Thanks for the replies, very useful.  I have decided that my next computer will be a portable - most probably a 13" Macbook Pro - and it's very reassuring to read all the messages from people who work on their laptops.

I managed to resurrect my iMac for the 2nd time by baking the video card in the oven, which sounds bizarre but works.  So my immediate sense of panic when I found myself without a computer has resided and I've been able to research all the options more thoroughly.  I didn't want to make a rash decision but I'll be ready next time my iMac decides to flatline.

-Chris

On 01/07/2014, at 9:54 AM, Jayse Hansen <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

"And of course you'll want to attach a full-sized keyboard, too, especially for AE work."

Nah, just learn to go minimal and work with the laptop shortcuts - which also allows you to use that super nice minimal apple keyboard with no num-pad. So clean. 

Also maximize that trackpad by turning tap select on and three finger drag etc. I edit entire vids with the Air using just the trackpad and built in keyboard on airplanes or in a hammock sipping a mai tai. 'Tis lovely.

Takes a week or two to get used to, but once you go minimal, you'll never go back. :-)

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On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 2:37 PM, Philip Luckey <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

And of course you'll want to attach a full-sized keyboard, too, especially for AE work. Otherwise you'll sorely miss Page Up/Down, number pad 0 & "." among other niceties.

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> On Jun 28, 2014, at 2:22 AM, "Chris Zwar" <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
>
> Just picking the collective brains of the list...
>
> I have never had a laptop or any sort of portable computer, my home machine has been an iMac for the past 10years. My current imac has just died and I'm now thinking about replacing it with a MacBook Pro and a big monitor.
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> In the past I have worked from home considerably but currently I do very little work from home, and so having a powerful desktop machine seems a bit old fashioned.  The portability of a MacBook versus an iMac is very appealing. Storage is not an issue because I already use an external storage system anyway.
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> Any thoughts on the pros/cons of working with AE on a laptop- specifically a retina MacBook Pro - versus an iMac?
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> - Chris
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