How long are you planning to keep your MBA

[Heavenkittykat]

Just wondering... To MBA owners:

How long are you planning to keep your MBA before you purchase an upgrade or before you replace it with another laptop?

 

[fk51785]

i plan to use it for 1~2 years.*
i don't need power computer like mbp.
macbooks are nice but i like the small size & light weight of mba.

 

[JasO]

i suppose i'll keep it for quite a while... should be going back to uni next year so it will be pretty good to have then.

I had a macbook pro before (15" version) and honestly I don't miss anything from the macbook pro. The air does everything i need it to =D

 

[BRBonowicz]

I will be keeping mine until the next one comes out. I am a slave to Apple.

 

[dibara2003]

3 years, my applecare expires and then it's off to someone else in my family

 

[Gregintosh]

I will probably keep it another year. Most likely what I will do is sell it and buy the next revision once the next revision has been throughly vetted (which I assume will be around this time next year).

I will use the remaining years of my AppleCare to increase its resale value.

 

[silverblack]

Until 3 months after MBA 2nd gen comes out - probably a year from now. Then I'll trade it in for the new one.

 

[Phil A.]

I generally keep my notebooks 2 years, and it will probably be the same with the MBA, although I may keep it longer depending on what else Apple come out with.

 

[ayeying]

keep it until i get bored with it... which is soon?

 

[shrtmkr]

Until the next revision
Hopefully in january.

 

[janph76]

Probably keep it a little while after the new revision comes out than It's off to someone in the family.

 

[gcmexico]

keep it

till 3 to 4yrs...I love the thing...can't see myself upgrading toe MBA 2

 

[Grizzly Adams]

A couple of years. I really don't see myself forking out $2k every year for a laptop. I guess until it no longer suits my needs.

 

[dudup]

TBH, I really can't tell. Love this so much that I can imagine using it for 5 years without a problem, as in it current state it delivers everything I need.

However, if Apple updates this, even minor tweaks, I'm inclined to grab one.

The best would be if they don't update it for a looooooong time!

 

[MacBiscuit]

Wow. What a market for Apple to be in... Judging from most of the responses on here, not only do they get to sell a high-margin, relatively under-specced laptop once, they also get to do it again in two years time...

 

[28monkeys]

at over 1700$? As long as possibleeeeeee..eee..eeeee

 

[steve31]

at least for 3 years but I will put in a larger ssd drive when a bigger one comes out at a good price.

 

[wolfie]

of course things change, but provided i dont run into any hardware problems, possibly 3-4 yrs.

all i use it for is to surf the net, chat, store itunes and photos, and watch movies.

my next computer machine will most likley be a imac, and this can be its offsider.

 

[Piarco]

2 years maybe more - I'll sit out the next revision (unless my damned weak will says otherwise), and if I can add in a 128GB SSD in the next year or so, I may keep it longer. It fills its niche perfectly for me.

 

[miniConvert]

Until I'm unable to use my hands or it packs up... so hopefully at least 3 years

It's an awesome machine, it's hard to imagine how anything that comes out within the next few years could be significantly better. But then I went with the SSD, so I was going for longevity from the start anyway.

 

[sanPietro98]

I'll keep it for as long as it still adequately runs the software I use. Of course, this is typically 3 years on average (based on my experience).

This is a fantastic computer -- I see no need to replace it every year.

 

[Olvenskol]

2-ish years most likely. I usually try to skip one generation between revisions of my laptop. I don't really need anymore functionality from my MBA right now, so I'm in no rush for a successor.

 

[Mactagonist]

I will be selling mine before the 1yr warranty expires for the next model.

 

[dudup]

Wow. What a market for Apple to be in... Judging from most of the responses on here, not only do they get to sell a high-margin, relatively under-specced laptop once, they also get to do it again in two years time...

There's a reason for dellrumors or vaiorumors not having so many people hanging around their forums!

 

[xparaparafreakx]

Till September 2010 if it is unable to handle all the small things I need done in Pharm school. If it can, 4 years.