Macbook Air Dealio?
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- Ramy0
MB or MB Pro!! Ring around your mates and get a studying younger brother/sister to buy it for you with good discount and a free nano!! go go go!!!
Hey, i have one of those siblings!!
- Khurram0
Finally!!!!11111one111oneoneone
- Taschen0
2 gigs of ram isn't enough these days.
- Dancer0
which one?
- hallelujah0
a client gave us an Air as a gift... I'm not sure what to do with it other than surf the web
- Raniator0
I'm in a similar dilemma myself. I want/need a laptop and after you (Dancer) posted this thread I started to talk myself out of getting a new MB and going for a refurb Air.
Air plus side:
It's lightweight/thin etc – encourage me to travel with it more (ie. when I don't *need* it, but I might as well take it anyway, just in case).Air negative side:
No optical drive is a problem...
One USB port is kinda stingy...
1.6/1.8GHz plus stripped back architecture + 2GB RAM limit is also a bit tight...
64GB/80GB hard drive is weeny by todays standards. I wouldn't need to store movies/video on it, but will have photos on and because I DJ it would have lots of music on it. I could fill 50GB of it with house tunes and that's without buying anything new in the meantime......so, I've pretty much ruled the Air out of the equation. I'm going to go for the MacBook.
When I hear you ask? Well that is another interesting question. Someone pointed out yesterday that I could wait until Apple's next 'event' - MacWorld San Franciso in January. It wouldn't surprise me if Apple didn't launch the new 17" MacBook Pro then and drop the 'cheap' white MacBook from it's lineup which could in turn mean slightly lower prices for the just released models or even speed bumps regarding processors etc.
Technology is a bit of a bugger with this sort of thing, you'll wait forever if you keep waiting for the next new model, but the thing that confused me the most about Tuesday's notebook event is that I can't understand why they left the current 17" Pro and a white MacBook in their product range. Did Apple have to rush out the current models? Make you wonder if the 17" isn't too far away and what that might do to the existing (read: just released) MacBook range.
- Dancer0
How is CS3 on it? Office?
hmmm I am going for the 1.6GhZ as well
- MSL0
Air is a great machine. I got a 1.8Ghz version and its perfect. Can you not get along to an Apple store and try one side by side with a MB?
- rafalski0
also.. these all feckers will go down in price as refurbs in a week or two, there will be plenty of them everywhere cheap.
- rafalski0
Hey... I'd either get the Air or MB Pro. Not the MB.
In terms of power Air is quite a close match to MB, also sharing the same small screen. It is very light and this seems to be a factor somewhat.
Pro has it all: power and bigger screen. It is heavier though. But 13.3" MB has almost the same weight as the Pro while its screen size leaves a lot to be desired..
I have two of them 13.3's - they're only good because they don't get to travel a lot and have external monitors. They're desktop machines with an option to be detached at times.
In this case, I'd look/wait a week for deals on the old Pro. There will be plenty.
- I still think the Macbook is more portable and does everything the user needs.Jaline
- (screen size is fine with me, but that depends on what someone will be doing with it, of course)Jaline
- I think the new MacBook will be quite a lot more powerful than the Air... 2.4GHz, DDR3 RAM, faster bus etc...Raniator
- Jaline.. screen size might be ok for an organized person you are. We need lots of space for our shit though ;)rafalski
- Dancer0
hey hey Ramy!!!!
MB it is
- Ramy0
Go with the MB. That way you have no limitations. Plus, the 13" MB is quite small. Or go with a second hand one. Either way the MB gets my vote!!
- ian0
And link to last item:
http://store.apple.com/Apple/Web…
- ian0
Heres options:
Refurbished Mac Book 2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - White
13-inch glossy widescreen display
1GB memory
120GB hard drive
Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
Built-in iSight Camera£699.00
- ian0
Its funny, was in Dixons on Monday and saw the Macbook Air on display and thought, wow thats so thin and light and lovely and then saw a stack of superdrives sitting beside it and thought, well thats a bit bloody stupid. Then I went off to look at the macbook pro, which although is bigger and heavier, just looks much nicer and feels like a more complete computer.
- Dancer0
She does have a second computer at work. So this will not be souly for work use.... hmmm I will have to think about it... the no disc drive is an issue...
Maybe worth spending the extra £450-£500 for a MB
- Jimbo820
I just got myself a MacBook (black), 2.16ghz, 160 HD, 4gb Memory 13.3inch (I think) for £450 second hand, great nick.