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So, after 6 years of using my old laptop, I think it needs an upgrade.
[SIZE=2]I am looking for a main/portable laptop. Something I can both carry around and use at home. My schedule is on the run, so I don't always have an outlet. With my laptop right now, I have to turn it off from time to time bc I only get about 2-3 hours of battery life max right now. Is it worth getting a Mac? Can you suggest something better? I am a college student if it helps.
Home/Work Use: movie, music, office (word, excel, powerpoint), internet surfing
I like the Mac Air because it's
1) light weight (2.6lbs),
2) long battery hours (12 hours for the 13 inch),
3) QUICK power up,
4) Haswell, Intel 4th generation since I think 3rd generation will go pretty soon, and I don't want my laptop to go out of date before I even bought it.
Is there something that is similar and cheaper on the Windows side? I like the long battery hours, and quick power up.[/SIZE]
Macs very competitive (sometimes even cheaper) at higher price points. If you’re interested in switching to OSX, I’d go with the Air.
If you go with an ultrabook, I’d read the reviews very, very carefully. There are so many models that were rushed to market after the Air came out that I’m sure some are a lot better than others.
A lot of people think apple are overpriced, but the truth is they actually are not. It's just that apple choose not to compete in the low end of the market, partly because there's no profit in it and partly because of Job's desire for perfection in industrial design. It's like anything in life - you get what you pay for. May I suggest you spend a little extra however and get the 13" retina macbook pro when the haswell refresh comes out in a few weeks? The screen is to die for and once you get used to it its hard to go back to a non retina display.
Last edited by archineer; 10-16-2013 at 01:11 PM..
Similar in price to a Windows 8 ultrabook.
Plus iLife suite of software included.
Facetime, Time Machine, Mail and iCal too.
Clean - No vendor crapware.
UNIX underneath, for the technically inclined users.
And as most computer experts say: "the Mac market is so miniscule, they're not targeted by the virus/malware hackers". That's a plus.
And when the time comes, the resale value is pretty good too! Makes up for some of what you invest in up front.
So, after 6 years of using my old laptop, I think it needs an upgrade.
[SIZE=2]I am looking for a main/portable laptop. Something I can both carry around and use at home. My schedule is on the run, so I don't always have an outlet. With my laptop right now, I have to turn it off from time to time bc I only get about 2-3 hours of battery life max right now. Is it worth getting a Mac? Can you suggest something better? I am a college student if it helps.
Home/Work Use: movie, music, office (word, excel, powerpoint), internet surfing
I like the Mac Air because it's
1) light weight (2.6lbs),
2) long battery hours (12 hours for the 13 inch),
3) QUICK power up,
4) Haswell, Intel 4th generation since I think 3rd generation will go pretty soon, and I don't want my laptop to go out of date before I even bought it.
Is there something that is similar and cheaper on the Windows side? I like the long battery hours, and quick power up.[/SIZE]
I have had my Macbook for 5 years and I love it. Prior to that I had been a PC user since 1983. But I could never go back to a PC platform. Just too clunky. I upgraded my memory to 8gb and my hard drive to 500gb so I should be able to get a couple more years at least. That cost me around $400 in total.
What!!!! A PC that gives you 6 or 7 years great service
Anyway, back on topic. I started thinking about my next Macbook and I looked at the Air. At 2.38lbs or 2.96lbs they are certainly light. But the 13" MacbookPro is only 4.5lbs and you get more memory and more disk space.
Yes, it should be GB. Freudian slip from the days when a 10mb hard drive was the cutting edge of technology.
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