. In Capture One Pro, I could whip through a catalog of 20-megapixel R6 images relatively easily. It handled R5 photos well at the start but the computer itself started to heat up considerably and things slowed down as I pushed through an edit. The MBA lacks an active cooling system , so it doesn’t handle heat as well.
In short, it’s plenty powerful for most users, even if you plan on doing some occasional photo and video editing or gaming. If you’re only resizing images in Photoshop or sorting jpeg files, then you’ll have no trouble at all. If you’re doing a lot more than that on a regular basis, then it’s worth upgrading to the MBP.Our review model came with the 512GB storage option, which is the version we would recommend if you’re going to make the leap on the new MacBook Air.