{"id":7053,"date":"2017-09-08T16:12:29","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T16:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/?p=7053"},"modified":"2017-08-15T16:14:42","modified_gmt":"2017-08-15T16:14:42","slug":"linked-the-case-for-and-against-the-macbook-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2017\/09\/08\/linked-the-case-for-and-against-the-macbook-air\/","title":{"rendered":"Linked: &#8220;The case for (and against) the MacBook Air&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:2612,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/sixcolors.com\\\/post\\\/2017\\\/07\\\/the-case-for-and-against-the-macbook-air&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20240721092527\\\/https:\\\/\\\/sixcolors.com\\\/post\\\/2017\\\/07\\\/the-case-for-and-against-the-macbook-air\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-04 00:42:30&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-15 18:07:47&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-11 13:27:56&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-23 02:43:48&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-07 17:23:13&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-23 01:07:49&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-23 01:07:49&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sixcolors.com\/post\/2017\/07\/the-case-for-and-against-the-macbook-air\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">via Six Colors<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>So is the MacBook Air the right computer to buy a student? I\u2019m going to stand by my previous suggestions, but of course, budget is a huge factor. If you can find a deal on a used or refurbished modern MacBook or MacBook Pro, it might be a better long-term deal than buying an Air, because they\u2019re built with the latest and greatest tech, not stuff that\u2019s already a couple of years out of date. But the fact is, unless your student really cares about watching HD video (and doesn\u2019t have a different device to use to watch that) or editing video, even the $999 MacBook Air will provide enough power to do almost anything they throw at it.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I personally would still recommend a top of the line MacBook Air over today\u2019s MacBook Retina. Anything less than the top of the line air, the Retina is the better buy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"via Six Colors: So is the MacBook Air the right computer to buy a student? 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With these two machines, I\u2019ve managed to find the one-socket office. Any power socket, anywhere, is all I need. That\u2019s a liberating truth. I remember that feeling when I unboxed my 11\u201d MacBook Air. 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Today\u2019s upgrades should make it even more attractive\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Linked&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Linked","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/category\/linked\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2118,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2011\/03\/29\/imacmacbook-air-match-made-in-heaven\/","url_meta":{"origin":7053,"position":4},"title":"\u2605 iMac+MacBook Air = Match Made in Heaven","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"March 29, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Justin Williams: I wasn\u2019t really planning to make a change from this setup anytime soon, but the allure of the 13\u201d MacBook Air was too much to resist. 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