danielmxli Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 (edited) ssdasa Edited January 28, 2016 by danielmxli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bwang89 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 macbook air is perfect for school due to its portability and battery life. its processing power is good enough to complete tasks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 magc1987 Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 I agree with bwang89, for the portability, battery life and processing power, not to mention the durability, a macbook air would be a good choice. However, take note that you will have port limitations on a macbook air, and you would need to purchase additional accessories for its display port from apple just to use it for hdmi or vga or DVI. The chromebook would be limiting as everything is cloud-based. And they say, google collects data with your chromebook, although i'm not quite sure about those rumors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 nospam Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 I have a macbook air and can completely understand why your gf would want one. There are lots of nice Windows ultrabooks available that are as sleek as the MBA that would be cheaper and just as useful. I bought my MBA a few years strictly for the hardware alone when there were only a few ultrabooks on the market....I bought it to run Windows. The Chromebooks are good for basic web surfing but pretty limited as far as processing power. The only thing they can do better than your typical tablet is typing, so they're kind of a waste of money. For a student, I would recommend a Windows-based laptop that has the longest battery life possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 hanshenp Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 i've been using a macbook air during my three years in school, and it has served me very well. The long lasting batery life, coupled with the super lightweight format is really nice.I'm a computer science major, and have been using it for programming, and writing papers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 maklakiewicz Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Please specify your budget for laptop. I suggest you should check Del XPS 13 9343 2015. Its fast, powerful and light Price stars from 800$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 testermax Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Is it possible to install Mac OS X on this Dell? I am also looking for notebook with good productivity and reasonable price. Mostly it will be used during business trip to prepare presentations and education notes. So most probably I will buy original MacBook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 halcyon Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 My two cents worth:- Chromebooks are not particularly fast, unless you live 100% inside Chrome and even then it's debatable if you go beyond web-apps in Javascript.- The battery life (to weight/size) ratio of Macbook Air is pretty much unbeatable. Yes, they downthrottle a lot on battery power, but the system remains at usable speed. Ref: Apple MacBook Air (13-Inch, Early 2015) - Full Review and Benchmarks- Most WinTel-PC notebooks are either worse in battery life (up until Skylake in October, anyway) or bulky (i.e. bigger battery). My Lenovo is a total dog, even with dual batteries (replaced DVD-burner with extra battery) when running in balanced battery mode. I mean _really_ slow. On AC-power it blazes.- Macbook Air uses Samsung M.2 4x SSD at c. 1285 MB/s. Many (if not most) PC/Wintel Notebooks get maybe half of that. It really shows, if you multitask a lot- If you buy an Air, don't buy the 4GB RAM model. The RAM is soldered to the motherboard, cannot be upgraded. Buy the 8GB minimum (if your gf multitasks at all or is a browser tab hoarder)- If you use notebook in spaces that require quietness, Airs are almost totally silent (the same cannot be said for all PC ultrabooks). I know this is sounds like a lot of Apple love, but I'm must presenting some things to take into consideration. I'm a Lenovo/Win8.1 user myself, hoping to upgrade to Dell XPS 15 7000 once Skylake ships, but then again, I'm not shopping for an ultrabook with fast, light and good battery life specs.Good luck with the choice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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