[Leica] New MacBook Air advice needed

[mak at teleport.com (Mark Kronquist)]

I use the first generation Air and have for several years. It runs Photoshop 
(CreativeSuite fine) and is a constant travel companion. Heartily 
recommended Thanks Mark
On Dec 30, 2010, at 7:17 AM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote:

> My children gifted me with an iPad for my 80th birthday in July. It is a
> wonderful toy for grownups and a technological achievement for Apple. I use
> it for reading, surfing the web, email, as an instant TV guide, and playing
> games but it isn't quite what I wanted for photographic work when 
> traveling.
> What I really wanted was a somewhat smaller and faster replacement for my
> venerable 12" Powerbook. Perhaps a netbook sized computer but able to run
> all the latest Mac and PC software. I've maxed out the memory of my 12"
> Powerbook, replaced the HD with a 320 gb version, and loaded the 
> bulletproof
> OS 10.4.11 software. It runs Photoshop, MS Office and GraphicConverter just
> fine. But the Powerbook is now seven years old and is showing definite 
> signs
> of age. The iPad screen is big and bright enough. The color is glorious. 
> The
> screen is even slightly bigger in area than the size of my first 128K Mac
> screen. I used that one happily for several years and then my daughter used
> it in college.
> 
> On a visit to the local Apple store I saw the new 11" and 13" MacBook Air
> computers. The 11" model seems analogous to an iPad with a keyboard and 
> able
> to run OS X programs. I could use all my expensive legacy software on it 
> and
> delude myself into thinking it is really an economy measure. Unfortunately
> all the salespeople at the store were in their 20s and had no knowledge of
> Photoshop or the demands placed on a computer by image manipulation. One
> even suggested that iPhoto, in the included software suite would be all 
> that
> I ever needed.
> 
> Does anyone on the LUG have experience using the 11" MacBook Air? Comments?
> 
> Larry Z
> 
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