Macbook Air - Back in 2008 I hated it and now I'm loving it
Back in 2008 I hated it so much and so sarcastic on it. The basic version had only 80 GB harddisk and it was a complete strip down version of then fully loaded laptop (with DVD drives, 4 gig RAM, fast processor, wide screen etc.,). That was the time when the world was ruled by HP, Dell and Lenovo laptops.
Now fast forward to 2013 and well I’m owning a Macbook Air 13” with 8GB RAM and i7 processor. Which is way superior than any Notebook today in market. I bought the new Macbook Air from Adorama on and now it is for the past 4 months, I have pushed my notebook to some exteme level (ofcourse not like this) of processing and it has survived well and I’m impressed.
Comparision of Specs:
| Macbook Air 13” | Early 2008 | Mid 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Harddisk | 80 GB PATA SSD or 64 GB SSD | 256 GB SSD |
| Memory | 2 GB DD2 SDRAM | 8 GB DDR3 SDRAM |
| Processor | 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo | 1.7 GHz Intel Core i7 scales upto 3.4 GHz |
| Extras | Weight: 1.3 kg Web cam: Low res 640x480 Battery: Well, kind of ok |
Weigh: 1.0+ Kg Web cam: Facetime 720p HD cam Battery Life: 4 to 5 hours solid with heavy usage |
In today’s world neither I do not miss Optical Drives because I handle files or documents through flash drives, online or in worst case I can buy a External USB optical drive for $20+ nor I’m not worried about sealed batteries anymore. But may be about ethernet port ( apple has an adapter now ) if I’m at India as you Wifi is just improving for better up in our homes. And definately more on 1 USB port 3.0 is good, along with Intel’s Thunderbolt technology, impressive again. Two heavy weight data-transfer technologies in my air.
USB 2.0: 480 Mbps USB 3.0: 4.8 Gbps FireWire 800: 786 Mbps FireWire 1600 (not yet available): 1.6 Gbps FireWire 3200 (not yet available): 3.2 Gbps SATA II: 3 Gbps SATA III: 6 Gbps Thunderbolt: 10 Gbps per channel
What more reasons do I need to love it? I do not need a Pro laptops anymore let it be retina or whatever.