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    Default MacBook Air's - Plenty of grunt it seems

    I know its come up a few times how good the Air is for DJ'ing ... Apparetly it now kicks ass even over last years 17' MBP so plently of power for Audio Apps

    http://www.macrumors.com/2011/07/20/...0-macbook-pro/

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    I was wondering if should I buy an Air 13'' with i7 1.7 or MBP 13''...
    I'm worried because the lack of USBs and because there is no Firewire.

    I think I will wait for some hubs to appear before jump into Air :
    Thunderbolt -> 4xUSB
    Thunderbolt -> Firewire800

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    If I had to spend my own Nickel I would not hesitate going with a Air. I have a 2 year old Air here that runs Traktor really well granted you cannot slam it with a bunch of FX and stuff but for normal tasks its great. Can only imagine what the current crop is like.

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    Quote Originally Posted by deevey View Post
    I know its come up a few times how good the Air is for DJ'ing ... Apparetly it now kicks ass even over last years 17' MBP so plently of power for Audio Apps

    http://www.macrumors.com/2011/07/20/...0-macbook-pro/
    Look at the size of that screen!

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    which one ? The 13 or 11' ?

    I wouldn't really consider the 11' .... 13' at a minimum resolution looks sick too and looks like it'd put my battered 2 year old MBP to shame.

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    as much as i want to get the 2011 MBA - 256GB SSD is not enough to store all my music

    I just upgraded my macbook pro hdd to 750GB and its still not enough - really cant imagine going to 256GB unless i really downsize my library

    too bad though the 13 inch MBA looks so SEXY
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    as mentioned earlier the USB connectivity is the biggest problem. But the air's are more and more looking like the perfect portable dj laptop
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    Quote Originally Posted by DJZILCH View Post
    as much as i want to get the 2011 MBA - 256GB SSD is not enough to store all my music

    I just upgraded my macbook pro hdd to 750GB and its still not enough - really cant imagine going to 256GB unless i really downsize my library

    too bad though the 13 inch MBA looks so SEXY
    That's my worry... My music collection right now is not so large, I can live with 256GB, but I'm not a professional DJ yet, I think it will rise as the time goes on and I will end up needing an external HD. It's even worse because that I would loose half of the USBs...
    It would be easier to choose if there was an adaptor, hub or something to expand the thunderbolt port to multi-protocols adapters (usb, firewire, ethernet, hdmi)

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    Shouldn't it be theoretically possible to make a powered Thunderbolt USB hub with like 50 ports if you wanted? If no one's made a TB USB hub yet (other than the new cinema display, that doesn't count lol), I'm amazed!
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    Quote Originally Posted by fullenglishpint View Post
    Shouldn't it be theoretically possible to make a powered Thunderbolt USB hub with like 50 ports if you wanted? If no one's made a TB USB hub yet (other than the new cinema display, that doesn't count lol), I'm amazed!
    Sexactly.

    My only concern is the 13" screen.

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