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Meet My $2598 2011 MacBook Air . . .
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No. Apple doesn't provide any technical support for Windows, but it won't harm your warranty.
why stop at $2600?
can't you shove another 480GB stick in there? ... if it doesn't fit inside, maybe just scotch tape it to the bottom? ... or use glue to 'stud' the whole thing in 480GB sticks?
OP, i think it's crazy, but i'm just messing with you. you seem happy, and you seem happy to accept the criticism along with the encouragement. kudos.
i do think its good advice to keep the stock SSD around for the reasons listed.
p.s. did i mention this is COMPLETELY INSANE? gd.
can't you shove another 480GB stick in there? ... if it doesn't fit inside, maybe just scotch tape it to the bottom? ... or use glue to 'stud' the whole thing in 480GB sticks?
OP, i think it's crazy, but i'm just messing with you. you seem happy, and you seem happy to accept the criticism along with the encouragement. kudos.
i do think its good advice to keep the stock SSD around for the reasons listed.
p.s. did i mention this is COMPLETELY INSANE? g
d.
fyi, you DO NOT need a billion dollars worth of storage to run windows AND OSX on the Air. many people can get by doing this on 128GB, and certainly the 256GB option ($300) is plenty.
the size of your SSD should not affect performance.
Wouldn't be surprised, the Apple SSD's suck, and they also rape you on the apple markup.. when there are 3rd party SSD's that are way better for cheaper with same/more space.
Congrats!
Well, I did a somewhat irrational deed. I am mostly a Windows PC guy but also like some of the Mac products. I saved my money and purchased a 2011 11" MBA, 4GB, i7 and then gues what I did? I purchased the 480GB SSD from OWC ($1399.99 ouch! and double-ouch!) and installed it im my new 11" MBA. This makes a nice, very portable PC that runs all the cool Lion stuff as well as Boot Camp running Windows 7 Professional x64 on a 128 GB partition.
Macs are great for a lot of things but horrible for many others such as GPS programs, printed circuit board design, scientific data and lab software which is all Windows based. Now I think I have the best of both worlds. I'll see how it works out as time goes along. I'm traveling now and running the coolest Windows PC GPS programs such as Garmin Mobile PC, Microsoft Map Point 2011, and Delorme Topo. 11" screen is awesome. So far, so good.
Seems like I know have either a killer MBA or I did something really stupid.
Well, pretty much what I did to 3- 2010 11" MBA refurbs, got them with the 1.8/4/64 flavor and put a 480 GB OWC SSD in each. My Daughter uses hers for her Masters, and my wife and I run our business with ours. Our C2D are wicked fast, your's must be a rocket. Wicked lil Computer!
Small world... you were about a mile from my parents house when you snapped this photo. Great MBA that you built.
Makes me rather think of a Simpsons song...since it's what I think about everytime I see a damn FJ Cruiser.
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how did you get garmin Mobile PC GPS to work on the mba? did you have to purchase any exterior GPS hardware for it?
Damn, I'm jealous. I got the 256 GB SSD and it's already starting to fill up with RAW photos. But that is a lot of money.
Mine's going to get pretty expensive when I add the Thunderbolt Display in a couple months though.
Mine's going to get pretty expensive when I add the Thunderbolt Display in a couple months though.
That's the problem ... the is never enough memory!
Storage, not memory.
EDIT: Although, there never seems to be enough of either.
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supercool, I "only" ordered the 11" maxed out, (and thats enough for my use) but I really like your setup!
Did you do any benchmarks on the new SSD?
Don't get me started on that one. In the USA you'll pay around 26% of taxes if calculated as a percentages of the GDP. In the Netherlands that is 40%.
I'm a bit above average, so I'll pay up to 57% of taxes....
So you can think you pay a lot of taxes, but it can get a whole lot worse. And by the looks of the government spending and debt rise it is going a whole lot worse.
I could, but I'm not sure what benchmark program to use. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
In the mac appstore, search for "DiskSpeedTest", it's free.
Love your setup OP, and the red towel on the seat- neat freak like me
That's awesome, wish I could pull that off. Either use diskspeedtest or xbench, it'd be great to see some numbers!
Nice MBA! That is the cleanest inside of an FJ i have seen in a while. Mine has to be completely washed out periodically (kids, offloading etc)
Is the the full screen Garmin software just to show you can do it? I know a few people that use laptops for Navigation and I never understood why.
I have considered a laptop mount in the FJ but can't come up with enough uses for it. If you are a scientist that travels about, i can totally see it.
Thanks for sharing.
Is the the full screen Garmin software just to show you can do it? I know a few people that use laptops for Navigation and I never understood why.
I have considered a laptop mount in the FJ but can't come up with enough uses for it. If you are a scientist that travels about, i can totally see it.
Thanks for sharing.
what!?!?
WHAT!?!? Too much money for storage... Never invest much money on storage since the price of storage always goes down sharply.
BTW. spend that much money on storage and make Mac to run windows!?!? I don't get the idea. Based on your situation, I think a well engineered windows laptop is more suitable.....
WHAT!?!? Too much money for storage... Never invest much money on storage since the price of storage always goes down sharply.
BTW. spend that much money on storage and make Mac to run windows!?!? I don't get the idea. Based on your situation, I think a well engineered windows laptop is more suitable.....
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