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Post by Ann T on Sept 25, 2009 16:59:53 GMT -5
What Tim said. The Air is a good second laptop but it is kind of like a really large palm pilot that you have to sync up to something else in order to get any data into or out of it. I have been using a MacBook air for two months and absolutely love it. It is way, way more than a "large palm pilot." It's a full fledged computer. I set it up with Apple's automatic file transfer set-up using wireless from my other Mac, so when it rebooted it was just like my other Mac, installed software, passwords and registrations and all. I also got the external DVD/CD drive, which I hardly ever need or use. |
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Post by t-bob on Sept 25, 2009 17:08:49 GMT -5
What Tim said. The Air is a good second laptop but it is kind of like a really large palm pilot that you have to sync up to something else in order to get any data into or out of it. I have been using a MacBook air for two months and absolutely love it. It is way, way more than a "large palm pilot." It's a full fledged computer. I set it up with Apple's automatic file transfer set-up using wireless from my other Mac, so when it rebooted it was just like my other Mac, installed software, passwords and registrations and all. I also got the external DVD/CD drive, which I hardly ever need or use. Good as a 2nd Mac then, not as a primary. At some point, we may switch to Mac. Now is just not a good time. I loved my iPhone, but ATT service here is horrible. Decided to keep it, and I use it as an iTouch in hot spots, and and iPod in my car. Maybe ATT will add a cell tower or two in my area soon. |
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Post by Supertramp78 on Sept 25, 2009 17:22:32 GMT -5
"I set it up with Apple's automatic file transfer set-up using wireless from my other Mac"
As I said, it isn't a good primary computer. It is too dependant on another computer to work well.
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Post by Ann T on Sept 25, 2009 19:12:59 GMT -5
While it may not be the ideal "only" computer, actually, it is not too dependent at all on having another computer. you can install everything from scratch if you want, just like any other computer. For that, you will need the external DVD/CD drive. However, Apple has the migration assistant that lets you set up a new Mac like your old Mac, which is a huge timesaver because you don't have to go looking up your passwords and activation codes and digging out CD's. That's why I use it to set up new Macs. You just boot up the new computer and the old computer, connect them by an ethernet cable or by the wireless, start up the migration assistant program and walk away for a few hours. The Mac finishes up, reboots, and is ready to roll. (The hidden question is why do I keep acquiring new Macs? My husband asks this too. But that's for another day...!) You may need some of the attachments, like the USB adapter for ethernet (if you need ethernet) or the mini-video to DVI or VGA if you are going to be using an external projector. I am using my Air right now on vacation in Colorado. I used it yesterday to teach a course. What I like about it is the featherweight build with the relatively large and readable screen and full size keyboard. It makes for a manageable laptop bag weight instead of one that it pulling your shoulder off by the time you cross the airport, and you don't have to squint to read the screen.
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