I have got a headache & sore eyes from reading and watching lots of reviews on all the 2012 MacBooks and still not 100% sure what I want.
I have about a £2000 budget and initially i was "sold" on a Retina Pro base model with the 256gb SSB & 8GB ram but the upgrade/repair issue and lack of retina support on software (for now) pushed me away. Didn't want to have to spend another £300 on apple care and £500 just to double the SSD size and bit of cpu power.
I have opted for a 13' Air with 128GB SSD and I know upgrade/repair is an issue with this macbook also but I got this with applecare pre-registered for almost half the price so I have about £800 left over I could put back under my floor boards and see what comes out in terms of iPad/iPhone or next macbook refresh. I think I am happy but I always want to be sure and hear experienced opinions/views.
The "MAIN" uses for my macbook is music/sync and web browsing but I am definitely looking into software development in iOS as I have an old project I did in college I would like to code for iOS. Just for fun but not sure how much an Air will cope with development.
Web design was an old hobby of mine and I am looking to refresh/update my skills.
DJ/Remix - I used to mix many years ago before I owned a macbook and I have always wanted to have a play on Logic Pro/Ableton
I doubt I will be doing any video editing
I will play movies/tv shows on the go and on few occasions connect to a HTDV.
Gaming will be very little, not demanding as I have my xbox for that.
Long story short, is a macbook air 2012 a good investment for my needs and will it last 18months with what I use it for. Any "playing" with Xcode logic etc will not be massive. More for fun but I don't want to see a spinning beach ball every time I use any of that software or should I go the Retina and which 1 with or without applecare.
Thank
I have about a £2000 budget and initially i was "sold" on a Retina Pro base model with the 256gb SSB & 8GB ram but the upgrade/repair issue and lack of retina support on software (for now) pushed me away. Didn't want to have to spend another £300 on apple care and £500 just to double the SSD size and bit of cpu power.
I have opted for a 13' Air with 128GB SSD and I know upgrade/repair is an issue with this macbook also but I got this with applecare pre-registered for almost half the price so I have about £800 left over I could put back under my floor boards and see what comes out in terms of iPad/iPhone or next macbook refresh. I think I am happy but I always want to be sure and hear experienced opinions/views.
The "MAIN" uses for my macbook is music/sync and web browsing but I am definitely looking into software development in iOS as I have an old project I did in college I would like to code for iOS. Just for fun but not sure how much an Air will cope with development.
Web design was an old hobby of mine and I am looking to refresh/update my skills.
DJ/Remix - I used to mix many years ago before I owned a macbook and I have always wanted to have a play on Logic Pro/Ableton
I doubt I will be doing any video editing
I will play movies/tv shows on the go and on few occasions connect to a HTDV.
Gaming will be very little, not demanding as I have my xbox for that.
Long story short, is a macbook air 2012 a good investment for my needs and will it last 18months with what I use it for. Any "playing" with Xcode logic etc will not be massive. More for fun but I don't want to see a spinning beach ball every time I use any of that software or should I go the Retina and which 1 with or without applecare.
Thank