Wasso Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Going to finally upgrade my custom Dell 9300 Inspiron now that its 7 years old Want to spend around £500-800 but love the look of the 13" Air maybe used? But is there anything else I should consider that works just as well but for less and maybe new? Spec: Browsing Picture editing Maybe the odd video edit etc... I am using Ableton music software on the Dell and maybe use that on the potential laptop also? Fire me your recommendations!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 call me buddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 "Buddy" Call you in ten..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattross1313 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Just this second had an email come through from Apple harping on about huge savings ready for University. Go find a student you know and get their NUS card Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Ebay is your friend, Papa G will tell you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 Thanks Mr G, very helpful. In interested to know though if any comparable laptops out there get even with Mac? Especially the phone market now which is highly competitive with Apple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Why do you want a laptop, either get a desktop (more power) or a tablet (more mobile) or both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suits Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Nope, nothing I have seen comes near to the quilaty that Apple stuff has. That's not to say that it won't in the future and I've not seen everything, but what I have, Apple stuff still comes in first. I have an iMac & MBP all bought with the same University discount card, saved me just over £400 IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181195463244 buy now and stop wasting our time here, we've got stuff to do, you know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Keep an eye on the refurbished section of the Mac Store, some real bargains pop up and you get some sort of warranty I believe. If it goes wrong the Apple support is second to none. http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/macbook_air/13 Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Why do you want a laptop, either get a desktop (more power) or a tablet (more mobile) or both But that's the point isn't it? That you want something more powerful than a tablet, but is mobile - hence the laptop? Not a fan of the keyboards on tablets, and to get accurate tracking you need a mouse or track pad. The fundamental flaw with touch screen is that you can't see under your finger I think Ian is still in awe of how my macbook worked at speed with the pictures we took when detailing my car last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Teachers also get apple discount Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suits Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Teachers also get apple discount This. My Mrs is a Primary school teacher and my mate a Norwich Uni Lecturer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I made the move from PC to Mac in 2008 and I'll never go back. They just work and keep on working, which is why a 3 year old laptop or desktop mac sells for about 65%+ of its original value. I'm only on my second MacBook in 5 years and the only reason I got a new one was because I smashed the first ones screen to bits and house insurance got me a new one. I know people and from my own experience, after 2 years max of decent usage you need to either upgrade 60% of the internals of a PC desktop or buy a new laptop, however not heard of anyone "having" to upgrade their Mac due to it slowing down. I guess it's kind of like tyres, buy falkens/kumho etc and change them every 18 month - 2 years, or spend the extra at the start and buy Michelin PSS and they'll last longer as well giving you the extra grip. So basically what I'm trying to say is - DO IT NICE, OR DO IT TWICE!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Bought my macbook pro in 2009 and I still have it and its going great guns. Have Office, Photoshop, and all the other main bits of software installed along with it storing about 50gb of photos and it still goes really well. Glad I gave it a go and really prefer the whole operating system over PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saihaynes Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I contract a fair bit for Apple and have been a fanboy since the early days so definitely vote for going the air route, the only thing i would say is dependant of the level of video editing you do you may find yourself needing something with a bit more juice, I tend to use my pro for fcpx and logic x whilst the air is used more for imovie, garageband etc As others have said once you go mac you wont go back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I was a mac user back in 90s as our school had 'em. Was forced into PC at Uni but have since returned. Love my iMac, ridiculously fast with an SSD. Love it's small footprint and being able to remote in from my iPhone and iPad so easily. With a Windows 7 VM I have a "PC" which runs better than any PC I've ever owned! Quite fancy a MB Pro or Air, but I can't think of a good reason to buy one except that it's FIT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnH Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Can you install Linux on a mac book air/pro? I love the hardware but couldn't live without running Linux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 Some good comments to approve of Apple and yet none to promote the laptop/windows. Really interesting. I think I'm going to plunge for the Mac. Originally my budget was £500 say for a lappy, and increase to accommodate a Mac to say £700. Problem is I've now seen one at £900 used (i7 13") http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=181195463244 That budget has now gone right out the window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 (edited) Hayd Can you install Linux on a mac book air/pro? I love the hardware but couldn't live without running Linux. Yep, Ubuntu, etc You can run Mac OS X 10.9, Windows 8 and Ubuntu on the same Mac, either booting through EFI or in virtual machines: Parallels, VMWare Edited August 14, 2013 by octet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Another thing to add since your budget has escalated I personally wouldn't got he MB Air route, simple because there is no CD/DVD drive. The rest of the Air is awesome and I love how slim and light it is, but the lack of a built in drive is annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Why do you want a laptop, either get a desktop (more power) or a tablet (more mobile) or both But that's the point isn't it? That you want something more powerful than a tablet, but is mobile - hence the laptop? Not a fan of the keyboards on tablets, and to get accurate tracking you need a mouse or track pad. The fundamental flaw with touch screen is that you can't see under your finger I think Ian is still in awe of how my macbook worked at speed with the pictures we took when detailing my car last year Laptops are old hat though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saihaynes Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 virtualbox runs ubuntu for me perfectly on my air and is free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Another thing to add since your budget has escalated I personally wouldn't got he MB Air route, simple because there is no CD/DVD drive. The rest of the Air is awesome and I love how slim and light it is, but the lack of a built in drive is annoying. But how often do you use a drive these days, I have had my mac mini over a year and never connected it to a CD/DVD drive, I have a 32GB memory stick for moving files Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Another thing to add since your budget has escalated I personally wouldn't got he MB Air route, simple because there is no CD/DVD drive. The rest of the Air is awesome and I love how slim and light it is, but the lack of a built in drive is annoying. But how often do you use a drive these days, I have had my mac mini over a year and never connected it to a CD/DVD drive, I have a 32GB memory stick for moving files I have to agree with Mr Wafter here - nothing comes on DVDs or CDs anymore, you can stream anything and it far safer to have backups software stored via cloud/USBs which are very large in capacity size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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