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2012-10-02 02:26 28003698 Anonymous (apple-macbook-air.jpg 400x361 24kB)
quick thread
Should I buy a 13" Macbook Air? Y/N?
if no, post what would you get with the money
0 min later 28003700 Anonymous
Yes.
Posted from my 2012 13" MacBook Air.
1 min later 28003711 Anonymous
No, because it is not as good as the Lemote Yeelong.
3 min later 28003731 Anonymous
>>28003698
if your hobbies are throwing money in random lakes and stuff like that go for the MacBook(C) Air(C) from Apple(C)
29 min later 28004093 Anonymous
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834131303
- if you want something semi cheap for word processing, basic games, web browsing, etc.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152338
- If you want to spend a grand and get what you pay for.
32 min later 28004130 Anonymous
>>28004093
>If you want to spend a grand and get what you pay for.
>twice the weight
>twice the thickness
>much larger size
>half the battery life
But I'm sure it plays your VIDYA GAEMS xD
32 min later 28004132 Anonymous
MAYBE if you can get it discounted (ie. you are a student)
Alternatives:
Zenbook Prime (dat 1080 display)
Thinkpad X1 Carbon
33 min later 28004148 Anonymous
>>28004130
>VIDYA GAEMS xD
dude ur le mad lel
33 min later 28004150 Anonymous
>>28004132
>Zenbook Prime
NIGGA HAVE YOU FUCKING USED THE TRACKPAD ON THAT THING?!
1 hours later 28004886 Anonymous
>Zenbook
no matter how good it is.. its still a copycat product :(
1 hours later 28004900 Anonymous
>>28004093
>screen bigger than 15 inches
why fucking bother calling it a laptop?
1 hours later 28004920 Anonymous
>>28004886
If it's better than the original, then it's not a ripoff.
1 hours later 28004994 Anonymous
>>28004920
It's a better display and, uh, that's about it.
1 hours later 28005030 Anonymous
Alternatives are the ZBP and carbon x1.
I'm an owner, I would say I have no regrets getting this over a similar laptop. It's also surprisingly capable for low-end gaming, even as someone typing this from a very nice gaming setup. I play league on my laptop all the time.
However, I would say it's VERY arguable if it's significantly better then a dell vostro or thinkpad T series that can cost like, $600 less, $500 if you install the laptops with flash memory. You're paying $500 bucks just to have a pretty laptop that weighs less, it seems questionable if it's worth it.
1 hours later 28005076 Anonymous
>>28005030
To put it more clearly.
I'm VERY confident that the macbook air is competitively priced for a $1200 notebook. I prefer it to other ultrabooks and also gayman laptops.
I am not so confident it's worth it over much cheaper, well built buisness grade laptops that I bought before the MBA. Sure the MBA is better then those laptops, but is 3 pounds really worth $500?
1 hours later 28005083 Anonymous
>>28003698
No, get a noose and hang yourself
1 hours later 28005111 Anonymous (2012-07-06_17-16-261024_large_verge_super_wide.jpg 1020x660 216kB)
Samsung Series 9 pretty much beats the Air in all categories, especially in the display category.
1 hours later 28005136 Anonymous
If you want a thin computer for facebook browsing, movie watching, and mp3 playing then by all means get it.
Of course all /g/ does with their computers is browse 4chan anyway.
1 hours later 28005165 Anonymous
>>28005030
>low end gaming
elaborate? this can range anywhere from angry birds to diablo 3
1 hours later 28005195 Anonymous
>>28005165
Diablo 3 would be the exact definition of low-end gaming i was looking for. Blizzard games, Valve games, league of legends, shit like that. It's not so good I would recommend it as a primary gaming computer, but it's still surprisingly capable.
1 hours later 28005335 Anonymous
>>28005195
can it emulate ps2 and xbox1 games?
1 hours later 28005346 Anonymous
>>28005335
PS2, if you slap Windows on it and use PCSX2. There's a Mac port of PCSX2 but it's based on an older and much slower version.
There is no usable Xbox 1 emulation anywhere.
1 hours later 28005348 MDMA
Do it OP.
I have a 13" MBA and it outperforms all ultrabooks.
awesome battery life too
1 hours later 28005377 Anonymous
Get a MacBook Pro instead
1 hours later 28005400 Anonymous
>>28005377
>MacBook Pro 13"
>lower-res screen
>5200RPM HDD
>extra weight for little added use
>only marginal difference in performance thanks to turbo boost
1 hours later 28005408 MDMA
>>28005377
The MBP is only worth considering if it's 15", and at that point you might as well have the retina screen and 2.6ghz cpu
1 hours later 28005449 Anonymous (ss (2012-10-02 at 03.25.22).png 660x202 40kB)
>>28003698
Brand new i5 13" macbook air would cost £1200 here.
For that money I would buy a pony. Or a laptop with more horsepower than most peoples' desktops.
pic related
2 hours later 28005462 Anonymous
>>28005449
>buying a pony for £1200
You want a shit pony?
2 hours later 28005470 MDMA
>>28005449
>Mediot
what.
does it play your winderz gayms?
2 hours later 28005475 Anonymous
>apple
>quick topic
>/g/
Pick two
2 hours later 28005486 Anonymous
>>28005470
nice typo
and I'd imagine it runs whatever you want it to run. I'd probably give furmark a miss though.
2 hours later 28005518 Anonymous
>>28005449
Yes, for that price you could buy a giant hulking beast of a laptop with a giant screen, thick frame, heavy weight, and shit battery life, which are all definitely things someone interested in a MacBook Air wants. Dumbfuck.
2 hours later 28005580 Anonymous
>>28005518
OP never asked me what I think he should get with the money, he asked me what I'd get with the money. Dumbfuck.
2 hours later 28005652 MDMA
>>28005580
Wanting to buy a 17.3" gaymen laptop that's brand rhymes with Idiot should be an indicator something is wrong
2 hours later 28005670 Anonymous
>>28005652
>Medion
>Idiot
uuuuuuuuhhhhh
2 hours later 28005749 MDMA
>>28005670
hah. thought it ended with a T.
still a piece of shit.
3 hours later 28006859 Anonymous
>>28005652
>paying more money
>receiving less matter
Why haven't you bought a 19" gaming laptop yet, anon?
3 hours later 28006912 Anonymous
I love my 13 inch MacBook Air. Upgraded it to 8 GB of RAM and it works wonderfully. Battery life is excellent, screen is decent, trackpad and keyboard are good. OS X is also a superior OS to Windows for everyday usage.
4 hours later 28007541 My Honest Opinion
>>28003698
I've been thinking about a Macbook air too. It's actually not that overpriced for the quality.
MBA
>best keyboard, touchpad
Zenbook
>bad touchpad
>backlight bleed
>better screen
>comes with case and dongles
>slightly cheaper
4 hours later 28007570 My Honest Opinion
>>28007541
Also for you people suggesting "gaming laptops"
>playing games
>older than 12
Get a job/life.
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