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Re:Ask HN: What're the best-designed things you've ever used? by sgt on Monday February 20, 2017 @06:11AM (#13686339)
The Macs are legendary for their design, but I have to say the winner is the MacBook Air. We have one at home, specifically the 2011 model MacBook Air. Such a fine piece of equipment and it still works pretty today as well as it did 6 years ago.
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Re:Ask HN: What're the best-designed things you've ever used? by sublimnall on Monday February 20, 2017 @07:47AM (#13686777)
Got the some model here. Even though I now also own a 13" rMBPro which is barely heaver, there's something about the MBAir's design that makes it FEEL so much lighter to carry around. It's much easier to hold, and it looks much thinner on a table as well thanks to the curved shape. A truly amazing design.
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Re:Ask HN: What're the best-designed things you've ever used? by Kurtz79 on Monday February 20, 2017 @06:35AM (#13686465)
+1 for Macbook Air 13" 2010 (dedicated GPU).

Best laptop I ever owned, hands down.

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Re:Ask HN: What're the best-designed things you've ever used? by h1d on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @07:31PM (#13701693)
Have been using Air since its 1st gen.
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Re:Ask HN: What're the best-designed things you've ever used? by nunez on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @09:57PM (#13702590)
If the screen on the Air wasn't so shitty, I would still be rocking that thing. It had legendary battery life and an amazing keyboard, all while being super light.

I think that the MBA the best MacBook they've ever designed. No compromises, light enough to forget about and lasts long enough to almost never need charging.

I seriously wished they re-released that with a Retina screen.

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Re:Ask HN: What're the best-designed things you've ever used? by sgt on Thursday February 23, 2017 @03:46AM (#13712541)
Shitty? The Air screen is pretty good. Yes, it is not retina but I'm happy with the other bits such as color depth, view angle, brightness, and just general quality.
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