he currently > uses an older white plastic bodied MacBook. He is going to be studying > Maths hopefully at Cambridge (and he's a real Mac geek). He's going to be > getting a MacBook Air (13 inch 128GB Solid State Drive 4GB RAM). It's > substantially lighter and with the SSD Hard Drive, it's as quick as a top > of the line 17 inch MacBook Pro. Downsides are its relative lack of > connectivity and no disc drive. But my son isn't bothered by that. Most of > his work creates only small files and so he stores all of his stuff on a > 'Cloud' ie in online storage. He doesn't do loads of photos or video and > so Hard Drive capacity is not an issue for him. It would be for your > Granddaughter if her course is heavily graphics orientated. > > That's a different compromise. If you don't like the MacBook Air, then > definitely the base 13 inch Mac Book Pro is the one to go for (that's what > the rest of my family have). > > Best wishes, > > Charlie Chan > Cheltenham, UK > > topoxforddoc at btinternet.com > www.cancer-surgeon.co.uk > www.charlie-chan.co.uk > > > > On 29 May 2011, at 04:50, Jim Nichols wrote: > >> I know there are a lot of Apple users out there. I am "Apple MacBook >> ignorant". >> >> My granddaughter wants an Apple MacBook for college. I have looked up >> the specs, and a couple of options for added memory and a larger HD. >> >> Are there any basic shortcomings or traps that I can run into with the >> MacBook? Anything to avoid? >> >> Thanks in advance for any advice you can provide. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >