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    First mac laptop!

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by sat3, Apr 24, 2010.

  1. sat3

    sat3 Newbie

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    Hello my name is Satella and im engineer student

    im looking for a mac laptop that is mobile and lightweight

    i see macbook air as the best option but searching on amazon i see the price of the laptop ranging from

    $1,495.00 Apple MacBook Air MB940LL/A 13.3 Inch Laptop (1.86 GHz Intel Cor


    to $2,549.99 (Apple MacBook Air 13.3" Laptop (1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 2 GB RAM, 64 GB Solid-State Drive)

    all the Macbook air is in this page


    can anyone please explain to me why there is big different in price?

    1.what advantages does the higher priced MacBook Air has ?

    and what best suited for me im ganna use the laptop for ebook reading , surfing , presentation on power point


    one last question : can this laptop handle C++/Java/iphone development programming ?


    regards


    Satella
     
    sat3, Apr 24, 2010
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  2. Underpantman

    Underpantman Notebook Virtuoso

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    The the price difference is for the solid state hard drive. These cost a a lot, and apple tends to charge a premium for those.

    Personally I would look at the new macbook pro 13", its a bit heavier and thicker, but its 10h battery life and far superior performance make it a better choice for your needs. Its also cheaper.
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    Underpantman, Apr 24, 2010
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  3. altecX

    altecX Notebook Deity

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    I say go with the 13in Pro, its still light (4.5lbs) and you get an optical drive, another USB port, built in network port, a better GPU and better CPU, more battery life, and an SD card reader.

    The AIR can do programming, but it will be much slower than the 13in Pro or even the regular MacBook.
     
    altecX, Apr 24, 2010
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  4. centrik

    centrik Notebook Consultant

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    I wouldn't recommend the macbook air to anyone at this point. It's definitely dated and old. And there are rumors Apple will be dropping it completely.
     
    centrik, Apr 24, 2010
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  5. doh123

    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    for a portable mac... the 13" Macbook Pro blows away the Macbook Air... no reason to even consider the Air.

    just make sure you get one of he newer Macbook Pro 13" that has the geforce 320m, and 10 hours of battery life. Some of the stores are trying to get rid of old stock o the 13"s that had geforce 9400s. still a good machine, but only at a really cheap price, when usually they are selling the newer ons within $50 to the same exact price.

    being a student, you can get a student pricing on the entry level Macbook Pro 13" for $1099 (in the US)
     
    doh123, Apr 24, 2010
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