Hey guys,
I went to the store last night and i fell in love with the Macbook Air (i've always been using Windows). In September i will start university and i would absolutely love having and using a Mac. However, i'm stuck in a dilemma and i wanted to ask you experts for some tips.
I can get discounts for being a student and stuff, it's a long long story, but it comes down to this:
Option 1:
the ''old'' macbook air, 2nd generation sandy bridge processor,
256 GB SSD, 2 year insurance.
But about 220 euros more expensive.
Option 2:
the new macbook air, 3rd generation ivy bridge processor,
128 GB SSD, 1 year insurance, the new OS X Mountain Lion
So about 220 euros cheaper.
Please take into account:
- As a student i don't have very much money
- At university, i will have to run Windows as well (so i thought maybe the bigger SSD? tips?)
- Thinking in longterm use, as i wont be able to get new hardware/upgrade soon after
- I will get an external hard drive in both cases.
- I will travel every weekend. (bigger ssd useful)
What i was thinking:
The newer one is obviously cheaper for me and will have the new processor and Mountain Lion, but the old one has a bigger SSD which will be very comfortable when travelling and with the use of Windows. I have never used SSD before, so i'm a bit worrying about the size of it. If i didnt have the new Mountain Lion, will it have consequences? (Sorry, i have never used a Mac before). What about the 1 year extra insurance, will it be very important?
Hope you can give me a good recommendation, I would like to thank you very much for your help. I'm sorry if i have English grammar mistakes, it's not my native language.
Greetings,
Dilara
Edit: I forgot to mention that they both have a 4 GB RAM
I went to the store last night and i fell in love with the Macbook Air (i've always been using Windows). In September i will start university and i would absolutely love having and using a Mac. However, i'm stuck in a dilemma and i wanted to ask you experts for some tips.
I can get discounts for being a student and stuff, it's a long long story, but it comes down to this:
Option 1:
the ''old'' macbook air, 2nd generation sandy bridge processor,
256 GB SSD, 2 year insurance.
But about 220 euros more expensive.
Option 2:
the new macbook air, 3rd generation ivy bridge processor,
128 GB SSD, 1 year insurance, the new OS X Mountain Lion
So about 220 euros cheaper.
Please take into account:
- As a student i don't have very much money
- At university, i will have to run Windows as well (so i thought maybe the bigger SSD? tips?)
- Thinking in longterm use, as i wont be able to get new hardware/upgrade soon after
- I will get an external hard drive in both cases.
- I will travel every weekend. (bigger ssd useful)
What i was thinking:
The newer one is obviously cheaper for me and will have the new processor and Mountain Lion, but the old one has a bigger SSD which will be very comfortable when travelling and with the use of Windows. I have never used SSD before, so i'm a bit worrying about the size of it. If i didnt have the new Mountain Lion, will it have consequences? (Sorry, i have never used a Mac before). What about the 1 year extra insurance, will it be very important?
Hope you can give me a good recommendation, I would like to thank you very much for your help. I'm sorry if i have English grammar mistakes, it's not my native language.
Greetings,
Dilara
Edit: I forgot to mention that they both have a 4 GB RAM