MacBook air

[UKBengali]

If you want to use your laptop for simple tasks like presentations, browsing internet, watching movies, ... buy a MacBook, But if your job requires performing some heavy calculations, MacBook is useless.

No MacBook Pros can do really "heavy" tasks for sustained periods of times.
New MacBook Airs can do "heavy" tasks but only for short periods of time.
Most office users will be just fine with a new MacBook Air that had just been released.

 

[Enigma SIG]

Hi friends,

I am looking to buy MacBook air, would that be sufficient for official work, presentations? I want something handy that I could take to work etc and has good battery life.

Any way to get the cheapest?

Thank you.

Apple and "cheapest" don't go so well. Why don't you buy a thinkpad.

 

[k s ahmed]

surface laptop / surface pro 7

 

[Chakar The Great]

@Chakar The Great

I would avoid the Macbook Pro 13 inches as they come with 8th gen processors as there has not been a recent "refresh".

You would be better buying the just released Macbook Air that comes with Intel 10th gen processors.

The base model is £999.99 in the UK and for that you will get 1.1GHz dual-core 10th-generation Intel Core i3 processor with Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz, 8GB of DDR4 RAM and 256GB SSD - this model should suffice as long as you are not doing anything really "heavy".

If you have more money then you can go for the more expensive model which is £1299.99 and you get a core i5, slightly higher turbo boost on CPU and 512GB SSD - for more "heavy" workloads.

You would probably have to buy the Macbook Air's new as they have just come out.
Yes they are a little expensive but are very reliable and do hold their value and so can make a good chunk of change if you want to sell it a few years down the line.

One thing to bear in mind is if you need to use a lot of applications at the same time, then you may need to upgrade from the standard 8GB to 16GB of RAM which costs an additional £200 - I would upgrade the base model with the extra 8GB RAM if that is your situation.
You could also upgrade the i3 to i5 for £100 if you also need a more powerful CPU bringing the total price to £1299.99.

Feel free to ask what kinds of applications you will be using at any one time and I can come back to you with the specific specs you will need.

In a nutshell as long as you do not need to do anything processor intensive for long periods of time, the Macbook Air is the better model.




I have had a iMac for nearly 2 years and not once has it crashed on me yet.
They are expensive but you get top quality parts and a great OS in MacOS - resale value is much better than Windows PCs as well.

Thankyou so much. I appreciate your time and effort for such detailed reply.

Macbook Air it is than.

Trust me, Apple might be expensive, But spending every penny is an investment into satisfaction and happiness such that you never regret.

Couldnt agree more.

Yes,
Macbook Air is the lightest (both in terms of hardware and physical aspect) out of the twp series of Macbook Laptops (not counting Plain Macbook).

What model are you looking for and what’s the budget ?


Check out ebay


The joy of Macbooks is really something else.

The retina, ease of use and the speakers, Perfect for entertainment purposes

Thank you. MacBook air is what i ordered.

 

[UKBengali]

Thankyou so much. I appreciate your time and effort for such detailed reply.

Macbook Air it is than.



Couldnt agree more.




Thank you. MacBook air is what i ordered.

Can you advise what spec model you ordered?

 

[Chakar The Great]

Can you advise what spec model you ordered?

MacBook air
1.1GHz Quad-Core Core i5 Processor with Turbo Boost up to 3.5GHz
512GB Storage
Touch ID

• Retina display with True Tone
• 1.1GHz quad-core 10th-generation Intel Core i5 processor
• Turbo Boost up to 3.5GHz
• Intel Iris Plus Graphics
• 8GB 3733MHz LPDDR4X memory
• 512GB SSD storage¹
• Magic Keyboard
• Touch ID
• Force Touch trackpad
• Two Thunderbolt 3 ports

I upgraded the processor to I7 for extra 80 euros.


I am no expert, I just needed one which would be handy to carry, easy to use, has long battery life. Also has long life.

 

[UKBengali]

MacBook air
1.1GHz Quad-Core Core i5 Processor with Turbo Boost up to 3.5GHz
512GB Storage
Touch ID

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  • Retina display with True Tone
  • 1.1GHz quad-core 10th-generation Intel Core i5 processor
  • Turbo Boost up to 3.5GHz
  • Intel Iris Plus Graphics
  • 8GB 3733MHz LPDDR4X memory
  • 512GB SSD storage¹
  • Magic Keyboard
  • Touch ID
  • Force Touch trackpad
  • Two Thunderbolt 3 ports

I upgraded the processor to I7 for extra 80 euros.


I am no expert, I just needed one which would be handy to carry, easy to use, has long battery life. Also has long life.

i7 CPU would be useful for when you need bursts of CPU processing power to for example crunch through complex spreadsheet calculations.

As long as you are not using too many applications at the same time, or RAM intensive ones like the Adobe creative suite that machine with 8GB of RAM will be fine for your needs.

Battery should last you a full working day.

 

[Adriaticos]

I was having problems with my MacBook. I had backed up my computer to Time Machine, but when I needed it, it wouldn't open. It said it wasn't readable, and there was a problem with the backup disk preventing files from being opened. I ended up calling MAC DATA RECOVERY, and they recovered my files for me. I was able to get all of my important files back, including my work documents, photos, and videos. So be careful when making the backups of your computer, something can go wrong, and you can lose your files.

 

[SABRE]

I was having problems with my MacBook. I had backed up my computer to Time Machine, but when I needed it, it wouldn't open.

Despite now having a considerable history of working with MacBook I have never backed up my computer using Time Machina. I think the best bet is to refer this to guys at MacRumors. Which MacBook model and OS are you using anyway?