[Leica] MacBook Air and Lightroom for Africa trip

[john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster)]

Looking at the subject line I would guess Lightroom.....

;-) john
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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 I?m looking at doing a documentary trip to Africa with a college
>> group. My normal travel computer is a 17? MacBook Pro but it?s HUGE, on an
>> international trip it?s 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.
>
> I?m 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 I?ll have reasonable power. I?ll
>> take about a zillion SD cards so I don?t have to erase anything but I 
>> know I
>> won?t keyword or annotate images properly unless I do it the day I capture
>> them.
>
> So, if you have thoughts I?d appreciate it.
>
> The alternative is a
>> MacBook Pro 15? that I know will do the job. But it?s almost twice as
>> heavy.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Adam
>
>