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i'm off anyway cunt

11" macbook air same screen resolution as most 13.3" laptops (1366x768) so unless you're 80 years old, get the 11"

SSDs have improved quite a bit since then

oh wow i built my first computer in year 6 so that's 8 years ~that makes me soooo cool~ (no) - i used to think like you, trying to get the best 'bang-for-buck', buying a cheap core 2 and overclocking the fuck out of it etc. but now i've realised there are much more important things than...

pretty sure that's a consequence inherent to mechanical hdds

negligible difference for word processing/internet browsing/emails etc. yeah ok fair enough but 7.5 hours is more than enough for anyone ssd makes all the difference and is one of the main selling points to the average consumer* azn --- macbook air (with ssd) vs my phenom x4 desktop...

anyway to sum up a macbook air is faster than this: http://www.onlinecomputer.com.au/product_info.php?products_id=9456 for everyday use (i.e. jarrod's needs) purely due to the SSD /thread

i've been telling jarrod to get a macbook air ($1099) and how it's much faster than anything for everyday use (due to SSD) and how the 1.6ghz ULV cpu is not noticeable due to osx

"The difference in specs when you spend 1.5k on a PC as opposed to 1.5k on a laptop, is phenomenal."

but lol no you don't want a cheap netbook get like an iPad or an android tablet instead

oh ok yay let me build you one!

+rep

and also the MacBooks in question aren't double the price of the one you posted (like an extra $300)

do you realise how stupid that sounds?

this whole discussion has been about laptops you derp e.g. the 2.4ghz i5 in the laptop you posted vs. the 2.5ghz i5 in the cheapest macbook pro vs. the 1.7ghz cpu in the cheapest macbook air also the one you posted has a older sandy bridge cpu (not that it makes much difference)

fuck that wasn't the point i was saying in the event that something goes wrong (keyboard malfunction, dead pixels etc.) he won't be left without a computer for 2+ months

exactly e.g. i take touch gestures for granted now and increases my productivity and 'enjoyment' no he's not a hardcore asian who buys water-cooling to get an extra 100mhz for dat extra 3 fps

"specs are far from the most important feature for everyday use" lrn2read the whole point i was making was that those 'optional' things are much more useful to the average computer user than slightly higher specs

also apple customer support/warranty my charger stopped working on monday so i hopped into the apple store on the way to uni and they gave me a replacement in 5 mins - same thing happened to my cheap HP netbook early last year and it took 2 months to go through RMA

specs are far from the most important feature for everyday use e.g. MacBooks have a high-def webcam, backlit kb, probs the best keyboard on any laptop besides a thinkpad, best laptop screens, magsafe, much better trackpads i could go on these things are much more useful to the average...