I know that feel. I've got a Lumia 820 and a Nexus 7... looking to ditch the Nexus for either an iPad Mini or preferably a Windows 8 8" tablet when they start making nice ones with Bay Trail. Can't stand Android any more, I used to have a HTC, I'm done with it.
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2008 MacBook Air or Asus Zenbook?
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I know that feel. I've got a Lumia 820 and a Nexus 7... looking to ditch the Nexus for either an iPad Mini or preferably a Windows 8 8" tablet when they start making nice ones with Bay Trail. Can't stand Android any more, I used to have a HTC, I'm done with it.
A lot of people either love android or hate it, it's not for everyone. I didn't like it in my phone but on a tablet it's ok for me. Plus chrome key looks intriguing to me... I had an HTC Surround and Lumia 900 but they just weren't my cup of tea. Though my Surface is good to use every once in a while. I like Windows rt unlike most
I used to like it, when I thought "oh it's new they'll fix the fragmentation and instability" aaaannnnd then they just didn't. IE10 probably has to be the best tablet browser I've ever used so that's a main draw for me, especially as Chrome Mobile is a disgrace to it's desktop equivalent's name.
I think Chromecast is useless... all it is is a video streaming YouTube streaming thing right? My TV has YouTube streaming built in, and if I want to play a video I just plug in a memory stick. I have no clue why anyone would want CC :S
The fragmentation was a big issue in te earlier days, but I feel like its so diminished to nonexistent in bigger apps that its a non issue to me. IE10 is a good browser. The only browsers I hate are Safari, Firefox, and Opera.
Chromecast is useful because I have a ton of movies that I bought in. The google play store, so in that case I would love watching them on my TV. pls netflix is a good plus and mirroring web sites. $35 isn't a bad price either, but you have to like Android to like it I guess
Good call on the 2010! Even better that you found one at a better price than the links I gave you. I was just basically giving you an idea that you can get a 2010 for quite cheap nowadays. I had the same one you just got (1.6/4/128) and I LOVED it.. it was my first ever Mac too. Enjoy! 
Good call on the 2010! Even better that you found one at a better price than the links I gave you. I was just basically giving you an idea that you can get a 2010 for quite cheap nowadays. I had the same one you just got (1.6/4/128) and I LOVED it.. it was my first ever Mac too. Enjoy!
Thank you for the links! I was a little put off by the 11", but the keyboard is full size and that's all that maters to me, plus the Zenbook would be 11" too
Well it finally got here! Not a bad little guy, I spend about 5 minutes in OS X before I started to stick windows on it, then ill set up all my Mac programs and ill be ready to roll! The only blemish on the machine is a small dent by the magsafe port, but it doesn't affect anything and its barely noticeable!
Thanks for everyone's help! I think I'm pretty happy with my new laptop!
Thanks for everyone's help! I think I'm pretty happy with my new laptop!