Apple MacBook Air 11inch £700 and 3 year warranty!

[Deleted member 2457]

Here:

http://www.johnlewis.com/apple-macbook-air-md711b-a-intel-core-i5-128gb-flash-4gb-ram-11-6-/p549315?s_afcid=af_47868&awc=1203_1398844424_243764c449d2c68ae7e98738fc90e36d

 

[richardw42]

Here:

http://www.johnlewis.com/apple-macbook-air-md711b-a-intel-core-i5-128gb-flash-4gb-ram-11-6-/p549315?s_afcid=af_47868&awc=1203_1398844424_243764c449d2c68ae7e98738fc90e36d

bear in mind though. Apple are about to release new, more powerful MBAs, I understand they're going to be about £100 cheaper

 

[richardw42]

It might be worth keeping an eye on a play.com retailer called Spencer Mann. My new 13" MBA WAS UNDER 700

 

[daveh75]

Here:

http://www.johnlewis.com/apple-macbook-air-md711b-a-intel-core-i5-128gb-flash-4gb-ram-11-6-/p549315?s_afcid=af_47868&awc=1203_1398844424_243764c449d2c68ae7e98738fc90e36d

bear in mind though. Apple are about to release new, more powerful MBAs, I understand they're going to be about £100 cheaper

Happened yesterday.

It got a pretty much pointless 100MHz CPU bump and that's it, and the £100 price cut.

Making it a slightly less overpriced netbook.

 

[bigboss]

Not sure I would call it a netbook, considering it has the same Haswell processor found in more well specced laptops, and you can go up to 8GB RAM. The price of 13-inch MacBook Air is actually comparable (cheaper, in some cases) to others in the same category: Sony Vaio Pro, Lenovo X1 Carbon, Asus Zenbook, Samsung Ativ Book 9 Plus, Acer S7 with Haswell processor. What the MacBook Air lacks in, is the screen resolution.

 

[daveh75]

Those models you list maybe using haswell, but they're not all using the same low rent 1.3 (now 1.4GHz) CPU

It very much is a netbook, given the likely usage IMO. A Chromebook would be more sensible buy for many of those considering an Air.

 

[Deleted member 2457]

Has anyone got a link to the new ones? Ta.

 

[daveh75]

They're on the Apple website.

 

[Deleted member 2457]

They're on the Apple website.

:cheers: Are these them?

http://store.apple.com/uk/buy-mac/macbook-air

 

[richardw42]

Yes. Looks like JL are clearing the old ones

 

[Deleted member 2457]

Yes. Looks like JL are clearing the old ones

What they are the new ones? Ta

 

[richardw42]

One clue is the processor speed.

The one on Apple are 1.4 GHZ. The JL ones are 1.3.

In reality there maybe won't be a massive difference in performance, but JL should have the new ones soon.

I have bought Apple products from JL because of the warranties.

 

[Deleted member 2457]

One clue is the processor speed.

The one on Apple are 1.4 GHZ. The JL ones are 1.3.

In reality there maybe won't be a massive difference in performance, but JL should have the new ones soon.

I have bought Apple products from JL because of the warranties.

:cheers:

 

[bigboss]

Those models you list maybe using haswell, but they're not all using the same low rent 1.3 (now 1.4GHz) CPU

It very much is a netbook, given the likely usage IMO. A Chromebook would be more sensible buy for many of those considering an Air.

They do use Intel HD 5000 which no one else uses. Netbooks use the weaker Intel Atom processor. I can't see chromebook in the competition at all, given lack of storage space and lack of usage for anything outside the internet.

 

[Deleted member 2457]

Just bought the new MacBook Air!

 

[buzz_lightclick]

Which size did you go for Gel? And bought from John Lewis I guess? :bounce:

 

[Paul.]

Here:

http://www.johnlewis.com/apple-macbook-air-md711b-a-intel-core-i5-128gb-flash-4gb-ram-11-6-/p549315?s_afcid=af_47868&awc=1203_1398844424_243764c449d2c68ae7e98738fc90e36d

bear in mind though. Apple are about to release new, more powerful MBAs, I understand they're going to be about £100 cheaper

Happened yesterday.

It got a pretty much pointless 100MHz CPU bump and that's it, and the £100 price cut.

Making it a slightly less overpriced netbook.

Its only £120 to upgrade to a 1.7 i7, so i see the price drop as a free i7 upgrade

 

[Deleted member 2457]

Which size did you go for Gel? And bought from John Lewis I guess? :bounce:

I got it from an Apple shop. I got the 13inch and paid £850.

 

[Deleted member 2457]

I am trying to stream football on it at the moment, can you do this?

 

[scene]

Stream it from where?

There's a lot of issues logged about "choppy" and "stuttering" play back on macbook airs.

One of the reasons I went for a full fat 13" macbook (i7) with a thunderbolt to ethernet adapter...

... which I now can't find :wall:

 

[Deleted member 2457]

Stream it from where?

There's a lot of issues logged about "choppy" and "stuttering" play back on macbook airs.

One of the reasons I went for a full fat 13" macbook (i7) with a thunderbolt to ethernet adapter...

... which I now can't find :wall:

From a sport website. I got it to work! :cheer: Not sure at the moment whether I will keep it or not.

 

[bigboss]

By now, I know you very well gel. You will be returning it.

 

[Deleted member 2457]

By now, I know you very well gel. You will be returning it.

Yeah, I think you're right.

 

[buzz_lightclick]

Which size did you go for Gel? And bought from John Lewis I guess? :bounce:

I got it from an Apple shop. I got the 13inch and paid £850.

Oh, I thought you bought all your tech stuff from JL? Looks like a nice machine, but personally I'd prefer a Macbook Pro - the Airs are a bit too stripped down for my tastes/needs.

 

[Deleted member 2457]

Which size did you go for Gel? And bought from John Lewis I guess? :bounce:

I got it from an Apple shop. I got the 13inch and paid £850.

Oh, I thought you bought all your tech stuff from JL? Looks like a nice machine, but personally I'd prefer a Macbook Pro - the Airs are a bit too stripped down for my tastes/needs.

Yeah, I normally do but I have already returned a MacBook Pro from John Lewis! So I thought I would spread it about this time.