MacBook Air 11 inch
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I'm planning on buying a laptop for the wife for her birthday. She keeps stealing mine so I think it's time she had her own!
As everything in my home is Apple, I figured a MacBook Air would be best, but she doesn't like anything too big so I figured the 11 inch MacBook Air would be ideal.
However, is it genuinely a full-size keyboard or is it one that's been squished together making it next to impossible to use?
She doesn't need anything mega powerful, and while I did consider the MacBook Retina, I don't like the lack of ports and the price. Plus in Gib a MacBook Air 11 inch base model is only £540 which is a cracking deal.
Any feedback on the usability of it would be great.
As everything in my home is Apple, I figured a MacBook Air would be best, but she doesn't like anything too big so I figured the 11 inch MacBook Air would be ideal.
However, is it genuinely a full-size keyboard or is it one that's been squished together making it next to impossible to use?
She doesn't need anything mega powerful, and while I did consider the MacBook Retina, I don't like the lack of ports and the price. Plus in Gib a MacBook Air 11 inch base model is only £540 which is a cracking deal.
Any feedback on the usability of it would be great.
Cheers. I think it's a done deal. She only needs it for email, web browsing and some photos. We have a huge storage server at home so 128GB SSD will be just fine. It's a shame however the 13 inch version has a much faster SSD controller but I suppose you need something more to justify those extra dollars for the larger version.
Good point with regards to the palm rest.....that could actually be a small issue as she uses the laptop while on the couch. It would rarely if ever be on a desk.
I'll have a play with them some time this week. Just need to decide by next week and hope they have the one I want in stock!
I'll have a play with them some time this week. Just need to decide by next week and hope they have the one I want in stock!
Digitalize said:
The MacBook Air is a dying product, maybe not next year, but the year after, there will just be the Retina MacBook and the MacBook Pros.
I agree but since it's my wife's birthday in just 2 weeks, I can't really wait that long. Plus the MacBook Retina is double the price for little more than just a marginally bigger screen at a higher resolution.....(and no ports)J4CKO said:
Does she just use it for web browsing ? my son has nicked my 17 inch beast of a Dell XPS to take to Uni and I decided I wanted something slinky, I too have a lot of Apple in the house but the Laptop I realised I just used for web browsing, I bought a Toshiba Chromebook 2 HD and it is superb for browsing, it weighs a third of what the Dell did and doesnt sound like hovercraft when its trying to cool a full on Desktop processor.
The Macbook for the web browsing doesnt offer anything else so the Chromebook is fine, I have a decent work laptop, Ipad Air 2 and a desktop so can do other stuff, but these are ace for surfing and the odd email, plus it cost £219, not £1500 so if its not needed you could save yourself a few quid.
I agree in principle but everything in my home is Apple based including my wife's iPhone and iPad. I also have a timecapsule so if she has a MacBook Air, everything will simply work seamlessly and sync perfectly.The Macbook for the web browsing doesnt offer anything else so the Chromebook is fine, I have a decent work laptop, Ipad Air 2 and a desktop so can do other stuff, but these are ace for surfing and the odd email, plus it cost £219, not £1500 so if its not needed you could save yourself a few quid.
If you are a techie, then it's also fine but my wife isn't and I getting my MacBook Pro back means I also don't want to be pestered with lots of questions on how to use it.
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Anyway, I've just ordered a base MacBook Air 11 inch for just £540
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LordGrover said:
Your main problem with your apple kit is it lasts too darn long. ![irked](/inc/images/irked.gif)
My 13" MBP is coming up to five years old and it still works brilliantly. Battery life is down a little to just under 5,000 mAh from 5,770 but still provides hours of use between charges.
Everything else still whistles along.
I want some new shiny bling but I really can't justify it. Yet.
Exactly, and it holds its value. I sold my 5 year old MacBook (unibody version), for €400. It was €1,000 new so that's tremendously low depreciation for a laptop! I've also just sold my iPhone 5S for €350. My new 6S will be pre-ordered on Saturday! ![irked](/inc/images/irked.gif)
My 13" MBP is coming up to five years old and it still works brilliantly. Battery life is down a little to just under 5,000 mAh from 5,770 but still provides hours of use between charges.
Everything else still whistles along.
I want some new shiny bling but I really can't justify it. Yet.
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