You got it right about buying within your means. The OP doesn't necessarily have to buy the base model or what not, but if he/she is buying a maxed out MBA, well I think they would be better off going with a MBP. Then again, I'm not sure what the OP is going to be doing with his/her MBA. I just think buying the maxed out air, let alone financing one, is not such a brilliant idea. Once again this is my own honest opinion, the OP may do as they please.
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You got it right about buying within your means. The OP doesn't necessarily have to buy the base model or what not, but if he/she is buying a maxed out MBA, well I think they would be better off going with a MBP. Then again, I'm not sure what the OP is going to be doing with his/her MBA. I just think buying the maxed out air, let alone financing one, is not such a brilliant idea. Once again this is my own honest opinion, the OP may do as they please.
I think it will! Just have to order it now.
How applicable do you think it will be when Mavericks comes out?
Before you buy that book, try googling stuff you cannot find. Probably save you $17.00
bambooshots,
I usually get a copy of MM for any OS I use so I may not be he most objective person to answer this one.
The Mavericks edition of MM will be released November 22. The Switching to Mavericks edition will be released December 22. Costs are $28.00 and $22.00 respectively. Amazon is taking preorders.
That tracking site is very awesome. Mine appears to be stuck in London Heathrow along with 130kg of other orders. I guess it shouldn't be too long to wait.
Ah my Macbook Air just arrived today. It's so beautiful. I think converting to Apple is going to prove a wise decision. I'm in love with it so much! 1.3GHz and 8GB RAM. Beautiful little machine :3
Oh and I got a Samsung display too so woohoo!
Hey, how are you guys checking for the manufacturer of the displays?
Go to the Applications folder and open Terminal, then paste in:
ioreg -lw0 | grep "EDID" | sed "/[^<]*</s///" | xxd -p -r | strings -6
and press Enter. Then a string of letters and numbers should come up. If it beings with LP, then you have an LG display. If it begins with LSN, you've got a Samsung display
Go to the Applications folder and open Terminal, then paste in:
ioreg -lw0 | grep "EDID" | sed "/[^<]*</s///" | xxd -p -r | strings -6
and press Enter. Then a string of letters and numbers should come up. If it beings with LP, then you have an LG display. If it begins with LSN, you've got a Samsung display
Silly question, but do you think recalibrating the color display effects battery?
That's true, and I've already Googled some stuff ready, but seeing as this is a brand new OS to me it might be nice to have a reference on hand.
In that case, go for it. As long as research is done first, do what you got to do.
Got mine last night. Its' a great machine and a big upgrade from my old Core 2 Duo Macbook Pro. I've pretty much finished installing all my software on it. Got the Samsung screen too.
Go to the Applications folder and open Terminal, then paste in:
ioreg -lw0 | grep "EDID" | sed "/[^<]*</s///" | xxd -p -r | strings -6
and press Enter. Then a string of letters and numbers should come up. If it beings with LP, then you have an LG display. If it begins with LSN, you've got a Samsung display
Woot, LSN prefix.
Samsung display it is.
Out for delivery...
Ah the excitement, hopefully FedEx delivers at 9:00 AM for you like they did for me. Good start of the day.
I'm actually in Norway, it's already 10AM here
TNT is doing the delivery, and I just heard the doorbell ring at the office...! The TNT guy is here, with my mac!
This is literally written real time. Got to go sign!!!
I'm actually in Norway, it's already 10AM here
The TNT guy is here, with my mac!
This is literally written real time. Got to go sign!!!
Hahaha this made my morning. (4:14 AM here in Eastern US). And sorry that I assumed you were in the USA
MacBook Air 13-inch
128 GB, 4 ram, i5
I ordered it July 31 04:00, and got it today at 12:00, which means it was delivered in almost 24 hours. That's insane!
I am very satisfied with the machine, but I kinda feel that I perhaps should have waited for the rMBP upgrade because playing League of Legends went worse than I thought it would. But I can't spend anymore money on a laptop. That would be overkill, so I'll just keep this. It's still the perfect machine for university.
128 GB, 4 ram, i5
I ordered it July 31 04:00, and got it today at 12:00, which means it was delivered in almost 24 hours. That's insane!
I am very satisfied with the machine, but I kinda feel that I perhaps should have waited for the rMBP upgrade because playing League of Legends went worse than I thought it would. But I can't spend anymore money on a laptop. That would be overkill, so I'll just keep this. It's still the perfect machine for university.
My original one that got delivered had a fault so have ordered a replacement.
The 1st one came direct from China to London and then on to my town. It was sent via normal UPS.
This second one has so far gone from China to Korea now it's in Kazakhstan. It's being sent via UPS 'Expedited' and it's scheduled to take a day longer lol.
The 1st one came direct from China to London and then on to my town. It was sent via normal UPS.
This second one has so far gone from China to Korea now it's in Kazakhstan. It's being sent via UPS 'Expedited' and it's scheduled to take a day longer lol.