Wondering if this will do (2011 Macbook Air)

dellavoce · Dec 27, 2012, 05:12 PM

A friend of mine is willing to sell me her Macbook Air from 2011 for about $500. I currently use a MacMini that is from early 2010 and I am looking to upgrade. Ideally, I want a MacBook Pro but that won't be in my budget for a good while. I don't know much about the MacBook Air. Would this be an upgrade? Is it a decent computer? Any input/info about the MacBook Air would be appreciated because I just don't know much about it.

Johnny Alien · Dec 27, 2012, 06:21 PM

What are the specs on the MBA you might buy?

solsearchin · Dec 27, 2012, 06:46 PM

Yes the 2011 regardless of specs is a step up.

micrors4racer · Dec 27, 2012, 06:49 PM

The i series chips in them are worth it and are vastly superior to the cpu's even just a generation before.

J&JPolangin · Dec 27, 2012, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by dellavoce

A friend of mine is willing to sell me her Macbook Air from 2011 for about $500...

...is it the 11" or the 13", does it have 2Gb RAM or 4Gb Ram, is the SSD 64Gb?

I'm assuming all the specs are base line so while $500 seems inexpensive there has to be a reason she's selling it seemingly cheap...

dellavoce · Dec 28, 2012, 12:00 AM

I have to double check which model. I would think that it would be the base model. She bought it for her husband when she thought he would be commuting on the metro for work.

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dellavoce macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2007	Wondering if this will do (2011 Macbook Air) A friend of mine is willing to sell me her Macbook Air from 2011 for about $500. I currently use a MacMini that is from early 2010 and I am looking to upgrade. Ideally, I want a MacBook Pro but that won't be in my budget for a good while. I don't know much about the MacBook Air. Would this be an upgrade? Is it a decent computer? Any input/info about the MacBook Air would be appreciated because I just don't know much about it.
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Dec 27, 2012, 06:21 PM	#2
Johnny Alien macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2012	What are the specs on the MBA you might buy?
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solsearchin macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2012	Yes the 2011 regardless of specs is a step up.
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Dec 27, 2012, 06:49 PM	#4
micrors4racer macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2012	The i series chips in them are worth it and are vastly superior to the cpu's even just a generation before.
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Dec 28, 2012, 12:00 AM	#6
dellavoce Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2007	I have to double check which model. I would think that it would be the base model. She bought it for her husband when she thought he would be commuting on the metro for work.
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