[Hidden-tech] Mac purchasing advice, please

[Kiernan Gulick-Sherrill]

Shel,

I would go with the air or the pro not the MacBook. More USB ports would
definitely be useful, and USB 3 can easily be adapted to C if needed.

I would also definitely start with 16gb of RAM. I expect you will keep this
machine a while and will be much happier with the 16gb.

If you want we are always happy to help regular customers (or anyone) order
new /refurbished machines. I'm happy to discuss with you and source the
machine of your choice, possibly at a little bit of a discount off the
apple price if we can.  We also have access to good refurbished 2014-2017
mbPro machines of you wish to consider that route.

Kiernan Gulick-Sherrill
Green Earth Computers - Computer & Smartphone Repair
20a Crafts Ave
Northampton, MA 01060
www.greenearthpc.us
413-282-8324
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On Feb 21, 2018 8:02 PM, "Shel Horowitz" <shel at principledprofit.com> wrote:

> I'm trying to figure out which of these two models I should buy to replace
> my dying 2012 McBookPro:
> https://www.apple.com/mac/compare/results/?product1=
> macbook&product2=macbook-air-13
>
> I have a fairly recent 1TB SSD (SATA) drive in my current Mac, which I
> plan to convert to an external, and thus will probably go with the smaller
> drive capacity for the built-in. I upgraded a while ago to 16 GB RAM but it
> doesn't look like the RAM chips will work in either of these two models. I
> don't do a lot of video or other hardware-intensive processes (maybe a few
> times a year), but I do tend to have lots of apps and windows open at once.
>
> The regular MacBook:
>
>    - Has a better display
>    - Can be upgraded from 8 to 16 GB RAM (though it doesn't say how much
>    that costs)
>    - Uses the same kind of USBC port that my Nexus Android phone uses—but
>    only seems to have one (it's not clear if the power port is separate from
>    that).
>
> MacBook Air
>
>    - Has more ports: two USB3 (I imagine that's the typical USB port that
>    I have on my external keyboard etc?) and something called a Thunderbolt, as
>    well as an SDXC card slot (I have an older SD card in my camera, and I use
>    the SD slot on my current Mac to move high volumes of photos over, but I
>    pretty much only use that camera when I am traveling, preferring my
>    mobile's camera in general—would this slot work with that card?)
>    - Has an HD camera
>    - Costs $300 less (and probably another $200 less if I choose the 16GB
>    option on the other one)
>
> I don't know enough to know the differences in processors, graphics chips,
> or batteries and power cords to say anything rational about them.
>
> The apps I use the most are Word, Excel, PowerPoint (with lots of
> graphics), Chrome, Firefox, and Skype or Zoom. Whatever I buy should be
> pretty functional at least five years out.
>
> What would you do in my situation, and why?
>
> Thanks!
>
>    -
>
>
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