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Late 2010 MacBook

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Tomas1233

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Hello,

I'm wondering is it good idea to buy late 2010 MacBook Air 64GB, 4gb. for 400$. Isn't it to old? Please help me.
 
Tomas1233 said:
Hello,

I'm wondering is it good idea to buy late 2010 MacBook Air 64GB, 4gb. for 400$. Isn't it to old? Please help me.
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I'm surprised but that does seem to be roughly the market price for those machines.

Personally I wouldn't buy one--starting with the 2011 models, they basically got twice as fast, and starting with the 2013 models they basically got twice the battery life.

The market value for a used 2013 MBA on eBay is roughly $600... so for an extra $200 you get twice the speed and twice the battery life, and I think twice the storage too although I forgot to check.
 
motrek said:
The market value for a used 2013 MBA on eBay is roughly $600... so for an extra $200 you get twice the speed and twice the battery life, and I think twice the storage too although I forgot to check.
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Good advice. The 2013 and newer Airs are much better machines plus $400 is not worth it for a 2010 Air.
 
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Tomas1233 said:
Hello,

I'm wondering is it good idea to buy late 2010 MacBook Air 64GB, 4gb. for 400$. Isn't it to old? Please help me.
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I actually bought this summer a 13" MBA 2010 2GB/128GB for $375 as a second machine for traveling as my 5 lbs 2012 15' MBP is too heavy to carry around. Since I only use the MBA mostly for email and browsing, it works fine for me. I have even now El Capitan public beta running on the MBA. Battery life is close to 7/8 hours. Overall I am happy with it as I didn't want to spend double the money. Downside of the 2010 is indeed the slower processor and no backlight keyboard (not an issue for me).

As for your buy: the 64GB is very limited, you should have a minimum of 128GB. Of course spending more money gets you a better machine, but you have to weigh different options. If it is going to be your main machine I would for sure go for a newer one. Even a 2012 gives you a good machine and the SSD is upgradeable. See if you can find a 8GB RAM.
 
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