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What have you done with an early Intel recently?

More, 'will be doing soon'…

This…

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…pretty much says summer is now over and it's safe to go back out in to the garage, boot Macs and leave them running again.

But, my plan this time around had been to clean up and rearrange the garage so that will be the first thing. But, with these highs I can now get back out there without sweating like a pig or overheating.

I have two Mac Minis to get upgraded to Sonoma…
 
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Through the years I've learned to roll with my insomnia and see where it takes me instead of forcing myself to try and sleep - which never works anyway. Where has it taken me this time? Into watching a documentary that pays tribute to the legions of fans across the globe who obsessively admire the Mad Max franchise and the levels of passion and devotion that are involved.

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As you can see, VLC remains my preferred media player but there's no MacBook's involved for a change. I'm using my 2013 Mac Pro w/ Ventura connected to my primary HDTV.

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It's a fascinating exploration of an overlooked fandom (compared to other pop culture entries) and it's equally nice to see that cast and crew members from the film series are enthusiastic in embracing the people who celebrate their work and its impact on their lives. :)
 
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Amethyst1 said:
Sure, you can also use a 85W — the MBA decides how much power it needs.
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It's likewise fine to use a lower powered supply for a machine that comes with a more powerful one. It will charge slower than usual and under load the machine might need to use the battery to compensate, but it won't hurt anything. I used to use a 35W power supply on my Intel MacBook Pro (one of the later ones with USB-C charging). The only noticeable difference was that charging took a couple hours longer than normal.
 
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m.2 drives can be used using an adapter like the one @TheShortTimer used but you need to use SATA drives - you can only use NVMe SSDs if using a 2013 or later MBA. (I'm aware that the previous sentence uses the verb to use six times. ;))
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I know you're talking about the Intel MBA, but what I find somewhat humorous is that the early 2013 MBP takes an SSD, but the *late* 2013 takes an NVMe drive. I'm glad I checked before I upgraded my early 2013. 🤣
 
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One of the things I will definitely want to do is upgrade the storage. There's not a lot of space in the 11s, so what fits, and can I use adapters and common m.2 or nvme drives?
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Search ebay for “Macbook Air 2010 ssd“. You get full kits with the adapter, ssd and even tools. They will also fit 2011 models. I bought one of those few years ago for a 2010 and it has been fine. I ended up putting the drive an external case and it has seen much more use than it would have if I left it into the Air.

Btw. What do you plan to use the Air for? It is not a rocket and some light Linux might be Best for it.
 
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ToniCH said:
Btw. What do you plan to use the Air for? It is not a rocket and some light Linux might be Best for it.
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I decided I'd like one for when we're away dog/house sitting. I most recently took the late 2011 MBP, but it's a lump. I also usually have a Windows/Linux machine the same form factor as the MBA, so two small machines seems a better idea. I have 3 small Asus notebooks, and will offload 2, which will more than offset the cost of this machine.
 
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Yeah, Airs are ideal for that. You don't even notice one in your luggage.

I have a late 2010 13" with 1.8GHz C2D and 4GB RAM, 250GB SSD. It runs fine with Antix and el Capitan. So, for online stuff its Antix and other stuff MacOS. ;)

I also bought new a mid 2012 13" with 1.6GHz i5 and 4GB RAM, 250GB SSD, thunderbolt+2x USB3. Its more than twice as fast vs. the 2010. It now has an experimental installation of Sonoma. Runs okeyish but not very snappy, could use more RAM (oh, why did I cheap out when ordering this??). It did run Mojave and Catalina just fine.

I just checked what Airs go for now. 2008-2015 Airs there is plenty to choose from in 75-150 euro range (local Graigs list kind of site). RAM and storage does not seem to affect pricing. People even claim good batteries. It seems like a good time to pick a decent Air. If one will use MacOS max ram would be the thing to prioritize IMHO, storage can be upgraded later. 👍
 
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I have a late 2010 13" with 1.8GHz C2D and 4GB RAM, 250GB SSD. It runs fine with Antix and el Capitan.
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The 2010 MBA, especially the 11inch, was quite underpowered at the time of its release. Faster than netbooks but those didn’t cost 1000 bucks… The 2011 is a lot faster and graced with Thunderbolt. But it has a crappy GPU (worse than the 2010‘s!) and USB 2.0.

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2008-2015 Airs there is plenty to choose from in 75-150 euro range (local Graigs list kind of site).
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Keep in mind 2008/2009s are limited to 2 GB RAM (unless you’re dosdude1) and prone to throttling. Not worth it IMHO. If I were in the market for a classic MBA today it would be a 2015 11inch. Thunderbolt 2 and 4K — nuff said.
 
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