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Subject: [Leica] mac airbook
From: rgacpa at gmail.com (Robert Adler)
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 07:43:17 -0700
References: <CAFfkXxsAgD9b3=xcmhmw072UNBO69Rvuwyg0N_WNf5eqv=wT1g@mail.gmail.com> <2D9B1D1A-FC4B-49D3-AB7F-5C5851DE4B67@gmail.com> <7B6B1DB0-9686-4A3F-8179-D7500D626539@me.com> <000a01cd60d0$f47e62c0$dd7b2840$@chiaroscuro.co.nz>

Totally agree about the screen size (I have the 11" version!). But for
travel, it can't be beat IMO. It also has the ability to hook up to a big
mac monitor when you get home...
Bob

On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 1:24 AM, John McMaster <john at 
chiaroscuro.co.nz>wrote:

> I have LR4, CS6 Master (some) and Capture 1 on my 2011 Air (i7/256GB/4GB)
> with no issues (other than screen size!) I would not regard it as
> replacement for a bigger laptop or desktop though....
>
> john
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Interesting what you say Bob because I was toying with upgrading my very
> old
> plastic macBook. By the sound of it LR4 and PhotoMechanic would have no
> trouble at all.
>
> Gerry
>
> Gerry Walden
> On 13 Jul 2012, at 07:16, Bob Adler wrote:
>
> > I have an air with a 250 GB SSD Drive and an external 500GB external
> G-Drive, Sonny.
> >
> > I have LR 4, cs6, and Capture 1.  All work incredibly well and fast.  I
> carry a 500GB external G-drive mini; thin, small and fast, which I backup
> my
> photos to each night. I've had no space problems and my layered TIFF files
> get up to a gig each.
> > I backup the catalogue each night too. And the newer airs have even
> bigger
> SSD drives.
> > Great travel gear IMO.
> >
> > Bob Adler
> > www.rgaphoto.com
> >
> > On Jul 12, 2012, at 8:10 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Just suppose one had a Macbook Air, and wanted to use LightRoom and
> >> Photoshop with it, .  I suppose you'd need a portable hard drive to hold
> >> the catalog and serve as a scratch drive?   I'd think even the 256 gig
> >> drive is kinda small . . .
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Sonny
> >> http://sonc.com/look/
> >> Natchitoches, Louisiana
> >>
> >> USA
> >>
>
>
>
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-- 
Bob Adler
http://www.rgaphoto.com


In reply to: Message from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] mac airbook)
Message from rgacpa at gmail.com (Bob Adler) ([Leica] mac airbook)
Message from gerry.walden at me.com (Gerry Walden) ([Leica] mac airbook)
Message from john at chiaroscuro.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] mac airbook)