MBA July 2011 or 2012?

[parajba]

I can get hold of a brand new 2011 air (i5, 4GB, 256 SSD) for £999 w official warranty or buy the latest air for £1,249 (same spec).

I current have a 2010 MB pro (i5 2.4, 4GB, 320 GB, GT330 256MB).

My use is:

- photos, music, surfing
- Financial analysis, Office (with boot camp)

Which one would you recommend and why? I'm starting a Masters in business administration so was planning to ditch the heavy mac book pro for an air, so I can easily take it to the campus.

Thanks.

 

[Bug-Creator]

What ever your undersecretary of finances allows you *doh*

You won't see that much of a difference when your doing normal stuff anyways.

What might be an idea is to upgrade the 2012 to 8GB which will give you smoother riding if you decide to use a VM instead of boot-camping.

 

[parajba]

Thanks. Is the latest virtualisation fast? The last time I tried it (2 years ago, same pro machine), I could notice an annoying time lag between keyboard and actual execution. Things weren't instant like in a native environment...We are talking about fraction of seconds, but definitely noticeable if you are fast.it was like using an Amiga in the 80s...

 

[will0407]

I can get hold of a brand new 2011 air (i5, 4GB, 256 SSD) for £999 w official warranty or buy the latest air for £1,249 (same spec).

Or....if you know student ask them to buy it for you online through the HE store, thus giving you 3 years hardware warranty for free (no need to buy applecare) and saving you £175! (comes in at £1074)

If you upgrade to 8GB ram and the i7 processor, it comes to £1245.

I'd be happy to help you out but obviously that would involve a lot of trust! I do have a reference from another forum member (on my public profile) I've dealt with on here before- I got her an i7 13" pro.

EDIT: Just seen you're doing a masters so just log onto the apple HE store from your campus internet and you'll be able to order yourself and get the £70 app store voucher as well

 

[parajba]

Thanks for your help.

Yes, I haven't enrolled yet, planning to.
The full price of the i7/8GB is 1449.

How much would I pay through HE?

 

[will0407]

Thanks for your help.

Yes, I haven't enrolled yet, planning to.
The full price of the i7/8GB is 1449.

How much would I pay through HE?

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