[Leica] MacBook Air and Lightroom for Africa trip

[Mark Rabiner]

I meant running what programs?!!


On 7/30/14 12:06 AM, "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:

> To do what?!
> 
> 
> On 7/28/14 9:35 PM, "Adam Bridge" <abridge at mac.com> wrote:
> 
>> Next year I¹m looking at doing a documentary trip to Africa with a college
>> group. My normal travel computer is a 17² MacBook Pro but it¹s HUGE, on an
>> international trip it¹s just not going to work, I think.
> 
> I have been very
>> happy with my MacBook Air but the version I have only has 4 GB of RAM and a
>> small solid state drive.
> 
> I¹m wondering if anyone has experience with an MBA
>> with 8 GB of RAM, the larger SDD and an external Thunderbolt drive for use
>> with editing photos on the road.
> 
> I think I¹ll have reasonable power. I¹ll
>> take about a zillion SD cards so I don¹t have to erase anything but I know I
>> won¹t keyword or annotate images properly unless I do it the day I capture
>> them.
> 
> So, if you have thoughts I¹d appreciate it.
> 
> The alternative is a
>> MacBook Pro 15² that I know will do the job. But it¹s almost twice as
>> heavy.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Adam
> 
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