Macbook Air Dealio?
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- ian0
Well she won't be able to install anything else or use cds/dvds unless she also gets a superdrive which is another £65 and something else to carry about, plus a usb hub cos its only got one usb port. So actually the more she'll use it the more peripherals she'll need to do everyday tasks. Go macbook or macbook pro.
- Jimbo820
It depends what she wants to use it for. I'm assuming she's going to want to use Photoshop, for that money you could get something with more umph, that's right I said umph, behind it. This would make it smoother, faster and better. Innit.
- rafalski0
What is it for?
Travel?
Good. It's lightweight, that's the only reason to choose it.Design?
She might want to have more screen real estate (ie. mb pro).
I don't think Air's ram can be upgraded above 2GB (but check that).
Air has a non-standard small hard drive, a bit slower than other laptops'. Harder to upgrade too.Will she bee hooking it up to a monitor? Air has somewhat limited connectivity (needs more converters/hubs and stuff).
I'd say, it is only good for her if she needs to carry it around with her all the time. Otherwise, I'd look for a mb pro deal.
- Dancer0
I reckon I could haggle down to £700 actually
It's either this or a 13" MB which is £1,149.00
- Dancer0
...as it happens yes. but I doubt she would take it to HK or India. She commutes everyday on the train but I would like her to be able to work on it as well. Not just answer emails but do the odd bit of work.
- Jaline0
Hmm...is she a traveller? I would suggest a Macbook if not.
- Dancer0
Is it no as in a shit deal or No CS3 will not run?
- Dancer0
a refurb for MBA is £900
- Raniator0
I mean this:
Refurbished MacBook Air 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
13.3-inch glossy widescreen display
2GB memory
64GB Solid-state drive
Built-in iSight Camera
- Raniator0
Refurbished iMac 2.8Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
24-inch glossy widescreen display
2GB memory
320GB hard drive
8x Superdrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Built-in iSight camerahttp://store.apple.com/uk/produc…
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- Dancer0
why not?
- Jimbo820
Nope.
- Dancer
Do you thnk this is a good deal? For my GF: Fashion designer running CS3
MAC BOOK AIR 13.3"
1.6GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo
2 GIG RAM
80 GIG HD£800 New (well unopened)