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How about that... A capable gaming ultrabook... http://www.protunegaming.com/haswell-macbook-air-gaming-performance-league-sc2-dota-2/
While there was no need to take away the ethernet port, I think it is Apple just trying to push their users to use the cloud more. And while that doesn't mean you take away internet, I think it's more about getting access to your stuff on the go. How many places in the US have just open ethernet cables to get you internet access? It's all WiFi.
ah yeah, lack of ethernet is a huge deal too. Yeah there are devices that need ethernet, I needed it at university too for speed. Also, Wifi routers are usually limited to ~20-50mbit/s. I have a faster connection and plug my laptop to gigabit ethernet if I want to download something fast. That's also how I share huge files between my computers - via home ethernet network through Dropbox. You can share a GB of data in seconds.
I think the Windows world needs a huge, good flagship. Kinda like Android and the Galaxy S line.
It's always been like there was a lot of OEMs with a whole range of products and no device that would really stand out.
I'll be looking for a new laptop soon, and I think it's truly a very hard moment to get something new. I need good performance in small form factor and a decent display. Macbook Air is probably one of the best hardwares as far as ultrabooks go, but I need Windows (7, in particular). My situation is not getting much better with all those crappy Windows 8 devices now.
I think the Windows world needs a huge, good flagship. Kinda like Android and the Galaxy S line.
It's always been like there was a lot of OEMs with a whole range of products and no device that would really stand out.
I'll be looking for a new laptop soon, and I think it's truly a very hard moment to get something new. I need good performance in small form factor and a decent display. Macbook Air is probably one of the best hardwares as far as ultrabooks go, but I need Windows (7, in particular). My situation is not getting much better with all those crappy Windows 8 devices now.
Well, I need it for resource-intensive stuff and I'd need to squeeze everything out of its hardware. It's an ULV processor, but I wouldn't want to go bigger just for the faster chip, size and mostly low weight is more important to me. Also, frankly I'd prefer it as my main OS. Read that MBAs don't perform as great with Windows, and their battery life gets mediocre.
I read this:
http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/10/2...ndows-7-review-the-ultrabook-to-rule-them-all
It's actually shorter than almost all other ultrabooks. Macbook Air's battery savings mostly come from MacOS's optimizations.
However, while written by a newb, the article clearly made me consider the Air more. It just has a better screen and looks better than any other Ultrabook. Since performance is similar on all of them and I don't need a dvd drive..only the MacOS thing bothers me, as I'd really like something like that running Windows.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/10/2...ndows-7-review-the-ultrabook-to-rule-them-all
It's actually shorter than almost all other ultrabooks. Macbook Air's battery savings mostly come from MacOS's optimizations.
However, while written by a newb, the article clearly made me consider the Air more. It just has a better screen and looks better than any other Ultrabook. Since performance is similar on all of them and I don't need a dvd drive..only the MacOS thing bothers me, as I'd really like something like that running Windows.
I think you need to give OSX a little quality time and you'll grow to like it. I know plenty of people that were expert Windows users and they picked up OSX and I don't think any of them turned back.
It all comes to preference, of course, but like with any new OS, it will take just a short time to get acclimated to.
It's a cool piece of hardware, but I need something elegant. Razer Blade looks like a hardcore gaming rig in an elegant shield, but it does look like a gaming rig.
Also, I don't want to pay too much. I though about a used 2011 MBA. It costs less than modern ultrabooks while the performance difference isn't big. Plus props go to Apple for decent design - a couple of year old looks still are great and are left almost unchanged for so many years. Another point for sticking to good quality components that other manufacturers cut costs on, such as displays. It's one of the most important pieces of a laptop and yet they absolutely suck on most of them. Macbooks have half-decent displays - enough to be better than almost all competition.
The reason why I'm not all over Lenovo is because their displays on most models aren't great, and I need a very good one. They have that 12 inch IPS model but it's 12 inch and bulky at the same time. There are these cool Sony Ultrabooks with good displays but they're expensive as shit.
Also, I don't want to pay too much. I though about a used 2011 MBA. It costs less than modern ultrabooks while the performance difference isn't big. Plus props go to Apple for decent design - a couple of year old looks still are great and are left almost unchanged for so many years. Another point for sticking to good quality components that other manufacturers cut costs on, such as displays. It's one of the most important pieces of a laptop and yet they absolutely suck on most of them. Macbooks have half-decent displays - enough to be better than almost all competition.
The reason why I'm not all over Lenovo is because their displays on most models aren't great, and I need a very good one. They have that 12 inch IPS model but it's 12 inch and bulky at the same time. There are these cool Sony Ultrabooks with good displays but they're expensive as shit.
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