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Comments on: Return of the $999 MacBook Air

Why drop upwards of $1,800 on a new Air when you can get a refurbished model for less than a grand? You even get a full one-year warranty, if you buy it via Apple's online store.

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by leganx February 22, 2009 6:46 PM PST: I am browsing with my netbook that costs less than half an can do more.; Like this Reply to this comment


by Lambert John February 23, 2009 6:18 AM PST: If your main goal in life is to impress others with "pretty," then get a Macbook Air. But if you actually want something that will "work" for you - crunch your spreadsheets, archive your photos, write your documents, connect to a network reliably, and do it while leaving a few dollars in your wallet, get anything else. MBA is a vanity tool, nothing else. It's too bad. It's a great concept, but Apple failed miserably with functionality.; Like this Reply to this comment


by rcsskier February 23, 2009 8:26 AM PST: "Maybe for those "business users" who don't actually do business the air would be a great portable product for most of us it most definitely does not fit the needs. "

Then buy a macbook and don't get the air. This is a computer to meet the needs of a small demographic.
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by gueneboro February 23, 2009 10:30 AM PST: I would definitely do it! In fact, I just bought the 9" Acer Aspire One, but before I pulled the trigger on that, I thought long an hard about the 999 macbook air. Love my Acer, but it is a bit slow, and not as easy to type on as macbook air would be, I'm sure. If it weren't for this recession, I'd be all over the Air!; Like this Reply to this comment


by ralley February 24, 2009 9:49 AM PST: Just got a refurbished Air - I am a switcher and I love this laptop. My biggest complaint is that it has a full-sized keyboard, but it isn't really a full keyboard. Where's Page Up and Down? Where's Home and End? And what about Insert and a proper Delete key?

I've written about it here:
http://antimeme.wordpress.com/
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by edmetric March 1, 2009 5:48 AM PST: Passed Air. Bought Asus 1000HE. OMG battery. I don't have to deal with Apple store employees any more. Bye Apple. XP welcomed me back.; Like this Reply to this comment


by edmetric March 1, 2009 5:50 AM PST: Passed Air. Bought Asus 1000HE. OMG battery. I don't have to deal with Apple store employees any more. Bye Apple. XP welcomed me back.; Like this Reply to this comment

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