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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
MBAir vs.MBP in trade?
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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 691972" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>There are quite a few disadvantages to the MacBook Air. Quite frankly, I can't see any advantage in owning one over a MacBook Pro unless portability and size are of utmost importance. Among the disadvantages are:</p><p></p><p>1. The slowest Mac in Apple's current line-up. This includes the Mac Mini.</p><p>2. Non-upgradeable RAM (you are stuck with 2GB for the life of the machine).</p><p>3. Smallest hard drive in the Mac line-up at 80GB or 64GB SSD. Upgrading will not be easy either as it requires a fairly obscure form-factor. Also, if it fails, finding a replacement may be very difficult out of warranty.</p><p>4. Non-user-replaceable battery. You must take it into an Apple store for replacement.</p><p>5. Lack of ports - there is a single USB port for any external devices. This means hooking up an external hard drive for backups will limit you to very slow transfer speeds.</p><p></p><p>These might not be a huge deal for a lot of people, but if this is your primary computer, it can be very limiting. If you don't travel very frequently, I can't see the appeal of this model other than as a fashion statement.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 691972, member: 24098"] There are quite a few disadvantages to the MacBook Air. Quite frankly, I can't see any advantage in owning one over a MacBook Pro unless portability and size are of utmost importance. Among the disadvantages are: 1. The slowest Mac in Apple's current line-up. This includes the Mac Mini. 2. Non-upgradeable RAM (you are stuck with 2GB for the life of the machine). 3. Smallest hard drive in the Mac line-up at 80GB or 64GB SSD. Upgrading will not be easy either as it requires a fairly obscure form-factor. Also, if it fails, finding a replacement may be very difficult out of warranty. 4. Non-user-replaceable battery. You must take it into an Apple store for replacement. 5. Lack of ports - there is a single USB port for any external devices. This means hooking up an external hard drive for backups will limit you to very slow transfer speeds. These might not be a huge deal for a lot of people, but if this is your primary computer, it can be very limiting. If you don't travel very frequently, I can't see the appeal of this model other than as a fashion statement. [/QUOTE]
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