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> MacBook air. Still on my first 13" 2012, i5 cpu, 4 gb mem, 128 gb ssd model. The battery is shot, but otherwise it took a beating and is still running like a

> MacBook air. Still on my first 13" 2012, i5 cpu, 4 gb mem, 128 gb ssd model. The battery is shot, but otherwise it took a beating and is still running like a champ. Hopefully next year they will still be selling these puppies. Because I can not find something with similar price, spec and build quality. Air is really one of your best priced ultrabooks. Otherwise I recommend you don't settle for a i3, you are going to regret it. Had to give my brother-in-law advice on buying a notebook for writing docs and surfing, etc. Said a i3 should be fine for his needs... did I regret that at our next "free technical support session" :/ get a i5 atleast! > It's 'nix but it's really not Linux. Also, macOS is a Unix[0]. gnu/linux is the 'nix like os around here ;) [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_UNIX_Specification#macOS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_UNIX_Specification#macO...

theyregreat 9y ago
The cheapish $999/$1099 mid-2012 A1278 4 GiB 500 GB HDD 13” MBP non-Retina can do 16 GiB and two 2.5” SSDs if the vestigal optical drive is removed and replaced with an adapter. Mine even run with TRIM just fine.
toomuchtodo 9y ago
> The battery is shot, but otherwise it took a beating and is still running like a champ. Apple will replace that battery for $120 (still on the same MBA as you!). I bought two cheap refurbs as spares, and plan on using them for the rest of my tech career (<10 years).
- dejv 9y ago
  You can even buy OEM battery replacement kit and do it by yourself for about half of the price. It is quite straightforward. I am still using same model as well, but I am going to upgrade this week as I've got some weird issues lately. Thinking about buying new Mac Air or maybe cheapest Pro.
  - ElCapitanMarkla 9y ago
    I'm still on my mid 2013 Air, i7, 256gb, 8gb. The ram is the only thing holding me back but upgrade options are fairly limited in terms of value gained :/ Second the self installed battery option. I did it just over a year ago and it gave my air a new lease on life
majewsky 9y ago
> Also, macOS is a Unix[0]. gnu/linux is the 'nix like os around here ;) That's technically correct, but in practice, a Linux-compatible OS is much more valuable than a Unix-compatible OS, if just because Linux is what runs in production. MS acknowledges this with WSL.
- bitwize 9y ago
  With the BSDs and even Windows now offering Linux "kernel personalities", can Apple hold out without caving for long?
tmnvix 9y ago
Same machine and specs here. Bought it as a refurb in Jan 2013. Still happy after almost 5 years of constant use. The only downside for me is the 128gb drive which limits my options when it comes to VMs. Looking at what has come from Apple since this model, I haven't seen anything tempting. I'll run this one into the ground. What would tempt me would be this machine again with 16gb ram and at least 256gb ssd. Retina and a newer CPU would be icing.
lonesword 9y ago
So are you saying that the 2017 air (2015 model with clock speed bump) is not worth it, since apple did not come up with anything as good as the 2012 air?
- oneweekwonder 9y ago
  Well have not really followed the air development/or-lack there-of. I'm not interested in the macbook, to small, to under-powered(imho) and the one usb c port does not really do it for me. The mbp also to big for me. I just like the air, that is all.

theyregreat 9y ago

The cheapish $999/$1099 mid-2012 A1278 4 GiB 500 GB HDD 13” MBP non-Retina can do 16 GiB and two 2.5” SSDs if the vestigal optical drive is removed and replaced with an adapter. Mine even run with TRIM just fine.

toomuchtodo 9y ago

> The battery is shot, but otherwise it took a beating and is still running like a champ. Apple will replace that battery for $120 (still on the same MBA as you!). I bought two cheap refurbs as spares, and plan on using them for the rest of my tech career (<10 years).

dejv 9y ago
You can even buy OEM battery replacement kit and do it by yourself for about half of the price. It is quite straightforward. I am still using same model as well, but I am going to upgrade this week as I've got some weird issues lately. Thinking about buying new Mac Air or maybe cheapest Pro.
- ElCapitanMarkla 9y ago
  I'm still on my mid 2013 Air, i7, 256gb, 8gb. The ram is the only thing holding me back but upgrade options are fairly limited in terms of value gained :/ Second the self installed battery option. I did it just over a year ago and it gave my air a new lease on life

majewsky 9y ago

> Also, macOS is a Unix[0]. gnu/linux is the 'nix like os around here ;) That's technically correct, but in practice, a Linux-compatible OS is much more valuable than a Unix-compatible OS, if just because Linux is what runs in production. MS acknowledges this with WSL.

bitwize 9y ago
With the BSDs and even Windows now offering Linux "kernel personalities", can Apple hold out without caving for long?

tmnvix 9y ago

Same machine and specs here. Bought it as a refurb in Jan 2013. Still happy after almost 5 years of constant use. The only downside for me is the 128gb drive which limits my options when it comes to VMs. Looking at what has come from Apple since this model, I haven't seen anything tempting. I'll run this one into the ground. What would tempt me would be this machine again with 16gb ram and at least 256gb ssd. Retina and a newer CPU would be icing.

lonesword 9y ago

So are you saying that the 2017 air (2015 model with clock speed bump) is not worth it, since apple did not come up with anything as good as the 2012 air?

oneweekwonder 9y ago
Well have not really followed the air development/or-lack there-of. I'm not interested in the macbook, to small, to under-powered(imho) and the one usb c port does not really do it for me. The mbp also to big for me. I just like the air, that is all.