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Advice needed on which MacBook should I choose
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1573560" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>Sorry to say...but you can't have your cake & eat it too!<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>As I'm sure you know...the issue with your MacBook Air is the 4gig of ram & 128gig SSD. I'm not saying this IS an issue...it's your "perceived" issue. And obviously since you "perceive" this as a potential issue...this is why you're considering the MacBook Pro with 8gig of ram & 256 SSD.</p><p></p><p>The sort of obvious answer here is...you should have purchased the 13" MacBook Air with more ram & a larger SSD in the first place.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> We tell folks all the time (newer MacBook Airs & MacBook Pro's)...in many cases...the ram & storage are NOT ungradeable. So a buyer must purchase as much as they can upfront.</p><p></p><p>If you REALLY want this 1 year-old MacBook Pro...you're going to have to take some risk. It sounds like you've worked out a deal with someone...who is willing to take your MacBook Air + cash for their MacBook Pro. This is NOT the sort of deal that happens all the time. Most sellers want "all cash" for their computer...so if you want this MacBook Pro...you better decide ASAP...before the seller changes their mind.</p><p></p><p>Of course you could always "straight-up" sell your MacBook Air for as much cash as you can...then do what should have been done in the first place...and purchase a computer with the amount of ram & storage that you feel comfortable with. Of course (I'm guessing)...you will probably take a financial loss on this.</p><p></p><p>As my dad used to say...<strong>"Crap or get off the pot!"</strong><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> He of course didn't say "crap"!<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>Either:</p><p></p><p>- Do the deal...and get this MacBook Pro.</p><p>- Sell your current MBA. Then get something else.</p><p>- Keep looking (but I bet finding another person willing to trade + cash will be difficult).</p><p>- Stick with what you got.</p><p></p><p>Good luck,<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1573560, member: 56379"] Sorry to say...but you can't have your cake & eat it too!;) As I'm sure you know...the issue with your MacBook Air is the 4gig of ram & 128gig SSD. I'm not saying this IS an issue...it's your "perceived" issue. And obviously since you "perceive" this as a potential issue...this is why you're considering the MacBook Pro with 8gig of ram & 256 SSD. The sort of obvious answer here is...you should have purchased the 13" MacBook Air with more ram & a larger SSD in the first place.;) We tell folks all the time (newer MacBook Airs & MacBook Pro's)...in many cases...the ram & storage are NOT ungradeable. So a buyer must purchase as much as they can upfront. If you REALLY want this 1 year-old MacBook Pro...you're going to have to take some risk. It sounds like you've worked out a deal with someone...who is willing to take your MacBook Air + cash for their MacBook Pro. This is NOT the sort of deal that happens all the time. Most sellers want "all cash" for their computer...so if you want this MacBook Pro...you better decide ASAP...before the seller changes their mind. Of course you could always "straight-up" sell your MacBook Air for as much cash as you can...then do what should have been done in the first place...and purchase a computer with the amount of ram & storage that you feel comfortable with. Of course (I'm guessing)...you will probably take a financial loss on this. As my dad used to say...[b]"Crap or get off the pot!"[/b];) He of course didn't say "crap"!;) Either: - Do the deal...and get this MacBook Pro. - Sell your current MBA. Then get something else. - Keep looking (but I bet finding another person willing to trade + cash will be difficult). - Stick with what you got. Good luck,:) - Nick [/QUOTE]
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