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Yeah, I've considered a macbook air. It's definitely in my top choices. It's been so long since I've looked at laptops, but surely there are cheaper options w
by seanalex 13y ago
Yeah, I've considered a macbook air. It's definitely in my top choices. It's been so long since I've looked at laptops, but surely there are cheaper options with similar hardware right?
- jfb 13y agoKeep in mind that with these custom designed laptops, price is determined by volume, and by logistics, and Apple sells a lot more of these class of machines, and has by far the best logistics -- you're not going to be able to get much cheaper than Apple in the same class of machine any longer.
- seanalex 13y agoVery good point. I guess the days of same-hardware laptops being 50% less in price are gone. I would love to just jump in and get the 13.3 macbook air, but $1200 for the 128GB SSD and 8 GB ram is just a bit above my budget.
- jfb 13y agoYeah, the "Apple soaks you for 50%" meme is largely invalid these days. FULL DISCLOSURE: I work for Apple.
- 27182818284 13y agoWhy would you choose a MacBook Air if your IDE of choice is Visual Studio? There are PC laptops that are also sexy, though I do think Apple's are the sexiest. Look into some of the thinner Lenovo products.
- seanalex 13y agoYeah I guess it might not be the best if I would have to run a VM on it.