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2010 MBA Question about Memory

Wicked1

Wicked1

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Thinking of getting a Refurbished MBA 13"

I am looking at getting the lower end 13" with 128SSD, 2GB Ram and 1.6 CPU

Is 2 GB of ram ok for internet browsing, iTunes, and some basic Photo usage or should I spend more money and get one with 4GB as I know the memory is not upgradable however the SSD is.

I really do not want to spend a lot of money, however my 2009 MB was fine with 2GB, just that with the air you can't upgrade later on.
 
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KPOM

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Wicked1 said:
Thinking of getting a Refurbished MBA 13"

I am looking at getting the lower end 13" with 128SSD, 2GB Ram and 1.6 CPU

Is 2 GB of ram ok for internet browsing, iTunes, and some basic Photo usage or should I spend more money and get one with 4GB as I know the memory is not upgradable however the SSD is.

I really do not want to spend a lot of money, however my 2009 MB was fine with 2GB, just that with the air you can't upgrade later on.
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If you plan to run Lion on it, get 4GB. For $85, it's worth it. BTW, the processor on the 2010 13" is a 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo.
 
Wicked1

Wicked1

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KPOM said:
If you plan to run Lion on it, get 4GB. For $85, it's worth it. BTW, the processor on the 2010 13" is a 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo.
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How do you calculate $85.00 as I was looking at Refurb and the cost diff between 2GB model and 4GB model is $200 more
 
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Wicked1 said:
How do you calculate $85.00 as I was looking at Refurb and the cost diff between 2GB model and 4GB model is $200 more
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Is there a difference in storage capacity? Apple sells refurbished models generally at 85% of list. For discontinued models, it usually drops to 75%.

Anyway, it looks like the only 4GB refurbs they have are the "ultimates." The 11" version is available for $1049.

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/macbook_air/11?mco=MjEwNTc3MTk
 
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adamtj11

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I have the 2011 with 2gb ram, its more than enough for light use(I've been using it with keynote,iTunes,safari,twitter,ichat,app store, iPhoto, evernote, pages and garageband open, works lovely.
 
Wicked1

Wicked1

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Ok, so Apple only has one model Refurbished with 4GB and it is the 2010 MBA Ultimate, so I am not interested, but next question. Looks like I will go with the 13" Base model with 2GB and 128SSD.

Is there more options for the internal Integrated SSD if I choose to upgrade space later on, or is the 13" only available using 128 or 256 SSD, does anyone after market I mean, have a bigger ssd?
 
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superstarmc

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Ive read reviews about people saying their MacBook air has slowed down significantly after they upgraded to lion. I don't know how true this is but it's making me think twice about the refurbished 2010. Mayhem someone here has some personal experience with it.
 
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