Hello, long time lurker here. I purchased the very first Macbook Air 1.8" HDD. I loved the device, loved the portability, and loved the screen (the best screen i've personally had on a mac device). What I didn't like was the constant overheating when watching any type of video and the lack of storage space. It seems that the new Air has definitely stepped up its game in the performance department and also has a decent amount of storage capacity in the 128 GB SSD (for me).
I currently have a Vaio Z-890, which has been great to me and can handle pretty much anything i do. The problem is, as small as it is, i still dont **want** to take it anywhere. The materials and build just seemed so inferior to any aluminum apple product that I don't trust it to bounce around in my bag all day. When i had the air, it would go with me everywhere and anywhere and I never doubted its durability.
I also have a 32 GB Wifi Ipad. While it's great for laying in bed and watching the occasional movie or other media-related feature, I don't use it nearly as often as I should. The reason being that I'm never just doing ONE thing. My daily workflow includes reading pdfs, background music, text editing, web browsing, etc. As good as the ipad's multi-tasking ability is (I'm using a late developer build of 4.2), it's just not conducive to quickly switching back and forth between applications constantly like I need. I've tried it. Doesn't work out the way I need it to for my purposes. Another HUGE gripe i have with the ipad is how safari handles 'tabs'. They aren't tabs, they are separate windows that I have to zoom out of in order to see which windows I've opened and which ones have finished rendering the page. I know there are other browsers out there but the point is that I don't want to have to download extraneous software to experience the internet just like i would on a regular mac. It was something that seemed small when i first picked up the ipad but has now developed into a constant annoyance that I can't ignore.
Back to my initial concern: I want to sell my Sony Vaio and my iPad to buy a Macbook Air (11" ultimate) and a small, cheap pc that will have enough hard drive space to hold all of my media and files as well as run some essential PC software I need.
What are your thoughts? Suggestions on future iPad updates that would fix the things I don't like?
Cliffs:
Sony Vaio workhorse- being used more as a desktop
Ipad- sparingly used due to lack of "real-world" workflow capabilities(FOR ME)
Want to buy macbook air 11" ultimate and cheap PC to replace current systems
I currently have a Vaio Z-890, which has been great to me and can handle pretty much anything i do. The problem is, as small as it is, i still dont **want** to take it anywhere. The materials and build just seemed so inferior to any aluminum apple product that I don't trust it to bounce around in my bag all day. When i had the air, it would go with me everywhere and anywhere and I never doubted its durability.
I also have a 32 GB Wifi Ipad. While it's great for laying in bed and watching the occasional movie or other media-related feature, I don't use it nearly as often as I should. The reason being that I'm never just doing ONE thing. My daily workflow includes reading pdfs, background music, text editing, web browsing, etc. As good as the ipad's multi-tasking ability is (I'm using a late developer build of 4.2), it's just not conducive to quickly switching back and forth between applications constantly like I need. I've tried it. Doesn't work out the way I need it to for my purposes. Another HUGE gripe i have with the ipad is how safari handles 'tabs'. They aren't tabs, they are separate windows that I have to zoom out of in order to see which windows I've opened and which ones have finished rendering the page. I know there are other browsers out there but the point is that I don't want to have to download extraneous software to experience the internet just like i would on a regular mac. It was something that seemed small when i first picked up the ipad but has now developed into a constant annoyance that I can't ignore.
Back to my initial concern: I want to sell my Sony Vaio and my iPad to buy a Macbook Air (11" ultimate) and a small, cheap pc that will have enough hard drive space to hold all of my media and files as well as run some essential PC software I need.
What are your thoughts? Suggestions on future iPad updates that would fix the things I don't like?
Cliffs:
Sony Vaio workhorse- being used more as a desktop
Ipad- sparingly used due to lack of "real-world" workflow capabilities(FOR ME)
Want to buy macbook air 11" ultimate and cheap PC to replace current systems