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  1. H

    Refurb'd or Pre-Owned MacBook Air or PC?

    My son is off to college next month and would like a 13 inch Air. Even on sale, the newest models for 256Gb cost about $1G and Apple itself isn't offering any discounts except to toss in a Beats headphone with purchase. Well, he doesn't need a Beats headset nor do I. So I'm wondering where I...
  2. M

    Macbook air stopped working - full startup disk

    Hi, So I was having alerts that my start up disk was almost full. I forgot to empty it and suddenly I got an alert that my start up disk was completely full. I tried to start deleting things but my trash application on my MacBook air is not working at all and I cannot delete anything. What...
  3. N

    MacBook Air (2017) vs MacBook (2016/17)

    Hi guys. I have a problem. I cannot decide which one to buy. I'm looking for a used mac up to $800. For that price I can buy used MacBook Air 2017 on craigslist, or sometimes even new (BestBuy discounts) or MacBook from 2016 or sometimes 2017. In most cases MB is around $100 more expensive than...
  4. K

    Battery Clarification

    Hi guys, This is probably me being paranoid, but I wanted to ask a question regarding the battery life of a MacBook Air. I purchased the laptop two days ago and have used it sparingly. I don't have anything downloaded/ or it hasn't even been synced yet, the brightness setting is at 75%, all the...
  5. W

    Old Mac HD Space

    Hi there, I have a Macbook Air from around 2013 (which is not that old, come on...) and I want to partition the HD to install Windows. Unfortunately I only have the 128GB SSD HD which doesn't give me much space so I've been trying to find space wherever I can. I think I can still get some 15 GB...
  6. dbakh

    Night Shift mode permanently on??

    I have been using nightshift on MacOS Sierra on an older macbook air for some time now and it has been working fine. However, this morning it seems the nightshift mode is completely stuck? i'm not able to switch it off using any settings (even tried re-calibrating the display!). I'm stuck with...
    • dbakh
    • Thread
    • bug display macbookair macos 10.13 nightshift sierra
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  7. Mac03ForLife

    MB, MBA, or MBP

    I am a HS student with a MacBook Pro 8,1 I have found this machine quite capable in the past years and have relied heavily on it for... just about everything. However, I now need to start carrying it everywhere, and needless to say, its been a bit heavy for my liking. Should I go out and get a...
  8. Q

    2013 Macbook Air vs 2017 Macbook

    Hi All, could someone help me out? I've got 2013 MBA (1.8GHZ i5) and it performs fine for everything that I need but I am thinking about an upgrade. I really like the form factor of the 2017 MacBook - my question is will I get at least the same performance out of the 2017 MacBook as I do from...
    • quinno
    • Thread
    • airvsmacbook macbookair mbavsmacbook
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  9. M

    MacAir is in Chinese!? Helpppp

    One of my mates recently got me a mac book air but the whole thing is in Chinese! I've tried to restore it (commandR) and then it restarts and just goes Chinese every time. It eventually loads to the Mac OS sierra of some sort not sure which one! I'm unsure which one it is because it's in...
    • misstj
    • Thread
    • chinese help language macbookair sierra
    • Replies: 35
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  10. DimNasus

    Mac mini 2011 or Air 2015

    Hi guys. I have a question. My win laptop Asus n550jk Core i7 with 12Gb memory are dead. I have Mac mini server mid 2011 Quad i7 with Intel HD 3000+12 Gb memory+ssd and Macbook Air 2015 with 8Gb. What do you think, which computer will be faster for Photoshop+Illustrator CC 2017(on win10) and...
    • DimNasus
    • Thread
    • macbookair macmini win10
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Mac mini
  11. W

    Help fixing cracked screen

    I have a MacBook Air model A1369 with a cracked screen and I would like to fix it, I've read that I can fix it myself because I can't afford to have it professionally done. I know little about computers but I'm pretty confident in my ability to follow directions, I just have no idea where to...
  12. M

    i spilled water on my macbook air help.

    Hi, the other day i was just watching a movie on my mac when i accidentally spilled water on my keyboard (top right power button) it immediately turned off by itself which made me very worried so i flipped it upside down and got some water out. i then wiped it with tissue and blow dried it on...
  13. tcheloftn

    MacBook Air 13 inch - Keyboard and Trackpad do not working

    Friends good day. I have a MacBook Air 13 inch manufactured in 2014. A strange thing happens with the keyboard and trackpad, these do not work after the login screen. Until then I thought it was the operating system that was not updated and could be a problem, then upgraded to the El Capitan...
  14. G

    USB Huawei 4G mobile net device not found

    Dear All, I've been faced with the naked truth that my mobile net doesn't work. I have a Macbook Air, OS El Capitan and I tried (have been trying) to use my USB device to browse at my workplace or anywhere where wi-fi isn't an option. However, after installing (?) the USB device's driver, I...
  15. analyst123

    replace internal ssd

    I have a Macbook Air from April 2014. 1. Any suggestions to replace internal ssd ? Preferably 1TB 2. Anything which can clone current programs to new SSD like some kit ?
  16. C

    Advice for specs on MBP

    hey everybody! After the keynote at WWDC, it seems pretty clear that Apple isn't gonna push out any MBP or MBA updates in the near future. After having a laptop for 4 years, it's killing me to not have one. So, I'll be ordering one in the next couple days. I just wanted some advice on a...
    • cumminb
    • Thread
    • macbook macbookair macbookpro wwdc 2016
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  17. gahprado

    Battery lasts for 4 hours, new Macbook

    Hello, I bought my new MacBook Air end of January. Battery used to last for 8 hours, then it went to 5 hours last month, and today 4 hours only. Why??? What could I be doing wrong..?
  18. mikeroxx

    PLEASE HELP - MACBOOK AIR-WILL NOT INSTAL NEW OSX

    Hi All, I am at work now but was hoping I could get some results by the time I am home. I have a Macbook Air 2010-2011 (not sure). Someone was playing with it and wiped the partition and the corresponding OSX (Mavericks). I tried to do a clean install - First I tried to use an El Capitan Boot...
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