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Old Macbook Air vs New Macbook Air
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<blockquote data-quote="Audi-H" data-source="post: 1421741" data-attributes="member: 260605"><p>Hey guys,</p><p>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.</p><p>I can get discounts for being a student and stuff, it's a long long story, but it comes down to this:</p><p></p><p>Option 1: </p><p>the ''old'' macbook air, 2nd generation sandy bridge processor,</p><p>256 GB SSD, 2 year insurance.</p><p>But about 220 euros more expensive.</p><p></p><p>Option 2: </p><p>the new macbook air, 3rd generation ivy bridge processor, </p><p>128 GB SSD, 1 year insurance, the new OS X Mountain Lion</p><p>So about 220 euros cheaper.</p><p></p><p>Please take into account:</p><p>- As a student i don't have very much money</p><p>- At university, i will have to run Windows as well (so i thought maybe the bigger SSD? tips?)</p><p>- Thinking in longterm use, as i wont be able to get new hardware/upgrade soon after</p><p>- I will get an external hard drive in both cases.</p><p>- I will travel every weekend. (bigger ssd useful)</p><p></p><p>What i was thinking:</p><p>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?</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>Greetings,</p><p>Dilara</p><p></p><p>Edit: I forgot to mention that they both have a 4 GB RAM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Audi-H, post: 1421741, member: 260605"] 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 [/QUOTE]
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