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Probably a common question but i'm just wondering whether the macbook air would really be sufficient and last me for the duration of course?
My previous Macbook was preowned when I got it and lasted me 4 years (bar having to replace the hardrive) so as far as im concerned macs are reliable and i'd probably wreck a windows based computer when I start browsing and downloading stuff.
Apple are offering a financing deal for monthly repayments aimed at students so I need to move quick as it ends on the 9th.
I prefer the macbook air design, it'd be easy to carry on the go to lectures ect plus its more affordable than the entry retina display macbook pro. I've got an ipad mini which you'd think would be decent for lectures but I think word processing on that is trash, are there any decent note taking apps on it which would work seamless with a mac notebook such that I wouldnt even need to carry a laptop?
On the other hard the macbook airs storage (128gb) is quite small and i'm not sure performance wise if it'd cope the duration of my degree, it comes across as lightweight compared to the macbook pro but i'm not very tech minded and wouldn't be able to tell the difference between specifications.
I need to do a lot of word processing obviously, spreadsheet modelling and there a few other programs related to statistical modelling mentioned but I dont know which ones. I dont even know if they are on OS X but that doesn't matter I guess as theres a library available to me with computers.
My own usage would consist of browsing, downloading music, netflix and i'd consider playing games such as WoW or Football manager but not if it'll have knock on effects.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, i'm looking to make the purchase tonight!
My previous Macbook was preowned when I got it and lasted me 4 years (bar having to replace the hardrive) so as far as im concerned macs are reliable and i'd probably wreck a windows based computer when I start browsing and downloading stuff.
Apple are offering a financing deal for monthly repayments aimed at students so I need to move quick as it ends on the 9th.
I prefer the macbook air design, it'd be easy to carry on the go to lectures ect plus its more affordable than the entry retina display macbook pro. I've got an ipad mini which you'd think would be decent for lectures but I think word processing on that is trash, are there any decent note taking apps on it which would work seamless with a mac notebook such that I wouldnt even need to carry a laptop?
On the other hard the macbook airs storage (128gb) is quite small and i'm not sure performance wise if it'd cope the duration of my degree, it comes across as lightweight compared to the macbook pro but i'm not very tech minded and wouldn't be able to tell the difference between specifications.
I need to do a lot of word processing obviously, spreadsheet modelling and there a few other programs related to statistical modelling mentioned but I dont know which ones. I dont even know if they are on OS X but that doesn't matter I guess as theres a library available to me with computers.
My own usage would consist of browsing, downloading music, netflix and i'd consider playing games such as WoW or Football manager but not if it'll have knock on effects.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, i'm looking to make the purchase tonight!