Macbook Pro vs Macbook Air Hi everyone! I am wanting a new laptop and considering these two. If you are familiar with these, please give me your opinion. Thanks! |
I prefer the pro over the air, because for me, the weight gives it added stability. The air could fly out of my hands because it was so thin & light. I think if you're not moving it around much, that wouldn't matter, but I drag my laptop all over the place & am more careful with the pro than the air. |
I chose the Macbook Pro because the Air seemed too lightweight to me. The only mistake I made was choosing the smaller Pro for price. It doesn't have the number pad on the keyboard, and the keys are spaced too far apart for fast typing. |
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Did you get the USB superdrive for CDs and DVDs? |
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It doesn't have the block of number keys off to the right hand side like most keyboards. The block that is arranged like this: 7 8 9 4 5 6 1 2 3 |
I am getting it for personal use only for internet, pictures, music, nothing more. I am also not sure what keynotes, page and numbers are. These cost 19.99 each. Are you all familiar with them? |
If you want it to play games, you need the more expensive Pro. Something about the display is required for gaming/graphics, if I recall correctly. I would check with the Apple people on that if it is one of your interests. |
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I want to at least be able to do word and excel documents so I wasn't sure if that is just what apple calls theirs. Also, is the drive an attachment or it inside? Sorry for so many questions. I am in the beginning Stages of my research. |
The drive is inside. In my opinion, nothing compares to Microsoft Word and Excel. I don't think Apple has a product like Excel, and their only word processing is more like MS Notepad. I have Microsoft Office for Mac. It cost $130.00. You can also run Bootcamp, which means you have Windows on your Mac, but still have to pay for MS Office. |
If you have an Apple store in your area, it is worth going in to talk to their reps. |
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In order to do word/excel, you'll have to purchase MS Office for Mac. I want to say it's about $110. I know that Apple has an office program, but it's rated consistantly poorer when compared to Office. It works about the same on Mac as it does with PC, but with a few Mac tweaks that aren't a big deal. As far as the drive, it's an internal drive- there should be a "slot" on the right side of the Mac and that's where the dvd/cd's are inserted. I believe the 13" comes standard with 2 usb ports- I went ahead and got an external usb hub in case I use it for school, because then I need several extra ports. It depends on how many you'll really need. |
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