Just bought a MacBook Air.... Review coming soon....

OK, doing that now. Exporting RAWs as JPEGs to the desktop in LightRoom, while editing using Aperture, and listening to the new Goldfrapp album. No real issues, though a couple of spinny beachballs.

However, if I just used LightRoom to export, and LightRoom to continue editing, no issues at all. I much prefer LightRoom to Aperture anyway, and I certainly wouldn't be using both! I also tried web browsing while exporting, with iTunes open and running, Aperture open, LightRoom doing the export, and had no issues surfing.

 

Man I hate those spinny beachballs, but that is still very impressive and good to know, thanks very much and keep us posted on your temporary toy!

 

Thanks! The more I use it, the more I like it. It's actually a laptop vs my MacBook Pro which is definitely not.

 

Hey WilliamG just curious, I thought that the mba was bought for your father..? Did you decide to buy one after using one?

 

Nope. It's still for my dad, but I don't see him till the middle of may.

BTW, how you enjoying the ACD 30"?

 

sorry but LOL games on macbook air. it would be great for WoW though.

 

Sadly I returned the 30" ACD because of uneven backlighting which made the whites a different color... its very frustrating.. the 23" ACD is perfect for me in size/color/brightness so I'm happy with it.

I'm really debating on getting a mba now since I've sold my 17" hi res mbp (its a bit too much because I own a mac pro..).

Now I'm debating whether to buy another 15" mbp (which I thought its form factor better suited me or give the mba another shot.

I had a hp 2710p tablet pc and I remember the fan being just as loud as the mba and that didnt bother me.. you know its funny because I got the hp 2710p at the time it was around $2200 for an even trade for my unlocked iphone (first unlocks around from a guy who desperated wanted one) so to me I only paid something like $450. And while using the hp I never cared about the fan noise.. maybe because I got it for so cheap but the mba has about the same noise audible yet it bothered the hell out of me... maybe its all in my mind and I should just live with the fan noise, lol.

 

You sold the new 17" MBP? Good grief...

Mind you, you probably made the right decision there.

 

Well, since you have such a powerful Mac Pro at home, the MacBook Air is a nice "accompanying" notebook . Lightweight, and just awesome design. I don't know...the 15.4-inch MacBook Pro isn't hard to carry around, but of course it is compared to the MBA.

 

I second that! Sounds like he had a bad experience with an MBA, which seemed to have tainted his opinion of them. I've been enjoying every second with "mine," and I have to give it up in 4 weeks!