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Re:Ask HN: WIll you purchase the new macbook air? Why or why... by byoung2 on Thursday October 21, 2010 @12:19PM (#1816112)
I'll say this...I've never been a Mac person but I do find the new Macbook Air very attractive. In the past few years I've had a Dell Inspiron (my current laptop), an HP Pavillion, a Lenovo, and an Acer. They've all been bulky and prone to overheating, and the battery life is terrible. My current Dell started at about 3 hours but now I'm down to about 30 minutes.

As a developer, the only software I need is Zend Studio and Adobe CS, which are both available on Mac. With the increased portability and longer battery life, the Macbook air may be just the thing I need. I'm looking at the 13 inch right now, and I'm strongly considering buying it.

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