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Wannabe Mac owner but need advice
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<blockquote data-quote="TattooedMac" data-source="post: 1534992" data-attributes="member: 101749"><p>Thats not how this forum works, and its one of the reasons people keep coming back. Its well Moderated and i dont know a single person that would argue for the sake of it, so be assured you will be safe here. So welcome 1st and foremost <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>2nd I would hands down not even look at the 2010 Model.</p><p>The 2011 with the i5 Processor, you are future proofing yourself the other a CD2. A lot of people look solely at the Speed of the Mac and 1.7GHz to 2.13GHz there is a difference, BUT not hugely. </p><p>The biggest thing you will need to worry about with the 2011 MBA is the HD size. Although 128GB isnt that big in todays computing, it is still workable. My girl has that exact model, and i have taught her to backup, delete, backup, delete and to keep only the most used on her machine. She has worked with some PS Images hitting 6-7GB and it fly's along, so i dont think you will have trouble with the Music Production.</p><p></p><p>Like i said you will need to backup, so you need to work out if you want to go the Time Machine route, or use something like SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner and make a Bootable clone of the HD and then you have a working OS on a Ext IF your Mac HD fails at anytime, or you forget about keeping your MBA HD clean and you then need to Boot to the Ext and then start to move file/folders over.</p><p></p><p>I would take the MBA 2011 <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> HTH Oh and to add, the Backlight Keyboard is a godsend and you will be surprised at how many times you are glad they are lit up. Like laying in bed, lights out, apart from the screen light, but now you have a Backlit Keyboard and can actually see what you are doing <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Trust me on this one. When i upgraded i was so happy that i had keys i could see. </p><p></p><p>PS : EDIT : Im not sure what price you have on both (That would of helped us to help you to make a decision) but have you look at the UK Apple Refurb Store ?? I found a lot of MBA here is a 11" <a href="http://store.apple.com/uk/product/G0NB1B/A/refurbished-macbook-air-20ghz-dual-core-intel-core-i5" target="_blank">http://store.apple.com/uk/product/G0NB1B/A/refurbished-macbook-air-20ghz-dual-core-intel-core-i5</a> or look yourself @ <a href="http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/specialdeals/mac" target="_blank">Apple Refurb Store UK</a>.</p><p></p><p>Whats the £ value of the 2 you are looking at ??</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TattooedMac, post: 1534992, member: 101749"] Thats not how this forum works, and its one of the reasons people keep coming back. Its well Moderated and i dont know a single person that would argue for the sake of it, so be assured you will be safe here. So welcome 1st and foremost ;) 2nd I would hands down not even look at the 2010 Model. The 2011 with the i5 Processor, you are future proofing yourself the other a CD2. A lot of people look solely at the Speed of the Mac and 1.7GHz to 2.13GHz there is a difference, BUT not hugely. The biggest thing you will need to worry about with the 2011 MBA is the HD size. Although 128GB isnt that big in todays computing, it is still workable. My girl has that exact model, and i have taught her to backup, delete, backup, delete and to keep only the most used on her machine. She has worked with some PS Images hitting 6-7GB and it fly's along, so i dont think you will have trouble with the Music Production. Like i said you will need to backup, so you need to work out if you want to go the Time Machine route, or use something like SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner and make a Bootable clone of the HD and then you have a working OS on a Ext IF your Mac HD fails at anytime, or you forget about keeping your MBA HD clean and you then need to Boot to the Ext and then start to move file/folders over. I would take the MBA 2011 :) HTH Oh and to add, the Backlight Keyboard is a godsend and you will be surprised at how many times you are glad they are lit up. Like laying in bed, lights out, apart from the screen light, but now you have a Backlit Keyboard and can actually see what you are doing :) Trust me on this one. When i upgraded i was so happy that i had keys i could see. PS : EDIT : Im not sure what price you have on both (That would of helped us to help you to make a decision) but have you look at the UK Apple Refurb Store ?? I found a lot of MBA here is a 11" [URL="http://store.apple.com/uk/product/G0NB1B/A/refurbished-macbook-air-20ghz-dual-core-intel-core-i5"]http://store.apple.com/uk/product/G0NB1B/A/refurbished-macbook-air-20ghz-dual-core-intel-core-i5[/URL] or look yourself @ [URL="http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/specialdeals/mac"]Apple Refurb Store UK[/URL]. Whats the £ value of the 2 you are looking at ?? [/QUOTE]
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