Do you have ANY regrets or second thoughts on your MBA purchase?

[astrorider]

the Macbook Air is too limited in its options to be much more than a vessile for facebook and iTunes, and "productivity software".

^ Ah, this guy must use his computer for some serious stuff to be denigrating all those people who use their "limited" Macbook Airs for everything from checking email to running their business...?

And yes, I can play Skyrim on max settings on an $800 Dell without burning myself. When Apple can make a $800, or heck, a $1800 laptop that doesn't burn my legs while I game on it, I'll consider one.

Nope, just someone willing to spend $1800 for a laptop to play games on. :roll eyes:

No regrets here, OP.

 

[iSayuSay]

Low storage, no USB 3, no ethernet/sata/hdmi port. Let's be honest, if it wasn't a gift, I would never have bought it. It's worth about $800, max, how it comes configured.

Well I have to agree that in most cases, Macbook Air is just the iPad with Intel CPU that happens to run OSX and also Windows.

Most laptop out there can be upgraded to some point, RAM and HDD is common upgrades, some even with upgradeable CPU/GPU. With Macbook Air you just keep whatever comes with it until it takes long in the tooth and you have to sell it. Just like a single player game compared to multi player game, there is no longevity of ownership with MBA. You just love it, or throw it a few years later.

Well yes .. SSD can be upgraded, but it's not like Apple recommend/encourage it, you can always void your warranty by doing so.

 

[CodingRecipes]

I use a 11" maxed out MacBook Air for development and design and all sorts of things, I always wanted a small, capable computer like this and tried them all trust me, from small HPs to Asus etc. nothing came even close back then, I can't imagine ever buying a bigger laptop and this little guy can handle everything for me. I'm hoping for a quad core, 8GB Air one day but I don't know how realistic that is for now...

As an example, I can just keep it on my lap in the car when I know I'll be waiting for something and just open it and do some work, it just changed everything for me, you could get more processing power with the same price but the portability is unbeatable.

This is just me though, so many disagree I know...

 

[phyzics101]

Not one.

 

[macjunk(ie)]

Other than a polite 'FU it's your fault' from applecare . . . are there other avenues of appeal?

Should have got the Dell with accident warranty
I do not think there are other avenues of appeal. YOu could try talking to a supervisor and see how it goes.

This is one reason why Apple can be a bad bet...lack of options. If they say their expensive Applecare will not cover accidental damage..then that is the way it is. Gulp it down and pay up! You do not have this problem in the Windows world...If not Samsung, you have Dell who will give u accidental protection. Don't fancy Dell...try Lenovo.

P.S : Mac user here....but battling a decision to switch.

 

[thejadedmonkey]

^ Ah, this guy must use his computer for some serious stuff to be denigrating all those people who use their "limited" Macbook Airs for everything from checking email to running their business...?

Nope, just someone willing to spend $1800 for a laptop to play games on. :roll eyes:

No regrets here, OP.

Actually, the laptop I use to game on cost $1000, including an on-site warranty for 2 years. I'm simply commenting on the fact that Apple doesn't even have a descent gaming laptop, even if you more than double the cost of a comparable Windows machine.

And while you're bemoaning over how I'm denigrating everyone that uses a macbook air for "running a business", I'll be making fun of them when their keyboard breaks and they have to wait a week for their nearest Apple store to fix it.

 

[bogatyr]

And while you're bemoaning over how I'm denigrating everyone that uses a macbook air for "running a business", I'll be making fun of them when their keyboard breaks and they have to wait a week for their nearest Apple store to fix it.

I've had well over a week wait with other brands for new keyboards. Not sure what this is meant to prove.

I do agree with your other comments regarding gaming laptops though.

 

[jeezypeezy]

I initially had a mid 2009 model MacBook Pro, and after *ahem* a slight accident involving alcohol, rendered it dead. After much deliberation, I decided to pull the trigger on a MacBook Air instead - I only use it for word processing/internet/movies/music, and wanted the speed of the SSD and the thin profile, to save my back when walking back and forth between my house and university.
I love the speed, I love the profile....my only gripe, is that I'm having to treat it so carefully. You're probably thinking - "this is the guy who spills alcohol all over his laptop, what does he know about caring for things". When it comes to laptops, I want them to permanently be in good condition, and look nice! Now my grip is that I have to treat this laptop so delicately, this due obviously to its slim profile. My old Pro was pretty robust! I've had this new laptop around 3 months now, it has a dent and chip in already, which was pretty gutting.

So for prospective buyers, I'd just say look after your investment: buy a case/sleeve anything and treat it with kid gloves. A great laptop though!

 

[astrorider]

And while you're bemoaning over how I'm denigrating everyone that uses a macbook air for "running a business", I'll be making fun of them when their keyboard breaks and they have to wait a week for their nearest Apple store to fix it.

If a broken laptop keyboard is enough to stop you in your tracks for a week (when an external would get you up and running), I wouldn't recommend running your own business.

 

[thejadedmonkey]

If a broken laptop keyboard is enough to stop you in your tracks for a week (when an external would get you up and running), I wouldn't recommend running your own business.

That's why I use Dell.

Seriously, Apple's business support sucks. Don't try to argue that a macbook air is a better business machine than a desktop, or even a thinkpad. It's overpriced and anemic when all a business cares about is the bottom line.*

*Obviously, a generalized statement is meant to be general. I'm excluding those people that require 2lb laptops for climbing Mt. Everest with, or those that use OS X exclusive apps.

 

[astrorider]

That's why I use Dell.

Seriously, Apple's business support sucks. Don't try to argue that a macbook air is a better business machine than a desktop, or even a thinkpad. It's overpriced and anemic when all a business cares about is the bottom line.

Right, who would want to use a computer for business from the "runaway winner" on Reliability, or whose "sweeping the field and leaving the other four vendors to scrabble for what was left" on Service and Support. I'll let you guess who I'm referring to (hint: it's not Dell):
Desktop PC Reliability and Satisfaction

 

[JHUFrank]

This just makes me twitch. I work in an IT shop that supports about 1300 computers, Dell, HP, Lenovo and a few Apple. In my past life I worked in a Uni shop that supported 1000s of Apple computers, heck we were on the original OSX beta test.

My point is that at an enterprise, business level, the support pretty much equals out among all these companies. Apple may take a couple days longer to do heavy duty support work, but that is balanced by the fact I have to go through multinational hoops to get support done with HP, Dell or Lenovo. And don't get me going on server support.

Workstation wise I have had multiple problems with large rollouts of both Lenovos and Dells. Bad enough that both companies had to come in an replace hundreds of motherboards.

Truly, the only bullet proof machines that I have ever supported have been IBM/Lenovo laptops, and IMO are the only thing equal or better than Apple laptops.

Personally, my MBA, MBP, PB 12" and my Lenovo Thinkpads absolutely smoke any other laptop that I have used in engineering and ease of use. Use the damn machine you like, it will be supported, and yes, the people that made the machine you bought are trying to make a profit, be it Dell, Lenovo or Apple...

That's why I use Dell.

Seriously, Apple's business support sucks. Don't try to argue that a macbook air is a better business machine than a desktop, or even a thinkpad. It's overpriced and anemic when all a business cares about is the bottom line.*

*Obviously, a generalized statement is meant to be general. I'm excluding those people that require 2lb laptops for climbing Mt. Everest with, or those that use OS X exclusive apps.

 

[ClassObject]

This just makes me twitch. I work in an IT shop that supports about 1300 computers, Dell, HP, Lenovo and a few Apple. In my past life I worked in a Uni shop that supported 1000s of Apple computers, heck we were on the original OSX beta test.

My point is that at an enterprise, business level, the support pretty much equals out among all these companies. Apple may take a couple days longer to do heavy duty support work, but that is balanced by the fact I have to go through multinational hoops to get support done with HP, Dell or Lenovo. And don't get me going on server support.

Workstation wise I have had multiple problems with large rollouts of both Lenovos and Dells. Bad enough that both companies had to come in an replace hundreds of motherboards.

Truly, the only bullet proof machines that I have ever supported have been IBM/Lenovo laptops, and IMO are the only thing equal or better than Apple laptops.

Personally, my MBA, MBP, PB 12" and my Lenovo Thinkpads absolutely smoke any other laptop that I have used in engineering and ease of use. Use the damn machine you like, it will be supported, and yes, the people that made the machine you bought are trying to make a profit, be it Dell, Lenovo or Apple...

All true. One exception I can speak of is Dell enterprise support. Three year contract on a T74xx server in literally middle of nowhere. Dell went out the day after report of no-post with new board. I sat at my desk and waited. 2 weeks were left on the contract. I was so happy I didn't have to go out and fix that.