If space is at a premium, the 11-inch Air also works well for photographers on the road, showing minimal speed differences. I opted for the upgrades because of Aperture, which likes extra horsepower however, they are not necessary to run any of these photo programs. The faster, build-to-order model does increase the price of the Air, but the system performs better in benchmark tests. The price for this configuration is currently $1799. The field tests I did were on a build-to-order model: a 13-inch 2.13GHz MacBook Air with 4GB of RAM.
Inside that slim package is a robust battery that stays charged for a long time, letting you work on long flights flash memory, which eliminates the worry of hard-drive failure and enough power to run all major Mac photo apps, including Apple’s Aperture and Adobe Lightroom. It’s small enough that you can transport it in a camera bag, keeping your carry-on luggage to a minimum. The allure of the Air is that it lets you pack a computer and still travel light-both sizes can fit in your lap if you’re flying economy class. Photography equipment is bulky enough to begin with. And when the dust settled, I liked the Air more than ever. The Air endured the same rigors of the road as my DSLR and backpack. I used it to edit photos, write articles, upload video, and manage my sites. With the MacBook Air you can run iPhoto ’11, Photoshop CS5, Lightroom 3, or Aperture 3 anywhere.īut how does it hold up in the field? Over the course of six weeks I traveled by plane, cab, bus, and on foot with a 13-inch 2.13GHz MacBook Air in my camera backpack. Despite the MacBook Air’s portability, specs for it indicate that it’s no lightweight on performance. You can comfortably hold while open it in one hand, and the wedge-shaped design makes the laptop easy to slip into the pocket of a camera backpack. The MacBook Air’s maximum thickness is a mere 0.68 inch. It’s small enough to travel in a camera bag yet fast enough to run major photography software.
On paper, the MacBook Air appears to be the answer to many roving photographers’ dreams.
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