I started a new job recently and decided to pick up a previous gen Macbook Pro on Amazon to use for work...that is until I got it and fell in love 
I decided that a Macbook Air would be the best choice for the job, as I travel quite a bit and like to keep my bag light. I was originally going to purchase a refurb on Apple's site, but found a nearly new one on Craigslist w/Superdrive and warranty good through August for $1000. The battery only had 30 cycles on it, everything original was included and the Superdrive was brand new...I jumped on the deal and don't regret it at all. Overall about a 20% savings between taxes and the Superdrive compared to Apple's site.
I was originally looking at smaller laptop PCs, but couldn't find anything that didn't include Vista and I'm not paying for something I don't intend to use. Netbooks were out of the equation because I'm 6'4" and my hands aren't compatible with those keyboards. I think it's a great little device for what I need to do, but it's definitely not made to be a primary machine. I can understand people complaining about it being slow and having a small hard drive, but it's far better than a netbook and it's not meant to be a powerhouse.
I'm actually more excited about this than my MBP due to the coolness factor Next step is to order an Incase sleeve and finish getting my apps loaded. I hope everyone else is enjoying theirs as much as I am!
I decided that a Macbook Air would be the best choice for the job, as I travel quite a bit and like to keep my bag light. I was originally going to purchase a refurb on Apple's site, but found a nearly new one on Craigslist w/Superdrive and warranty good through August for $1000. The battery only had 30 cycles on it, everything original was included and the Superdrive was brand new...I jumped on the deal and don't regret it at all. Overall about a 20% savings between taxes and the Superdrive compared to Apple's site.I was originally looking at smaller laptop PCs, but couldn't find anything that didn't include Vista and I'm not paying for something I don't intend to use. Netbooks were out of the equation because I'm 6'4" and my hands aren't compatible with those keyboards. I think it's a great little device for what I need to do, but it's definitely not made to be a primary machine. I can understand people complaining about it being slow and having a small hard drive, but it's far better than a netbook and it's not meant to be a powerhouse.
I'm actually more excited about this than my MBP due to the coolness factor
Next step is to order an Incase sleeve and finish getting my apps loaded. I hope everyone else is enjoying theirs as much as I am!
