Those of you who own a Mac Book Air, would you still buy the Air or the Mac Book Pro? I think that I would like the Air but would like your input. Can you leave it plugged in all of the time except when you need to take it on the road? I am a road salesman and think that this would be the way to go. Do you miss not having a DVD drive?
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Mac Book Pro or Air?
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Had a Pro since '07 (15", 2.4 C2D) and loved it up until I got my 13" Air last August. Now I can't believe how SLOW the Pro is compared to the Air. And light. And great battery life. Did I mention that it's fast and light? Or the battery gets me through the day? I'm not doing any graphics intense things - pages, numbers, email, web, Skype - it rocks even if I have all of these things running at the same time, which I generally do.
I second that! I have the early 2011 15" MBP 2.0 quad core i5 and since I bought the mid 2012 13" MacBook Air, I haven't used the MBP once! The air look awesome, it's so light, the screen is gorgeous, the battery is MARVELOUS compared to the MBP too! SSD? best thing ever!
the only thing I regret about this computer is not buying it earlier!
it's that awesome!
CDs are pretty much going to disappear in due time. Majority of programs, music, movies is all available via download.
Air is the way to go just a little pricey if you want to buff up the speed but the SSD is a whole boost compared to the pro's with HDD.
Air is the way to go just a little pricey if you want to buff up the speed but the SSD is a whole boost compared to the pro's with HDD.
I switched from a MBP 13" late 2011 to a MBA 13" mid-2012 and I absolutely love it! No regrets.
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You can leave it charged in all the time.
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You can leave it charged in all the time.
I want the thinnest, most portable Mac ever. And I want the most powerful Mac ever. For me, thin is a higher priority than power, so I got the World's Most Powerful MacBook Air as of 2012.
This is a good question and I look forward to some replies from others. My habit is to use it plugged in most of the time only because I tend to sit in a chair in the living room with it on my lap with a charger sitting there all the time or in my office in clam shell mode powered by the supply from the Thunderbolt Display. I do take it to work without a charger and use it there on occasion. I honestly don't thing about charging one way or the other unless I am going to be away from home overnight with it. My expectation is that over time the battery will suffer no matter what I do just like every other laptop I have ever owned. We'll see. Right now it is excellent -but it is also fairly new.
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Since you posted in the MacBook Air thread you no longer have a choice and have to get a MBA
Since you posted in the MacBook Air thread you no longer have a choice and have to get a MBA