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The "I just bought/ordered/got/shipped my new/refurb MBA" thread, [Merged]
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Do you think the weight difference is significant enough to go MBA for someone who moves from office to office on different floors (taking the stairs) at work, but who doesn't carry it long distances (i.e.: around campus)?
UPS are a joke. I've just spent the whole day in my flat and they haven't delivered despite my mba apparently being 'in transit' since 9am this morning :/
Sorry for not responding sooner! Everything I looked at using the serial number said 4GB, so it was a nice surprise when I randomly checked in About This Mac after a few hours of playing around/getting it set up.
Air cpu?
recently bought an i mac 27 512gb ssd through the education store and loving the transition into the world of apple. this was largely triggered by phenomena such as the windows cryptolocker locking pc's down. i was sick of it and the wider security flaws of windows. anyway im a little in the money these days and as the imac will be my main workhorse i still need a little pony for the road. having gone into the store i was attracted by the retina displays but have since u turned placing weight and battery life above all. my simple question is if i order the 512 gb ssd//1.4 ghz , MBA, version are there limitations between a higher capacity storage working with a lower powered cpu as described above?for eg would an i7 utilise the speed of a 512ssd more efficiently than an i5? i will be getting 8gb ram and main uses office 365,videos,web.music,large no of tabs open for research etc at once. many thanks.
recently bought an i mac 27 512gb ssd through the education store and loving the transition into the world of apple. this was largely triggered by phenomena such as the windows cryptolocker locking pc's down. i was sick of it and the wider security flaws of windows. anyway im a little in the money these days and as the imac will be my main workhorse i still need a little pony for the road. having gone into the store i was attracted by the retina displays but have since u turned placing weight and battery life above all. my simple question is if i order the 512 gb ssd//1.4 ghz , MBA, version are there limitations between a higher capacity storage working with a lower powered cpu as described above?for eg would an i7 utilise the speed of a 512ssd more efficiently than an i5? i will be getting 8gb ram and main uses office 365,videos,web.music,large no of tabs open for research etc at once. many thanks.
I'm about to do the same thing. I love the screen on my retina, but hate the front edge not being tapered. Only worry about screen quality lacking but I think I'll manage. You happy so far?
EDIT:Finally did it! Picked up a 13 inch base model from BB tonight for 799 after 100 off on sale, and 100 student discount. They wouldn't allow me to stack the mover's on top of the student discount. They've apparently cracked down on that!
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Love it! Screen downgrade from retina took a little getting used to but the rest of the machine more than makes up for it!
Call me stupid but I've just bought an original, January 2008 MacBook Air in mint condition w/ a brand spanking new battery. I was on a majorly small budget and coming from a 15" PowerBook G4, needed something really portable that has a solid keyboard and can do the simple things in Office, Photoshop and Dreamweaver. My PowerBook to be honest packs enough power itself for what I do on my notebooks, but it's just too heavy to lug around every day, hence the purchase of the Air. I considered the late 2010 11" but deemed it just too small for me.
Refurb Macbook Air with i7 CPU
i'm in the UK and ordered a refurb 2013 MBA 11 inch/i5/4GB/128GB for £599 and got the delivery yesterday. After setting it up i noticed they have sent me the one with i7 CPU (4650U) with the following spec.
Model Name: MacBook Air
Model Identifier: MacBookAir6,1
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 1.7 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Boot ROM Version: MBA61.0099.B12
anybody know if this is 2013 model or 2012? should i be worried or i just got a better spec free?
i'm in the UK and ordered a refurb 2013 MBA 11 inch/i5/4GB/128GB for £599 and got the delivery yesterday. After setting it up i noticed they have sent me the one with i7 CPU (4650U) with the following spec.
Model Name: MacBook Air
Model Identifier: MacBookAir6,1
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 1.7 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Boot ROM Version: MBA61.0099.B12
anybody know if this is 2013 model or 2012? should i be worried or i just got a better spec free?
i'm in the UK and ordered a refurb 2013 MBA 11 inch/i5/4GB/128GB for £599 and got the delivery yesterday. After setting it up i noticed they have sent me the one with i7 CPU (4650U) with the following spec.
Model Name: MacBook Air
Model Identifier: MacBookAir6,1
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 1.7 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Boot ROM Version: MBA61.0099.B12
anybody know if this is 2013 model or 2012? should i be worried or i just got a better spec free?
It's 2013 model, you can find more info at everymac.com
Congrats, enjoy your new mac.
Apple Certified Refurb
2013 MBA 11 inch/i7/8GB/256GB $1099
I purchased a refurbished Mac mini last year and decided I was comfortable converting to Mac/OS X from the PC/Microsoft environment. I wish Retina was available but I'm satisfied with my purchase; perhaps, I'll catch it during a 2016/2017 upgrade.
2013 MBA 11 inch/i7/8GB/256GB $1099
I purchased a refurbished Mac mini last year and decided I was comfortable converting to Mac/OS X from the PC/Microsoft environment. I wish Retina was available but I'm satisfied with my purchase; perhaps, I'll catch it during a 2016/2017 upgrade.
Work just bought me a 11" MBA (cheapest model there is). I honestly think the purchasing agent had no idea what they were buying and just saw it was cheaper. I also got a Thunderbolt Display so that helps.
I personally own a 15" rMPB so this is quite an adjustment, I honestly don't know if I can adjust. Worst case I will continue to just use my rMPB for work.
Now on the hunt for a bag. I normally shop Waterfield but nothing screams out to me that is made for the 11". May just get one of their sleeves.
I personally own a 15" rMPB so this is quite an adjustment, I honestly don't know if I can adjust. Worst case I will continue to just use my rMPB for work.
Now on the hunt for a bag. I normally shop Waterfield but nothing screams out to me that is made for the 11". May just get one of their sleeves.
I can't get along with Windows any more, 8.1 is awful, 10 looks to be less awful, but still awful. If someone at Microsoft has a vision he or she is keeping it to themselves.
So, for the first time in my life, I have an Apple product. a 13 Air. It's nice. I like it. What's that over there.....an iMac you say?
So, for the first time in my life, I have an Apple product. a 13 Air. It's nice. I like it. What's that over there.....an iMac you say?
I finally bought the macbook air today! 256GB 13inch. I bought it at amazon, I have prime so I ordered it next day shipping for only 8 dollars more. I'll be looking outside all day tomorrow..lol I've always used windows, I'm looking forward to learning. anyone know of a good case?
Finally pulled the trigger on a MBA 13"
Going to pick up this evening, am excited!
This is my very first Mac purchase, have not had a laptop for a few years. Wanted the retina 12" but I think this will serve me well for basic needs. And maybe upgrade still next year who knows.
Going to pick up this evening, am excited!
This is my very first Mac purchase, have not had a laptop for a few years. Wanted the retina 12" but I think this will serve me well for basic needs. And maybe upgrade still next year who knows.
I've got a new macbook air on order. Configured with 8gb of ram so it is being shipped from china. The order status page says to expect delivery tomorrow, but the UPS page says it will be delivered on Monday, according to UPS it's last update was leaving Kazakhstan, having already been to South Korea. I'm getting inpatient now.
Just checking in..
My MBA 11" is on the way, maybe arrive on Tuesday. I was an owner of MBPr 2012 15" with 2,6Ghz 8gb ram and 512gb ssd and my new MBA has only 8gb ram, 256gb ssd and i7. I think i will be happy with my decission. I play only dota2 and i think this new air can handle just fine. I need portability though.
My MBA 11" is on the way, maybe arrive on Tuesday. I was an owner of MBPr 2012 15" with 2,6Ghz 8gb ram and 512gb ssd and my new MBA has only 8gb ram, 256gb ssd and i7. I think i will be happy with my decission. I play only dota2 and i think this new air can handle just fine. I need portability though.
Just got my replacement MacBook Air in the Black Friday sale. I am not going to wait any longer for an update.
Restored my user from Time Machine backup, enabled FileVault, and started downloading Yosemite.
It feels nice to get my laptop back.
Feels faster too, the CPUs have improved since 2011
The SSD is a 128GB SanDisk, which is fine by me. The display code starts with LTH, not LG I suppose that's good?
The speed and the display were the two main things I didn't like much in my previous model, subjectively I feel they have both improved. I am quite happy.
My old laptop didn't have key backlighting IIRC looks like they added it.
Well, see you around! I'll have questions
Restored my user from Time Machine backup, enabled FileVault, and started downloading Yosemite.
It feels nice to get my laptop back.
Feels faster too, the CPUs have improved since 2011
The SSD is a 128GB SanDisk, which is fine by me. The display code starts with LTH, not LG I suppose that's good?
The speed and the display were the two main things I didn't like much in my previous model, subjectively I feel they have both improved. I am quite happy.
My old laptop didn't have key backlighting IIRC looks like they added it.
Well, see you around! I'll have questions
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/apple-apple-macbook-air-13-3-intel-core-i5-1-4ghz-128gb-silver-english-z0nz4ll-a/10297629.aspx?path=533046e556b835cc2bc2c773172e7115en02
Just bought this Air. I had a 200 bestbuy gift card that I won, so the total came out to be around $930.
I initially wanted to wait for the 2015 macbook air, but this deal was too sweet to pass up, considering that I had a gift card too! Can't wait to receive it
This is going to be my first time using OS X...So, any tips for a life time windows user?
Just bought this Air. I had a 200 bestbuy gift card that I won, so the total came out to be around $930.
I initially wanted to wait for the 2015 macbook air, but this deal was too sweet to pass up, considering that I had a gift card too! Can't wait to receive it
This is going to be my first time using OS X...So, any tips for a life time windows user?
Apple Certified Refurb
Parents ordered MBA 11" i5/128Gb/8Gb from Apple UK certified refurb store after waiting 2 months for 8Gb models to resurface on the site. Machine arrived and they've been given a i7 instead of an i5. The box says i5. The machine says i7. The serial number on the box and in the machine are identical. So £250 saving over RRP of same model from Apple, new (they paid £699).
Parents ordered MBA 11" i5/128Gb/8Gb from Apple UK certified refurb store after waiting 2 months for 8Gb models to resurface on the site. Machine arrived and they've been given a i7 instead of an i5. The box says i5. The machine says i7. The serial number on the box and in the machine are identical. So £250 saving over RRP of same model from Apple, new (they paid £699).