Subject: [AUDITORY] Computer Processor Question From: Justin London <jlondon@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 10:50:04 -0500 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--Apple-Mail-3-27213430 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Dear Colleagues, I am about to have my college-supported/supplied computer replaced, and = I have question re MacBook Pro versus the MacAir. As I am often lugging = my computer about, I would like, if possible, to switch to the lighter = MacAir. However, I need to be able to run SPSS/PASW and MatLab on the = MacAir. The newest MacAirs can be configured with an i7 processor, = 1.7Ghz (which, while slower than my current processor, has a "turbo = boost" to 3.3Ghz, which is faster . . .), and can have 8GB memory. As = it will run 64 bit OSX Mountain Lion, it should support all the programs = listed above (the MatLab modules I am interested in all have Mac OS = versions). . . but my IT support staff have not had any experience with = MatLab or SPSS on any MacAir models. Any advice pro/con would be appreciated. With thanks, Justin P.S. I am currently wedded to the Mac as it runs music notation and = sound software that I also use. ************************************************* Justin London Affiliated Researcher, Centre for Music and Science, University of = Cambridge Professor of Music (and other stuff), Carleton College Department of Music One North College St. Northfield, MN 55057 USA 507-222-4397 fax 507-222-5561 jlondon@xxxxxxxx --Apple-Mail-3-27213430 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear = Colleagues,<div><br></div><div>I am about to have my = college-supported/supplied computer replaced, and I have question re = MacBook Pro versus the MacAir. As I am often lugging my computer = about, I would like, if possible, to switch to the lighter MacAir. = However, I need to be able to run SPSS/PASW and MatLab on the = MacAir. T<span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: = Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; ">he newest MacAirs can be configured with = an i7 processor, 1.7Ghz (which, while slower than my current processor, = has a "turbo boost" to 3.3Ghz, which is faster . . .), and can have 8GB = memory. As it will run 64 bit OSX Mountain Lion, it should support = all the programs listed above (the MatLab modules I am interested in all = have Mac OS versions). . . but my IT support staff have not had any = experience with MatLab or SPSS on any MacAir = models.</span></div><div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" = face=3D"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Any = advice pro/con would be appreciated.</font></div><div><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica, Arial, = sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" = face=3D"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">With = thanks,</font></div><div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" = face=3D"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Justin</font></div><div><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica, Arial, = sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" = face=3D"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">P.S. I = am currently wedded to the Mac as it runs music notation and sound = software that I also use.</font></div><div><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica, Arial, = sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" = face=3D"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><br></font><div> <span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; = color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; = font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; = line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; = white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: = normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; = text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; = word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style=3D"word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: = normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; = text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; = word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style=3D"word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: = normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; = text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; = word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style=3D"word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: = normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; = text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; = word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style=3D"word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: = normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; = text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; = word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style=3D"word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space; = "><div><div>*************************************************</div><div>Ju= stin London</div><div>Affiliated Researcher, <i>Centre for Music = and Science,<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></i>University of = Cambridge</div><div>Professor of Music (and other stuff), Carleton = College</div><div>Department of Music</div><div>One North College = St.</div><div>Northfield, MN 55057 = USA</div><div>507-222-4397</div><div>fax 507-222-5561</div><div><a = href=3D"mailto:jlondon@xxxxxxxx">jlondon@xxxxxxxx</a></div><div><b= r></div></div></div></span><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></span><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"> </div> <br></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-3-27213430--