[macvoiceover] Re: laptop
- From: Ricardo Walker <rwalker296@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2012 01:35:55 -0400
Hi,
Any and all Macs can run skype. Its just an application. Pretty much any
computer made in the last 10 years has the hardware specs to run skype.
hth
Ricardo Walker
ricardo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Twitter:@apple2thecore
www.appletothecore.info
On Aug 10, 2012, at 3:48 PM, Linda Mumford <lmumford@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> What about Skype? Does the Air work with Skype?
> Thanks,
> Linda
> On Aug 10, 2012, at 2:25 PM, David Chittenden wrote:
>
>> Life is all about prioritising your requirements.
>>
>> Keyboard - All MacBooks use the same size keyboard, so this is not a
>> consideration.
>>
>> Memory - The new Air can go up to 8GB whilst the new pro can go up to 16GB.
>>
>> Display - If you do not have much useable vision, there is no significant
>> difference between the Air 11" and the Air 13" except that the Air 13" has a
>> built-in SD card reader (I use a USB to SD converter.
>>
>> Boot up times / storage - As you know, the computer's OS is stored on its HD
>> (hard drive). All Airs use SSD (solid state drive) for their HD. SSDs have
>> significantly faster access speeds than even the fastest standard mechanical
>> HD. You can get similar boot-up speeds from a pro if you upgrade to one of
>> the SSD options. Note that they are significantly more expensive for less
>> storage compared with the standard HD.
>>
>> DVD/CD - The pro has it built-in. For the Air, you need an external USB
>> drive. Apple recommends their SuperDrive, which is what I have. I only
>> access discs once every few weeks.
>>
>> Portability - The 11" Air is the lightest, most portable option. I prefer it
>> because it doesn't fatigue me at all to carry it long distances. As you go
>> up in size, weight increases.
>>
>> If you need to go with high-end video and sound editing, you will want a
>> Pro. Otherwise, an Air is quite sufficient.
>>
>> I am a doctoral candidate. I mainly use my Air for online library database
>> research, much of my writing (especially now that ML has speech dictation),
>> and scanning of print / OCR of scanned PDF files.
>>
>> For my personal use, including email, contact management, appointment
>> management, financial tracking/management, and reading long documents, I use
>> my iPhone. I also use my iPhone for most of my business management
>> requirements. Oh, I use my iPhone for OCR of personal mail as well.
>>
>> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
>> Email: dchittenden@xxxxxxxxx
>> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On 11/08/2012, at 4:58, "Don" <nancydc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Which do I want a mac book air or mac book pro. Which will give me the most
>>> bang for the buck. I need a dvd drive once in a while and I know that the
>>> pro has one. I do want 4 gigs memory. I am told by apple that the air loads
>>> faster than the pro, I don't understand this as the pro is more money. I
>>> would appreciate thoughts on this. I use a imac now. My computer use is not
>>> specialized and I am not into to phots and the like Please let me hear
>>> some ideas on this. Thanks Don
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