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IMHO the "real" MBA, from the point of view of what happens when you use it as your main computer, is the 11" version, and there is a huge difference between th
by antirez 13y ago
IMHO the "real" MBA, from the point of view of what happens when you use it as your main computer, is the 11" version, and there is a huge difference between that computer and the MBP 13".
The MBA11 means that your computer is from the point of view of portability no much more than an iPad with a keyboard. It has a minimal weight, minimal impact even on a very small table, and when you close it you can walk with it in your hand like if it was a tablet.
Also it is a computer comfortable to stay near the couch if you want to grab it and quickly search for something. It has impressive battery life.
Basically the MBA is a different computing experience, IMHO. I use solely that and in my normal business I just attach it to a big screen, keyboard, wireless mouse, external backup disk, and so forth (everything except the screen is just a single USB cable that goes to the Hub).
When I grab it, I restart working from the bathroom or while waiting for my son music lesson, exactly from where I left.
- npalli 13y agoAmong the apple products, the 11" air seems like a oddball option to me. Two things 1. For people who say it is like an iPad with a keyboard, I find that the iOS apps I use (games, camera, touch based things) are very different than those on the MBA (Developer tools + Adobe stuff). So not sure what the connection to the iPad is. It is not even touch enabled. How can you say you are getting an iPad/Tablet experience without touch?? 2. I find the 11" pretty cramped (keyboard space and screen size) to be honest. Especially if you spend more than a few minutes working. Looks like you find it too, given you have to put in additional paraphernalia (keyboards, external disks etc.) to make it work. It also has a much poorer battery life compared to the 13" counterpart.
- MetaCosm 13y agoUmm, the 11" and 13" use the same keyboard -> http://blog.timecenter.com/content/uploads/2010/08/macbook-air-2010-116-vs-133-thumb-600x493-45.png http://blog.timecenter.com/content/uploads/2010/08/macbook-a...
- npalli 13y agoNope. Look at the keyboard pad space, much smaller on 11". Unless you have baby size hands, your wrists will feel like they are hanging in the air and become uncomfortable pretty soon.