MBA revA and Superdrive or Macbook Unibody

[chefhow]

Hi all, since they are roughly the same price refurbed and they are going to be used for a little bit of business but mostly home use which would you go with? Im not sure about the RevA from what I have read on here with the glitches in the video cards. What kind of experience do you all have, I am going to order this today and its my first Apple with the exception of my iPhone. Thanks in advance for helping out a NooB

 

[bigjnyc]

Hi all, since they are roughly the same price refurbed and they are going to be used for a little bit of business but mostly home use which would you go with? Im not sure about the RevA from what I have read on here with the glitches in the video cards. What kind of experience do you all have, I am going to order this today and its my first Apple with the exception of my iPhone. Thanks in advance for helping out a NooB

I would stay away from the rev. A, The macbook unibody is an awesome notebook which can probably handle whatever you throw at it. I would go with that.

 

[8767092]

Stay away from the Rev. A unless you get it a lot cheaper than $999. The Macbook Unibody is a much better buy and is a lot more powerful.

 

[Scottsdale]

I agree with others. The last thing you need is to pay good money for a seriously limited and problematic original MBA.

Definitely will get a worry free powerful computer in the unibody MacBook.

Best wishes with your new Mac.

 

[EB66]

if this is going to be your sole computer or your only mac then definitely get the Unibody Macbook

Rev A's have a lot of problems

 

[arthursiew]

Since you're planning on using it for home and business use, you should get the Unibody MB. The Air is more of a secondary computer. Getting a MBA with a SuperDrive will take away your only USB port. Plus the MB is more powerful. They're both great computers, but the MB is actually the better buy.

 

[chefhow]

What kind of problems have the Rev A been having other than the lack of video power? The reason I ask is because this is a second home/business computer but the 1st Mac in the house. Once the PC we have dies(hopefully soon) we are going to buy an iMac for the house.

 

[J&JPolangin]

...isn't the new uni-body MB a revA product as well...

The MBA's have been out longer so the issues are known...you may want to wait on the MB for a little bit as well... just my $0.02.

 

[cb31]

I'd go for the macbook unless you need absolute portability. Newer and more powerful.

 

[OnceBitten]

MB, stay away from A.
problems, overheating,core shut down, fans max.