Hi - figured I'd chime in my experiences with my Air.
Pros: - Amazing screen. Super bright, very crisp. Great resolution. It has an ambient light sensor, so it will adjust screen brightness accordingly. - Excellent full size keyboard (plus backlit) - Built in webcam. - I realize the Asus is tiny, but the Air really is wonderfully light and slim. - Plenty of RAM, decent CPU - It runs OS X - Good battery life - Sleek magnetic power cord (slimmer than MBP)
Cons: - This HDD is terrible. It's really really slow, so apps load slowly. I haven't tried the solid state. - No ethernet port if you'll need one. You have to buy Apple's dongle. - If you are using it on top of a blanket (e.g. in bed), it's easy to block the single ventilation area. When the machine starts to overheat, first the fan kicks in and then the CPU throttles.
Oh, and because I know you were wondering. My palms don't get sweaty. The left palm area is a bit warmer than the right, but it doesn't get problematic.
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Hi - figured I'd chime in my experiences with my Air.
Pros:
- Amazing screen. Super bright, very crisp. Great resolution. It has an ambient light sensor, so it will adjust screen brightness accordingly.
- Excellent full size keyboard (plus backlit)
- Built in webcam.
- I realize the Asus is tiny, but the Air really is wonderfully light and slim.
- Plenty of RAM, decent CPU
- It runs OS X
- Good battery life
- Sleek magnetic power cord (slimmer than MBP)
Cons:
- This HDD is terrible. It's really really slow, so apps load slowly. I haven't tried the solid state.
- No ethernet port if you'll need one. You have to buy Apple's dongle.
- If you are using it on top of a blanket (e.g. in bed), it's easy to block the single ventilation area. When the machine starts to overheat, first the fan kicks in and then the CPU throttles.
Oh, and because I know you were wondering. My palms don't get sweaty. The left palm area is a bit warmer than the right, but it doesn't get problematic.
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