Would it be redundant owning a 13" air and a 11"?

[torana355]

I personally have the 11" and love it, but it's my 2nd computer. I don't think it makes sense to have both.



OT - Nice username Do you have a Torana with a stroker in it?

Yeah i did but i sold it a few years ago.

 

[SSD-GUY]

For anyone who commutes regularly, or travels regularly, one or other of the MBAs is undoubtedly the way to go.

This.

I am a Uni student and have just started to go paperless, as in I do all my notes on evernote, very rarely use paper. I also commute to Uni, which in London, is a bit of a nightmare and can take up to an hour.

I have a late 2013 rMBP that I used to take with me every day, and even though I'm quite a big guy, carrying that extra weight around all day did get me tired. I therefore picked up a used late 2013 11" MBA i5/8GB/256 for £400 with 2 years of applecare remaining. This thing is amazing, has a proper keyboard (I despise the new rMB Keyboard having played with it at the regent st store), very good battery life and is still quite powerful. Granted I still take my rMBP in some days when I'm revising or am doing heavy statistical work, but for most days to take notes, browse the web or annotate lectures, the 11" MBA is perfect and can be bought for some very good prices now!

To answer the OPs question, if you feel you need it then get it. I highly recommend getting a used one, just make sure it's got applecare left on it!

 

[mattopotamus]

This.

I am a Uni student and have just started to go paperless, as in I do all my notes on evernote, very rarely use paper. I also commute to Uni, which in London, is a bit of a nightmare and can take up to an hour.

I have a late 2013 rMBP that I used to take with me every day, and even though I'm quite a big guy, carrying that extra weight around all day did get me tired. I therefore picked up a used late 2013 11" MBA i5/8GB/256 for £400 with 2 years of applecare remaining. This thing is amazing, has a proper keyboard (I despise the new rMB Keyboard having played with it at the regent st store), very good battery life and is still quite powerful. Granted I still take my rMBP in some days when I'm revising or am doing heavy statistical work, but for most days to take notes, browse the web or annotate lectures, the 11" MBA is perfect and can be bought for some very good prices now!

To answer the OPs question, if you feel you need it then get it. I highly recommend getting a used one, just make sure it's got applecare left on it!

I like having the smallest possible laptop, but it has to be powerful (problem with rMB). The 11" air gives me the portability I need, and it has the juice to be my main computer. I dock to a Thunderbolt Display at work and when I get home, so I am rarely using the actual screen. When I do, it is short burst and gets the job done.

About every 2 years I upgrade to the new base model with a SSD increase. I tried the new MacBook and the new pro, but nothing worked quite as well as the air for me