Does trading macbook alu for old 11" air make sense?

if all she does is only surfing the web, yeah for sure exchange it with the 11" air.

nobody knows what will happen with your 3 years old
mbp, maybe the logicboard or something else will soon fail.

go exchange it

I think I'd ask HER before you make any decision.

clyde2801 said:

I think I'd ask HER before you make any decision.

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An excellent suggestion. Seriously though, that sort of exchange makes sense only if the potential user values portability over everything else. Given that your GF will be working abroad she will probably vale the uber-portability of the MBA, but it makes sense to ask what she thinks she may need, or want, in a computer before effecting this exchange.

Cheers

Scepticalscribe said:

An excellent suggestion. Seriously though, that sort of exchange makes sense only if the potential user values portability over everything else. Given that your GF will be working abroad she will probably vale the uber-portability of the MBA, but it makes sense to ask what she thinks she may need, or want, in a computer before effecting this exchange.

Cheers

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Thank you. It comes from age and experience.

I was in line with a bunch of attorneys in a courtroom beside the judge's bench waiting to present documents for his signature. The topic of muted conversation was the local murder trial of a pharmacist who shot a armed robber (dumb kid with a handgun) to death in his store.

The younger guys were full of swagger and machismo on the topic of an armed robber or burglar in their homes.

I finally spoke up after listening to them and said, "Any man who has ever been through a divorce will question the wisdom of having an easily accessible firearm in their home."

The other oldsters nodded their agreement in unison.

It's a good trade. That would be reason enough for me.

I certainly wouldn't do it. Going from 6Gb ram to 2Gb? That just doesn't make sense to me. 2Gb is pretty weak sauce especially with Lion in its current state, memory gets eaten up quite fast if you use Safari.

I think that AluBook will be worth quite a lot on eBay in the future too, they are quite rare now aren't they?

Wow, I actually DO have a Collector's Edition? Huh. Of course, the 2.4ghz is now OFFICIALLY the only Macbook EVER to have a backlit keyboard.

tomaseriksson said:

Even if it is rare, a few months of my girlfriend usage it will probably be beat to hell. 2GB ram vs 6GB, for me personally that is a issue but my girlfriend only use the browser.

Story short, I made the trade. Typing from the 11" air now and I like it, feels faster then I thought it would. However, can't wait for my 13" i5.

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I'm surprised anyone would make that trade honestly. The 2010 air is worth quite a bit more.