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Convince me a Macbook Air is better than a Surface Pro 3
Posted on 2/20/15 at 12:24 pm
Posted on 2/20/15 at 12:24 pm
curious why some people believe this
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Posted on 2/20/15 at 12:27 pm to hawgfaninc
One its cheaper for the 13" 128gb $999 model. Two it's a full on laptop versus a tablet. Three it's running OSX not shitty windows 8.
Posted on 2/20/15 at 12:31 pm to XxxSpooky1
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Convince me a Macbook Air is better than a Surface Pro 3
Surface Pro 3 is better in every way IMO
Posted on 2/20/15 at 12:43 pm to XxxSpooky1
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One its cheaper for the 13" 128gb $999 model.
128gb SP3 for $900
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Two it's a full on laptop versus a tablet.
I use my SP3 as a laptop all the time
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Three it's running OSX not shitty windows 8.
windows 8.1 is pretty good. but windows 10 will be out soon
Posted on 2/20/15 at 12:52 pm to hawgfaninc
It has a better keyboard. Runs OS X.
But, if you can stomach Windows, the SP3 is much better because of the screen resolution alone.
Sent from my MacBook Air
But, if you can stomach Windows, the SP3 is much better because of the screen resolution alone.
Sent from my MacBook Air
This post was edited on 2/20/15 at 1:04 pm
Posted on 2/20/15 at 1:00 pm to hawgfaninc
This thread will be a shite show.
Just choose the OS you're most comfortable with.
Just choose the OS you're most comfortable with.
Posted on 2/20/15 at 1:05 pm to hawgfaninc
I will give you one reason:
"TRACKPAD"
Windows Trackpads:
MacBook Trackpads: Magic, smooth a butter, reliable, repeatable, whatever else you want to use describe it...
The Trackpad on the Surface Pro 3 is even worse than regular Windows latpops because of its small size and plastic construction. I hope they really fix the trackpad on the Surface Pro 4 to the point where you can use it without an external mouse 100% of the time, much like you can a MacBook today.
"TRACKPAD"
Windows Trackpads:
MacBook Trackpads: Magic, smooth a butter, reliable, repeatable, whatever else you want to use describe it...
The Trackpad on the Surface Pro 3 is even worse than regular Windows latpops because of its small size and plastic construction. I hope they really fix the trackpad on the Surface Pro 4 to the point where you can use it without an external mouse 100% of the time, much like you can a MacBook today.
Posted on 2/20/15 at 1:08 pm to Street Hawk
Use the pen?
I rarely used my track pad
I rarely used my track pad
Posted on 2/20/15 at 1:08 pm to hawgfaninc
There is no comparison...Surface all the way.
Posted on 2/20/15 at 1:08 pm to Street Hawk
and the rumor for the new MBA trackpad is that it will be smaller and not clickable. :(
Posted on 2/20/15 at 1:09 pm to colorchangintiger
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the SP3 is much better because of the screen resolution alone.
Hmmm...depends on how you look at the SP3. Is it a tablet or a laptop?
The 13" MacBook Pro retina model has a display with 227 ppi.
The iPad Air 2 has a PPI of 264.
The SP3 has a PPI of 216, which I feel is a little on the lower side for a tablet, but acceptable for a laptop.
Again, I hope the SP4 manages to pack a higher resolution screen in there.
This post was edited on 2/20/15 at 1:16 pm
Posted on 2/20/15 at 1:09 pm to bluebarracuda
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Use the pen?
If you only knew how ridiculous this sounds to Mac users.
Posted on 2/20/15 at 1:10 pm to Street Hawk
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The 13" MacBook Air retina model has a display with 227 ppi.
There is no retina MacBook Air
Posted on 2/20/15 at 1:15 pm to colorchangintiger
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and the rumor for the new MBA trackpad is that it will be smaller and not clickable. :(
Yeah, frick that noise. I will be needing a new computer for personal use in the next year or so. I still have a 2010 2nd generation MacBook Air that is running fine, but will probably need replacement in the near future. I am looking at both the 12" retina MBA and the Surface Pro 4 for my next laptop. But looks like the 12" MBA will be gimped in many ways (low power processor to help with fanless design, this non-clickable trackpad etc.)...not to mention it is a first generation product which obviously Apple will improve on substantially in the next few models. However I am not sure I can wait 2 more years for an upgrade. So I am hoping the SP4 with the Broadwell processors turn out really well and fixes some of the issues with the SP3.
Posted on 2/20/15 at 1:15 pm to colorchangintiger
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There is no retina MacBook Air
Sorry, I meant the 13" Retina MacBook Pro.
Posted on 2/20/15 at 1:22 pm to Street Hawk
yeah, the macbook air ppi is a paltry 128. really just terrible in 2015. You should look at the skylake macbook pros when they come out at the end of the year.
Posted on 2/20/15 at 1:24 pm to hawgfaninc
All depends on the OS you are comfortable with
Posted on 2/20/15 at 1:50 pm to hawgfaninc
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Posted on 2/20/15 at 2:45 pm to Hermit Crab
A question im more interested in is Lenovo Yoga vs. SP3.
Posted on 2/20/15 at 2:49 pm to Hester Carries
If you care about security and privacy, Lenovo is not something you would be considering right now.
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