Comment on Ask HN: anyone using the new MacBook Air as your main development machine?Comments−akulbe15yI have a Mid-2009 17" MBP with 8GB of RAM in it, and one of the Seagate Momentus XT drives in it.Since I'm already accustomed to the weight, and carrying a book or too with me all the time, or my iPad... weight argument is moot.I'd get more benefit, and it'd be cheaper... to just upgrade my current setup with a 512GB SSD, rather than going with a current model Air.(because I wouldn't be buying anything but a fully-loaded top model)It's too wimpy with the stock setup, imo.−dualboot15yI recommend dropping the Momentus XT. Mine died after 3 months.I moved to a Sandforce based SSD. Night and day difference.
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I have a Mid-2009 17" MBP with 8GB of RAM in it, and one of the Seagate Momentus XT drives in it.
Since I'm already accustomed to the weight, and carrying a book or too with me all the time, or my iPad... weight argument is moot.
I'd get more benefit, and it'd be cheaper... to just upgrade my current setup with a 512GB SSD, rather than going with a current model Air.
(because I wouldn't be buying anything but a fully-loaded top model)
It's too wimpy with the stock setup, imo.
I recommend dropping the Momentus XT. Mine died after 3 months.
I moved to a Sandforce based SSD. Night and day difference.