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OK so I recently order a 15" refurbished 2.0 ghz i7 macbook pro (hi-res) and it had some serious issues so I returned it and got a refund. With the taxes and applecare it came out to around 1500$
While I had this MBP I realized that it was actually way too heavy for my needs and that if I ever need computing power, I could just upgrade my wonderful modular desktop at home. The heavy 15" MPB was killing my back everyday and the only reason I bring the laptop to school anyways is to look at PDFs of textbooks (which I only do to save on the weight of carrying the books, themselves, in the first place) so it totally ruined my laptop strategy.
My friend showed me his 11" MBA and I actually fell in love with it. I decided that I don't actually need the computing power as much as I need the lightness, and the matte screen with silver background (I REALLY hate glossy black background screens, which are unfortunately the only option on the new MPB retina's).
I decided that I will get my 1500$'s back, spend some of it on an 11" MBA and put the rest towards buying a new digital piano.
I want to save money so I want to go with a refurbished so I looked at the current list and saw these two that match what I am interested in:
Refurbished 11.6-inch MacBook Air 1.8GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 - Apple Store (U.S.)
and
Refurbished 11.6-inch MacBook Air 1.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 - Apple Store (U.S.)
The first one, of course, looks like an infinitely better deal. You get the 1.8ghz, the 256gb, the i7 and only 900 bucks. But it's two years older than the other one.
What I want to know is: how do these two compare? The first one is cheaper and has way better specs, but the second one is newer. I know macs stand up to time better than most computers, so I am leaning towards getting the first one. Is this a mistake? What Should I do?
Or should I just ditch apple and get one of those new lenovo ultrabooks?
While I had this MBP I realized that it was actually way too heavy for my needs and that if I ever need computing power, I could just upgrade my wonderful modular desktop at home. The heavy 15" MPB was killing my back everyday and the only reason I bring the laptop to school anyways is to look at PDFs of textbooks (which I only do to save on the weight of carrying the books, themselves, in the first place) so it totally ruined my laptop strategy.
My friend showed me his 11" MBA and I actually fell in love with it. I decided that I don't actually need the computing power as much as I need the lightness, and the matte screen with silver background (I REALLY hate glossy black background screens, which are unfortunately the only option on the new MPB retina's).
I decided that I will get my 1500$'s back, spend some of it on an 11" MBA and put the rest towards buying a new digital piano.
I want to save money so I want to go with a refurbished so I looked at the current list and saw these two that match what I am interested in:
Refurbished 11.6-inch MacBook Air 1.8GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 - Apple Store (U.S.)
and
Refurbished 11.6-inch MacBook Air 1.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 - Apple Store (U.S.)
The first one, of course, looks like an infinitely better deal. You get the 1.8ghz, the 256gb, the i7 and only 900 bucks. But it's two years older than the other one.
What I want to know is: how do these two compare? The first one is cheaper and has way better specs, but the second one is newer. I know macs stand up to time better than most computers, so I am leaning towards getting the first one. Is this a mistake? What Should I do?
Or should I just ditch apple and get one of those new lenovo ultrabooks?