Opinions on new MacBook Air

Emlyn_Dewar · 14 Oct 2013 at 11:59

Does the above link work? I'm in France at moment and price shows as >€1000

Wouldn't mind picking one of these up.

Edit: Being blind, select GBP from top right...

Brummies · 14 Oct 2013 at 12:02

Yes it works, I've decided to get one so I'll be ordering later.. delivery wise are we looking at it potentially coming back the weekend?

Ordered now, now the waiting game

Emlyn_Dewar · 14 Oct 2013 at 12:25

Decisions decisions, I'd really prefer the 13" but this just seems like a great deal.
Only thing that turns me off is 1366x768, it really is a hateful resolution.

Will have a think, that battery life and the SSD speed can not be ignored!

Brummies · 14 Oct 2013 at 12:39

Well my card was declined and now when I reorder I get this

We are unable to display the page you requested. Click 'Refresh' or 'Back' in your browser to try again.

hmm

Trox · 14 Oct 2013 at 12:53

Make sure your delivery address is the same as the credit card address.

That solved it for me a few week s ago when I ordered from play.

Django x2 · 14 Oct 2013 at 13:34

Nymins said:
Retina or Standard?

Retina

iMacMart · 14 Oct 2013 at 17:17

Guys how can I tell if my Mid 2012 MBA battery is draining too fast? I have bluetooth off, screen brightness at the lowest, backlit keyboard off and get 2 hours?

Sorry to hop in on this thread but it looked like the closest place to ask

Thanks

lamboman · 14 Oct 2013 at 20:51

iMacMart said:
Guys how can I tell if my Mid 2012 MBA battery is draining too fast? I have bluetooth off, screen brightness at the lowest, backlit keyboard off and get 2 hours?

Sorry to hop in on this thread but it looked like the closest place to ask

Thanks

Surely it's obvious that something isn't right there?

Could be a rogue application in the background, a dying battery, or something that requires a reinstall.

Django x2 · 14 Oct 2013 at 22:37

For me, until I can spec or throw 16gb into a MBA then it's not a contender

iMacMart · 15 Oct 2013 at 07:45

lamboman said:
Surely it's obvious that something isn't right there?

Could be a rogue application in the background, a dying battery, or something that requires a reinstall.

Having only owned the unit for a few weeks I'm afraid it isn't that obvious, hence the post, will strip all the app's back and test again tonight

Many thanks

lamboman · 15 Oct 2013 at 09:45

iMacMart said:
Having only owned the unit for a few weeks I'm afraid it isn't that obvious, hence the post, will strip all the app's back and test again tonight

Many thanks

You'll find that you should be getting around 6.5 hours or so if you're doing tasks that aren't particularly intensive. However if you're pushing it, you'll get little more than 2 hours or so, as you've experienced.

Metalface Mark · 15 Oct 2013 at 11:15

Django x2 said:
Retina

Cant be a 13" one, you cant spec more than 8gb for that.

Django x2 · 15 Oct 2013 at 12:13

Yeah, I've seen that. Looks like it will take 16Gb though so I've decided on a 13" MBP and will have to live with the 700g weight difference

Metalface Mark · 15 Oct 2013 at 16:07

You cant change it yourself though, and you can only spec 8gb max on any of the 13' pros, retina or otherwise.

iMacMart · 15 Oct 2013 at 16:43

lamboman said:
You'll find that you should be getting around 6.5 hours or so if you're doing tasks that aren't particularly intensive. However if you're pushing it, you'll get little more than 2 hours or so, as you've experienced.

Watching netflix vids

gjrc · 15 Oct 2013 at 17:08

i was looking at getting one of these, but cant work out if i should get a OcUK ultrabook:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=LT-004-OP&groupid=959&catid=2431

spec it to the max and still save money through not buying the air?

can you guys help? i know the apple looks better but am i losing out on the spec??

thx

Brummies · 15 Oct 2013 at 17:14

Well hard to tell what exactly you'll use it for; pros and cons to both.

Will that match the battery life of the mac though? will you need it to? Do you need windows? Will you travel a lot with it?

Money wise I guess OcUK is better but again depends on your needs etc

cotton31 · 15 Oct 2013 at 21:13

Spamalot said:
HERE. Today only, latest MBA £649.

Any chance of this happening again Spamalot? On the lookout for an MBA 11, but missed this yesterday!

Django x2 · 15 Oct 2013 at 23:53

Metalface Mark said:
You cant change it yourself though, and you can only spec 8gb max on any of the 13' pros, retina or otherwise.

According to Apple, you can. They even post guides on their site about how to do it, you just don't get the warranty on the memory

jonneymendoza · 16 Oct 2013 at 07:39

lamboman said:
You'll find that you should be getting around 6.5 hours or so if you're doing tasks that aren't particularly intensive. However if you're pushing it, you'll get little more than 2 hours or so, as you've experienced.

That cant be right. People say they can get around 8 hours battery life. 2 hours why bother then?