New Mac mini / Air is up

Hxc · 22 Jul 2011 at 18:20

I am gonna be a student in about 2 months and as such I used the HE discount

Westyfield2 · 22 Jul 2011 at 18:26

flibbage0 said:
A quick question, is it worth getting the 750gb 7200 RPM hard drive over the 500gb 5400 RPM.

Not sure if its worth £108, if for instance, I was moving a 3GB file will it be noticeably quicker. (Not bothered if its less than 10 seconds difference).

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-203-SE&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=896

Westyfield2 · 22 Jul 2011 at 18:27

Hxc said:
Have just passed the three hours of constant usage on my MBA on battery. Showing about an hour left and I have had music playing at about 75% volume the whole time, watched a 45min video, and browsed the web. Showing 1:30 remaining. Could easily get more than apples 5 hours out of this. Dead impressed

They are good, I get a good 8 hours out my my 13" one

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Skyboat · 22 Jul 2011 at 19:22

Westyfield2 said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-203-SE&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=896

For an extra 30 quid the hybrid XT is a possibility, just as fast for data transfers but with a 4Gb cache for the OS and the most-used apps

Hxc · 22 Jul 2011 at 19:26

Westyfield2 said:
They are good, I get a good 8 hours out my my 13" one .

It was the battery life that was giving me doubts but after getting the 11" I am very happy I did, 5 hours is more than enough and the size is perfect for me

Cannot get enough of this thing.

1080p Youtube streaming with no stuttering! the performance jump over the old airs is massive

Westyfield2 · 22 Jul 2011 at 19:32

Hxc said:
It was the battery life that was giving me doubts but after getting the 11" I am very happy I did, 5 hours is more than enough and the size is perfect for me

Cannot get enough of this thing.

They're great. Soo light you can just chuck it in your bag for the day at Uni and forget it's there (if I was lugging around my 15" MBP for the day and didn't use it I'd get ****ed off at carrying the weight for the day!) and soo good battery life you can leave the charger at home for the day.

Heck my 2.13GHz C2D one is alright running Visual Studio 2010 in my Win7 VM

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DELETED_83755 · 22 Jul 2011 at 22:18

I tried the macbook air today. Only gripe I have is I has the desire to sand down the corners to make it feel as smooth and comfortable to hold as the ipad 2. Very nice device otherwise. Quite a reasonable price.

In comparison to the macbook Pro, this is so much more portable!

Deleted member 77746 · 22 Jul 2011 at 22:35

teddy3578 said:
In comparison to the macbook Pro, this is so much more portable!

Even the 13" model?

Vonhelmet · 22 Jul 2011 at 22:40

No optical drive on the mini seems brave to me, but Apple have always been quite pro-active in ditching things they regard as "legacy".

People have mentioned that it flies in the face of people using it as an HTPC... Perhaps Apple are making another push for people to use iTunes to download films!

Deleted member 77746 · 22 Jul 2011 at 22:42

nonhelmet said:
No optical drive on the mini seems brave to me, but Apple have always been quite pro-active in ditching things they regard as "legacy".

People have mentioned that it flies in the face of people using it as an HTPC... Perhaps Apple are making another push for people to use iTunes to download films!

Digital media is the way they are pushing it for sure. With the release of the new Air's and the new restore feature over WAN you can tell that they are trying their hardest to get rid of discs. They are going to be supplying Lion OSX on a USB thumbdrive soon instead of discs.

Rilot · 23 Jul 2011 at 09:42

Grrr 11" or 13" MBA. I just can't decide.

Deleted member 77746 · 23 Jul 2011 at 10:49

Rilot said:
Grrr 11" or 13" MBA. I just can't decide.

I went for the 13" because of the resolution/screen and SDcard slot and slighly better processor.

cheef · 23 Jul 2011 at 11:09

I've had an 11" since last November. Bought the new 13" yesterday. As much as I love the new one (they're VERY fast), I still can't fault the 11" at all.

The 11" was (until today) the best laptop I've ever owned. If you're mobile a LOT, go with the 11" for simply portability. If you're not out and about with it a lot, go for the 13" because it's a great machine - but let's face it, whilst the 13 is obviously heavier, it's only by a gnats knacker.

Deleted member 77746 · 23 Jul 2011 at 11:30

cheef said:
I've had an 11" since last November. Bought the new 13" yesterday. As much as I love the new one (they're VERY fast), I still can't fault the 11" at all.

The 11" was (until today) the best laptop I've ever owned. If you're mobile a LOT, go with the 11" for simply portability. If you're not out and about with it a lot, go for the 13" because it's a great machine - but let's face it, whilst the 13 is obviously heavier, it's only by a gnats knacker.

Would you still say the 13" is portable still?

Skyboat · 23 Jul 2011 at 11:40

iDroid84 said:
Even the 13" model?

Yes. I have the current 13" MBP and my mate at uni has the last gen 13" MBA. The difference is astonishing.

sunny007 · 23 Jul 2011 at 12:35

hmm shall I build a new comp for around £1100 or get the new 27" imac !!!

Deleted member 77746 · 23 Jul 2011 at 12:38

theone91 said:
hmm shall I build a new comp for around £1100 or get the new 27" imac !!!

27"

sunny007 · 23 Jul 2011 at 12:40

iDroid84 said:
27"

That's what Im thinking, as i prefer final cut to adobe premier

daz.wallace · 23 Jul 2011 at 13:34

maun said:
Is everyone a student of sorts lol, always tempted to try a mac, but I just can't get over the costs tbh.

But everyone seems to talk about HE prices etc lol

have a good read through the HE pricing thread

cheef · 23 Jul 2011 at 14:07

iDroid84 said:
Would you still say the 13" is portable still?

Yes, easy. Wouldn't have bought it if it wasn't as an Air is always with me.