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Mac Book Air for college (1 Viewer)
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Mario Kart
Footballguy
Chrome book would be the way to go and I'm an Apple user.
Or, wait till the new ones come out to see what they're all about.
Or, Surface Pro 3 if you're going to go high end.
Or, wait till the new ones come out to see what they're all about.
Or, Surface Pro 3 if you're going to go high end.
Hooper31
Footballguy
FreeBaGeL
Footballguy
Chromebook for college? I thought those were just for web browsing.
Things don't seem to be like they used to. Computer development has slowed to a crawl so stuff seems to last longer. I got an entry level Macbook Air 3 years ago with an i5, 128gb SSD, and 4gb ram for just under $1000. The current Macbook Air, three years later, comes with an i5, 128gb SSD, and 4gb ram for just under $1000. The only difference is battery life.
WTH are these computer manufacturers doing anyway? SSDs cost like 1/5th of what they used to yet they're still putting the same size SSDs in there for the same price as before.
Things don't seem to be like they used to. Computer development has slowed to a crawl so stuff seems to last longer. I got an entry level Macbook Air 3 years ago with an i5, 128gb SSD, and 4gb ram for just under $1000. The current Macbook Air, three years later, comes with an i5, 128gb SSD, and 4gb ram for just under $1000. The only difference is battery life.
WTH are these computer manufacturers doing anyway? SSDs cost like 1/5th of what they used to yet they're still putting the same size SSDs in there for the same price as before.
sports_fan
Footballguy
Get her the most expensive one you can afford. Maybe she'll still love you after she's gone
beer 30
Footballguy
Thanks for that little peek behind the curtain. What ever happened to that Shick fella? They seemed to fall off the face of the earf about the same time. Hmmm, coincidence?
That ship has sailed guy, this is coming outta her pocket. I get the tuition payment book, not at all a fair trade imo but buying love is never cheap, eh?
Hooper31
Footballguy
Coincidence? Could be.
The original question: I vote Chromebook. Hard to go somewhere you don't have a WIFI connection (especially on a college campus). Unless she has a specific purpose for a higher powered machine Chromebook is the way to go.
HellToupee
Footballguy
Chromebooks a cool for what they are but for college I wouldn't cheap out and go that route . I wouldn't want her to be cloud dependent . What is she taking? Any programs she specifically needs?
beer 30
Footballguy
I ####### KNEW IT!!!!PS - stop by chat sometime, your rapier like wit is missed
She's going to school for Early Childhood Eduction or in less flowery vernacular to be a 1st grade teacher. Nothing computer heavy that I'm aware of but probably lots of papers, some design stuff but not high end. I also want her to get something that will hold up so we're not having this conversation again in a year or so.
Hooper31
Footballguy
Good to know her intended major. If she plans to create a lot of documents that include pictures I wouldn't recommend a Chromebook. If you're talking just textual Word documents the Chromebook works fine.
I create most of the documents for my own classroom and use a lot of pictures, graphs, and equations (equation editor is the ####). I use my Windows laptop with the newest version of Word for everything I make for my students. Actually, I've been utilizing Excel quite a bit more lately. Makes life so much easier when creating tables and graphs. Its sort of like built in graph paper. I've tried to open my more complex stuff as a Google document, but it almost never handles the locations of my pictures and equations. Sort of blows.
Good luck, bro.
ffldrew
Footballguy
My daughter is at Auburn - Apple CEO Tim Cook is an Auburn grad and at orientation I asked why an Auburn student needed to pay for a Mac/iPad - got a good laugh and I'm sure they did after I dropped $1300 on a deal at the bookstore on Mac Book Retina 13 - can double to watch TV on or hook into a good monitor for even better TV show viewing. Having a drive and more memory plus the durability over the Air were my key requirements
Prince Myshkin
Footballguy
I've had my macbook air for right at 4 years now and it's still going as strong as day 1. Pack it back and forth to work on a daily basis and I would guess it gets somewhere between 2 and 8 hours of use every single day. battery life is great, transporting it is a breeze, and it's plenty zippy enough (although I don't do any major gaming or photo/video stuff with it).
Johnny Rock
Footballguy
I agree with this. My wife has had an Air since they came out and it's still mint with no problems even with the kids playing on it too.Eta Otis might have one for sale. I can't remember if he got rid of his already.
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Shockizzle
Footballguy
Best Buy has the 13.3" MBA on sale for $850 this week. You can also get an extra $100 off with a Best Buy student discount (need an .edu e-mail).
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Insoxicated
Another vote for the MBA.... Build quality on apple laptops is second to none.
My 4 year old 13" MacBook Pro is my daily use machine... 8hrs a day at work... Several hours at home. Has been dropped, spilled on... There are dings in the aluminum case. No problems.
I've upped the RAM, swapped in a SSD and finally had to replace the battery... But the thing still cranks along like the day it was bought. Prob 5000-6000 hours of hard use on it. It's used for video production, high resolution graphics (tradeshow walls, print ads, large format graphics, etc). Love love love this machine.
My 4 year old 13" MacBook Pro is my daily use machine... 8hrs a day at work... Several hours at home. Has been dropped, spilled on... There are dings in the aluminum case. No problems.
I've upped the RAM, swapped in a SSD and finally had to replace the battery... But the thing still cranks along like the day it was bought. Prob 5000-6000 hours of hard use on it. It's used for video production, high resolution graphics (tradeshow walls, print ads, large format graphics, etc). Love love love this machine.
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Mr Non Sequitur
Footballguy
MacBook Air to start college would be awesome, you should buy it for her. It's light, she can bring it right into classes no sweat, you can't go wrong. I own a MBA and a Macbook Pro, use my MBA probably 3-4x as often as the other.
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TheGooRoo
Footballguy
I've got a MBA, an Acer chromebook, and a MBP. Hands down, I suggest the MBA for her. At $850 or less, you absolutely cannot go wrong.
mr roboto
Footballguy
Mac laptops are ####### tanks. We have spilled soda, water and coffee (2 of those were kids' fault) on the keyboard, have dropped it onto carpeted concrete (landed on the charger port side with charger plugged in, dented case, no damage) and it's been dropped, open, screen and keyboard side down (think of a laptop doing the splits). Not a ####### problem.
Mr Non Sequitur
Footballguy
Highly recommend the 3 year insurance plan. My MBP had a little problem and also I was having an issue with the screen, 2.5 yrs in. They replaced everything, literally about $500 worth, was like a whole new computer when they were done. The customer service in the stores in my experience has been 2nd to none.
Mr. Ected
Footballguy
Along time ago, a friend of mine from HS was going to Colby College in ME, and as part of freshman tuition, every student got a Mac. Remember this was 1988, so it was a Gen 1 Mac, and 'laptops' didn't really exist. But I thought it was kinda cool to have it 'uniform' so everyone was on the same level.
Always try to buy the AppleCare+ Plan. I bought an iMac in 2011, and since the AppleCare doesn't kick in until the one year of warranty is done, With the 3 years, I still have one year left on my AppleCare. It is sweet, Telephone support, bring in to store ability, etc.
Mario Kart
Footballguy
http://www.macrumors.com/2014/08/11/new-surface-pro-3-ads-macbook-air/
Her school might be more MSFT friendly when it comes to certain software and other things. The Surface Pro 3 might work out better. Depends what she wants but have her try both out.
Her school might be more MSFT friendly when it comes to certain software and other things. The Surface Pro 3 might work out better. Depends what she wants but have her try both out.
beer 30
Footballguy
I was on the Surface bandwagon but her school is more Mac oriented anyhow so that kinda sealed it. Told her to get the Mac. Thanks for the help guys!
No J, only 1 although I wouldn't kick getting a Surface Pro in the house.
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