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Rob_Quads
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20th Jul 11 at 14:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hmm - Been needing a new laptop for many many years and quite impressed with the Macbook air. I held off buying an iPad 2 as it wansn't quite good enough jump up from my wifes iPad. So - what serious alternatives are there that match

Similar form factor
Sandr-Bridge 1.8GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7
4GB memory
256GB SSD
1440x900

~£1250 with Discount via work.
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OS X or Windows based?
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You can get air's with that spec?
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Jesus you can as well. Well bugger me with a OSX stick.

I don't need a new laptop, the M11x is fine *repeat to fade*
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Either Windows or OS X (Obviously Air is only 'legal' OSX option)
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Only similar thing I can think of is a Z Series Vaio.
John
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If I've got £1200 quid to spare any time soon I'm getting an air and sticking windows 3.1 on it. Nice bits of kit.
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can you install 3.1 via a usb stick :E ?
John
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I'll plug in an external 5.25" floppy via thunderbolt.
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
You can get air's with that spec?


quote:
Originally posted by pow
Jesus you can as well. Well bugger me with a OSX stick.


Yeah they were only released today
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quote:
Originally posted by John
I'll plug in an external 5.25" floppy via thunderbolt.

 
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