I don't know what you mean by "my Macs have given up" or why you feel you are restricted to Snapseed on your mcair now.
I currently have two laptops: a mid-2011 series MacBook Air 13" with 4G RAM and 128G storage, and a late-2010 series MacBook Pro 13" with 8G RAM and 500G storage. I run OS X v10.8.2 Mountain Lion on both, and have Lightroom 4.3 on both, as well as Snapseed and Flare apps. I have PS CS on the MacBook Pro. Both do very nicely ... all the photo work is located on externally connected drives. Despite the MBA having a nominally lower clock speed and less RAM, it is a faster system when processing photos.
I'm planning to order a new MacBook Air this weekend, I'll go for the 13" stuffed with 8G RAM, the most storage I can get, and the top of the line processor. Since I do nearly all my work on a 27" display rather than on the built in screen, I'd rather have a smaller form factor laptop that's easier to carry for the rare times when I need the mobility.
Hi Godfrey.
Thanks for the response.
I am limited on my 11" macair because Snapspeed and Pixelmator is all I want to run on it. It is ( was ) my mobile thing ( along with the iPad ).
Now it has to do all the work!!
' Given up '. Fried. Stopped working. They are old machines. The display on the macbook Pro went bust.
The Mac Pro just stopped working..nothing, zilch. The repair center first said the processor/s were fried. Then the power supply. Then the memory..and on and on. They are unable to repair it. It is different here, then in NA.
So, I have decided to make do with a Macbook Pro, till I have the funds to get a desktop going again.
The 13" Macbook Pro is not ( for me ) a portable thing. The macbookair is. I do not do heavy editing on the road. I do it at home; so there is where I want the
main software to reside; and where I need the max power I can get ( at a cost I can bear ).
I have ordered the 15" Macbook Pro with Retina screen and 16gb/768gb ssd.
They are expected to call me by Monday if they can deliver or they have to order it from Dubai or London.
In the meantime, I shall be posting from my web jpgs saved to an external disk.
Appreciate your experienced input. It takes time to get these products ordered to ones satisfaction here. In time and cost.
Best regards.