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The "I just bought/ordered/got/shipped my new/refurb MBA" thread, [Merged]
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Absolutely love my 13 MBA
I just wanted to share my thoughts and impressions regarding my 2012 MacBook Air 13
First of all let me give you a little background. I've been a PC user since the very first computer my family bought when I was 9 years old. Computers have always been my passion and now at age 23 my full time job is a self employed computer "repair guy". I've always thought that the Mac side of things were always highly expensive for what you get, but things seem to be better in that regard lately.*
Fast forward to 2011. I needed a notebook for running my business and gave up trying to find a PC of decent quality so I bought a MacBook Pro 13 (Sandy Bridge). At this time the MacBook Air still had C2D which was completely unacceptable to me for the year 2011.*
I liked my MBP, but I didn't love it. I upgraded the 5400rpm drive to a SSD since HDD's are just too slow. The screen resolution was quite poor even though the LCD itself was decent for being a TN panel. OS X was also quite hard for me to get used to after years of Windows. The DVD drive was a compete waste to me and just added extra weight. Also, the terrible USB placement drove me nuts. I ended up selling it 6 months later and hadn't bought another notebook...until now.*
Along comes the MacBook Air 13 2012.*I've only had it for 48 hours but I have enjoyed it more in that time than I did in 6 months with my MBP. It's incredibly light and the and lack of optical drive makes it absolutely perfect for my needs. I haven't had a use for a DVD drive in years. The SATA III SSD is also super fast. I'm also grasping Lion a lot more and learning the gestures and where everything is as compared to Windows. *The build quality is exceptional and battery life is amazing. USB 3.0 is also a massive benefit. I have never been so happy with a computer purchase in my life and will be sticking to Apple Notebooks in the future for my business use.*
Thanks for taking the time to read this, I just wanted to say how happy I am with my Mac.*
I just wanted to share my thoughts and impressions regarding my 2012 MacBook Air 13
First of all let me give you a little background. I've been a PC user since the very first computer my family bought when I was 9 years old. Computers have always been my passion and now at age 23 my full time job is a self employed computer "repair guy". I've always thought that the Mac side of things were always highly expensive for what you get, but things seem to be better in that regard lately.*
Fast forward to 2011. I needed a notebook for running my business and gave up trying to find a PC of decent quality so I bought a MacBook Pro 13 (Sandy Bridge). At this time the MacBook Air still had C2D which was completely unacceptable to me for the year 2011.*
I liked my MBP, but I didn't love it. I upgraded the 5400rpm drive to a SSD since HDD's are just too slow. The screen resolution was quite poor even though the LCD itself was decent for being a TN panel. OS X was also quite hard for me to get used to after years of Windows. The DVD drive was a compete waste to me and just added extra weight. Also, the terrible USB placement drove me nuts. I ended up selling it 6 months later and hadn't bought another notebook...until now.*
Along comes the MacBook Air 13 2012.*I've only had it for 48 hours but I have enjoyed it more in that time than I did in 6 months with my MBP. It's incredibly light and the and lack of optical drive makes it absolutely perfect for my needs. I haven't had a use for a DVD drive in years. The SATA III SSD is also super fast. I'm also grasping Lion a lot more and learning the gestures and where everything is as compared to Windows. *The build quality is exceptional and battery life is amazing. USB 3.0 is also a massive benefit. I have never been so happy with a computer purchase in my life and will be sticking to Apple Notebooks in the future for my business use.*
Thanks for taking the time to read this, I just wanted to say how happy I am with my Mac.*
I agree with you. The 13 MBA I just got is my first Mac. I could not be happier with the Mac OS and the build quality.
Yes.
I couldn't agree more. I've been Mac-only since the Mac Plus, and my previous laptops have erred on the side of being larger and more powerful (Pismo through 15" MBP). Just got my maxed-out 13" MBA this weekend and could not be happier. Older PC games play great in Boot Camp (Oblivion, Star Wars Battlefront), and it's handled everything I can throw at it on the OS X side.
Spent two hours on the couch last night editing photos in Aperture, and by the end the computer was just warm on the bottom. The first laptop I've ever had that's actually a LAPtop. The balance of portability and power is perfect (for most users I'd imagine). No regrets!
I couldn't agree more. I've been Mac-only since the Mac Plus, and my previous laptops have erred on the side of being larger and more powerful (Pismo through 15" MBP). Just got my maxed-out 13" MBA this weekend and could not be happier. Older PC games play great in Boot Camp (Oblivion, Star Wars Battlefront), and it's handled everything I can throw at it on the OS X side.
Spent two hours on the couch last night editing photos in Aperture, and by the end the computer was just warm on the bottom. The first laptop I've ever had that's actually a LAPtop. The balance of portability and power is perfect (for most users I'd imagine). No regrets!
I switched from Windows to OSX a couple of years ago for home use and couldn't be happier with the Apple OS.
I sold my 2010 iMac two months ago because our baby inherited my home office room and most of the time I wanted to use the iMac, our baby was napping. I decided to sell it and get an Apple laptop but held off with rumors flying about Ivy Bridge and the redesigned MBP. Now that the dust has settled, I really like what the MBA offers and have decided on the 13" MBA. I can't wait to get my hands on it.
Congrats on the laptop!
I sold my 2010 iMac two months ago because our baby inherited my home office room and most of the time I wanted to use the iMac, our baby was napping. I decided to sell it and get an Apple laptop but held off with rumors flying about Ivy Bridge and the redesigned MBP. Now that the dust has settled, I really like what the MBA offers and have decided on the 13" MBA. I can't wait to get my hands on it.
Congrats on the laptop!
Base 2012 13" arrived this afternoon
Got if from amazon, no tax, arrived in two days free and 12 months same as cash so nothing out of pocket. this thing really smokes. it is much faster than the base 13" mbp that i sold. and SO light. spent a few hors with it now and love it.
Got if from amazon, no tax, arrived in two days free and 12 months same as cash so nothing out of pocket. this thing really smokes. it is much faster than the base 13" mbp that i sold. and SO light. spent a few hors with it now and love it.
Just bought a 2012 13" Air. 1.8/4GB/256. Was going to get a 2.0/8GB/256 but there weren't any in store.
I've been on this forum for a long time but haven't used a Mac regularly in about a year and a half -- Lion is so weird.
I've been on this forum for a long time but haven't used a Mac regularly in about a year and a half -- Lion is so weird.
Just ordered my 11" MBA. I had 13" mbp from 2008 and can't wait to change. Didn't other upgrading to lion as snow leopard struggled. Only bothered upgrading cos I wanted to use the magic trackpad.
I am so excited. Get to pick it up in less than 24 hours (22 hrs and 12 minutes)
I am so excited. Get to pick it up in less than 24 hours (22 hrs and 12 minutes)
You may. I don't. As slick as my MBA is, the iPad beats it in the portability department. I find myself using my iPad a whole lot more.
Depending on where you live you will probably have to.
I'm in the UK. Ordered my BTO 13/8/512 very shortly after the store came online again, and I'm STILL WAITING!!!!!
Apple are you listening!
Not the only one - have a look at the UK/Europe thread.
Depending on where you live you will probably have to.
I'm in the UK. Ordered my BTO 13/8/512 very shortly after the store came online again, and I'm STILL WAITING!!!!!
Apple are you listening!
Not the only one - have a look at the UK/Europe thread.
Estimated delivery date 27th of July. It should be ok (fingers crossed
)- I will post back once I get it
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I did call Apple and they fixed everything! They were wonderfully helpful. To summarize and make this useful for others, I bought an old gen MBA about 2 wks before the new gen model was released. For whatever reason, shipping as significantly delayed on my order and the product still hadn't shipped by the time the new one was announced. I called about 3 days after the release of the new MBA, confirmed that my old MBA still hadn't shipped, and negotiated an update of my order to the new MBA. The Apple Store Education person on the other end of the phone was very helpful and let me switch my order to an equally priced CTO model. Now I have a faster processes, 8 vs. 4 GB ram, and USB 3. Very happy about this. Shipping was pushed back a week but that's no biggie.
same here! I happened to check fedex tracking this morning and saw it was on the truck for delivery. it left china on Monday night and was previously showing expected arrival of 6/21. Same config as yours to replace my 2010 maxed out 13" mba which i'm passing on to my sister.
I finally took the plunge and got a 13" Macbook Air ordered through Best Buy. This will be my first computer since my 12" 2005 Powerbook i got when I started college. I loved that computer. And subbornly, I held out on getting a new one. I got an iPad 2 last year, allowing me to hold out for longer. But alas, it turns out a tablet cant fit all my needs and I need a personal computer. I refuse to go back to Windows, after having a terrible experience with my parents HP pos with Windows Milennium. So I bought a Macbook Air. I figure I wont miss the cd drive too much, and when I do Ill grab a $30 one off of Amazon. The thing looks sweet and I cant wait to get it!!
Btw, does anyone know what I can do with my Powerbook? The thing can barely turn on for 5 mins before overheating and going real slow. If it was worth it, i might even fix it. But if not, maybe I could scrap it? Thanks!!
Btw, does anyone know what I can do with my Powerbook? The thing can barely turn on for 5 mins before overheating and going real slow. If it was worth it, i might even fix it. But if not, maybe I could scrap it? Thanks!!
I've just bought myself a MBA. Ivy Bridge 2Ghz processor, 8Gb RAM, 512Gb SSD. Wonderful computer, super fast and from what I've seen yet, good battery life.
Just ordered a Macbook Air 11.6" with the i7 2.0GHz processor, 8GB RAM, and 128GB hard drive. This may be the longest week of my life waiting for it.