* Posts by nixer

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Apple MacBook Air 11.6in sub-notebook

nixer

Best laptop ever

I have owned so many laptops over the years but the 11.6" Air I bought is the best, bar none.

I also have a brand new Hp Elitebook 2540p work machine. It's interesting to compare. The HP is a Core i7 quad core 12" machine with 3GB RAM. It is SO slow in comparison to the Air. It should fly but the practical experience is so poor it is just plain horrible - in particular the regular Windows "stalls". It's clunky and heavy in comparison to the Air, and yet it is meant to be a "lightweight executive laptop". The HP costs £1600. The Air (with 128GB) cost me £1000. How is the Air expensive?

I used to love Windows to the point of monogamy. But the Windows experience continues to decline year on year whilst Apple gets better and better.

Summary - hate the HP, love the Air.

Air really is good value when compared to it's true competition.