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Does having a nice external monitor influence your choice of MacBook Air (11" vs. 13")?
If you have a good enough external monitor in your usual workspace at home or in the office, would that make your choice of MBA screen size a no brainer?
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Definitely not. I have a couple of nice external monitors at my workspace, but they're hooked up to my tower.
I think most people are buying the MBA to be a portable device - not their main computer at home. Sure it would be great to use with a Thunderbolt display as a "dock" but any other branded external monitor is going to be a little more hassle than one of Apple's nifty new displays.
At any rate, I'm not using it as my main computer, and even if I was, I would have still gone with the 13" so that I could get the i7 upgrade. Not to mention the time when I wouldn't be using it connected to a monitor, I would want the screen to be larger as a personal preference.
Good luck!
I think most people are buying the MBA to be a portable device - not their main computer at home. Sure it would be great to use with a Thunderbolt display as a "dock" but any other branded external monitor is going to be a little more hassle than one of Apple's nifty new displays.
At any rate, I'm not using it as my main computer, and even if I was, I would have still gone with the 13" so that I could get the i7 upgrade. Not to mention the time when I wouldn't be using it connected to a monitor, I would want the screen to be larger as a personal preference.
Good luck!
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Reasons to buy the 13 besides the screen:
* Longer battery life. If its really a portable then this is super important.
* SD card slot. You dont need a dongle or whatever to dump video/pics from your digital camera on the road.
* Acces to the i7 if you think you need it. Maybe you are going to do video editing and you want as much CPU as you can get.
* Longer battery life. If its really a portable then this is super important.
* SD card slot. You dont need a dongle or whatever to dump video/pics from your digital camera on the road.
* Acces to the i7 if you think you need it. Maybe you are going to do video editing and you want as much CPU as you can get.
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No, not a no brainer. I think it's still a tough decision. I'm almost tempted to go w/ 11" if I had a nice external monitor. But then I'd be missing the SD slot on the 13". And I think the 13" has better potential specs than the 11" right? And, c'mon, the 13" Air is still super light and thin; I wouldn't really need something smaller. 2ยข. I'm trying to decide for myself if I want an Air+monitor too... or an iMac. Or an iMac and an Air. I can't decide!
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