[Leica] MacBook Air and Lightroom for Africa trip

[Mark Rabiner]

Is Lightroom that computer intensive really?

http://www.learn-to-lightroom.com/articles/buying-a-lightroom-computer/


On 7/30/14 1:13 AM, "John McMaster" <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:

> Looking at the subject line I would guess Lightroom.....
> 
> ;-) john
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> I meant running what programs?!!
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> On 7/30/14 12:06 AM, "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:
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>> To do what?!
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>> 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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