#MACBOOK AIR LOGIC PRO X PRO#
My counter is that a Macbook Pro would be better, not an i7 Macbook Air. Some might argue that the i7 would be better for Logic regarding the usage of plugins, synths, etc. I can tell from personal experience that my 128GB SSD is way to small.
#MACBOOK AIR LOGIC PRO X UPGRADE#
I would spend the $200 i7 upgrade money on a larger internal SSD. You said that you have external hard drives for more space. In my opinion, the real world difference is not worth the $. Thousands of opinions exist on this debate.
However in my case, I use the Macbook Air for all my tasks (office/work/school/music) and I have not had a situation where I was thinking "geez this computer is slowing me down".
If you are going to run many virtual instruments or synths, then the Macbook Air would possibly not be powerful enough. Honestly if you were going to be professionally producing music I would use your iMac instead. You sacrifice portability for power with the Macbook Pro, but if you are making money on your projects, then portability is less of a concern. Since, in the real production world, time is money, and a faster computer is money well spent. That being said, if you are seriously going to use Logic for professional production, then in my opinion a Macbook Pro would be better for the following reasons: I spent two weeks on a cruise ship and used my Macbook to mix and arrange some tracks while on battery power, using headphones, without any problems whatsoever. I can say for 100% certainty that my usage of Logic on the Macbook Air does work without any problems, performance wise. But on both machines, Logic Pro runs exactly the same. I recorded my whole album on this machine using a Tascam US-1800 via USB.Ĭompared to my father-in-laws iMac (3.4, 8GB, 256GB SSD) that I occasionally use, the Macbook Air is slower regarding project loading/saving/bouncing. I use an external display when in my studio. However my usage is pretty basic: 10-20 tracks of audio with 2-3 plugins each and no synths or virtual instruments. it's "the ideal laptop for most people.I use a 2012 Macbook Air 13" with Logic Pro X without any problems (1.8, 4GB, 128GB SSD). As much power as you could need in a light and silent design, with giant battery life." We praised its "stunning performance", its "fantastic" battery life and said "it's so fast that it'll never slow you down".
#MACBOOK AIR LOGIC PRO X FULL#
When we wrote our MacBook Air (M1, 2020) review we gave it the full five stars and said: "the MacBook Air (M1) is a small revolution. Unless you're spending your life pushing Final Cut Pro or Logic Pro X to the very limit, I don't think you need the Pro. I'd completely agree: I'm writing this on the very slightly more powerful M1 MacBook Pro, and the MacBook Air comes incredibly close to its performance for considerably less cash.
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