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2011 11 inch Air new for $699
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if ur OK to buy a base model fine.
same machine from Apple anytime 4GB/128 SSD, $130 extra.
If I was rich and needed something to keep in the bathroom while on the ******* I'd probably buy it.
I wish people would stop listening to the exaggerators -- it is really not an issue unless you are constantly on iMovie or iPhoto doing large projects. I use Safari with dozens of tabs, Mail is always running, and so is iTunes half of the time, iChat, FaceTime, iCal, PhotoBooth, Pages, all fine. Multiple desktops, perfectly fine. Transitions - smooth and fluid, no jitters like I experienced with my C2D MacBook Pro.
I would say okay. The fans don't come on audibly at all while I surf the web. The only time my fans kick in are with games. I'm not a gamer, but I play Red Crucible 2 and the fans always kick into high gear and I have to play with the low quality graphic settings. I would not recommend this Mac for gamers.
Agree with that. Normal surfing fan does come on but stay 2-4000 RPM. Fan only audible when it hits >6000.
If you wait a couple of hours and get 100 (or a bit more) US $ you well probably get the 2012 http://store.apple.com/au/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook_air
Am pretty sure the last month of so Apple had a 2012 11" Refurb 4/128 for $929. Oh well.
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If u don't have a reason, I say stay with it. Sounds like Lion more stable and maybe slightly better on battery.
Thanks...
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Being used on garage workbench..not a lot of need for fancy graphics for automotive manuals.....Gr
Depends on what you want it to do, I have had a 2011 13" air and a 2012 13" air, and they are great. But what I want it to do the 11" is going to be better for me. I won't use up the storage, most people won't either, so the extra doesn't mean anything...again to me. Battery life is the same. So for 699.00 New, I think is a good value, I see them SELLING on ebay for 7-750, used no warranty.
I think the real break in the 11" air is when battery life is significantly improved.
Picked one of these up for the wife last Spring. It's a great little machine. She's one of those people who will only open one or two apps at a time, so she'll have Safari and Twitter open. For that the 2gig is fine.
She mostly surfs, emails, online gaming and creates quilting patterns with it. More than enough machine for her. She loves the size (so do I!) and portability.
I'd definitely consider getting one, but being more of a "power user" I'd get at least 4 gigs... As long as you can hook it up to a monitor, the screen size is fine. Great keyboard!
Coachingguy
She mostly surfs, emails, online gaming and creates quilting patterns with it. More than enough machine for her. She loves the size (so do I!) and portability.
I'd definitely consider getting one, but being more of a "power user" I'd get at least 4 gigs... As long as you can hook it up to a monitor, the screen size is fine. Great keyboard!
Coachingguy
You seem to be math guy BUT how did you come up with $145.00
My calculator shows 993.99-749.00= 244.99