Got our 1st mac for a good deal since i’ve noticed 11" Macbooks selling for the same price in stores around Navi Mumbai. took it on 0% emi with 0 fees to ease the pinch from snapdeal.
all ultrabooks should have backlit keyboards - its so much easier to type in low light settings.
hopefully apple will add a touchscreen next year since that’s the only thing I missed. i have never used a touch notebook before just ipad2 and iphone 3gs but my finger unconsciously touched the screen!
i guess I assumed all apple products would be touch enabled...
cons:
obviously the price is almost double compared to ultra-books but the apple software is awesome for photo / video editing so there is some hidden value there.
the strange charger is not as well designed - I was expecting it to be compatible with the new lightning connector [8 pin?] or even the old 30 pin but this is a different form factor.
you don’t get the positive feedback of windows laptops when plugging in and it seems a bit flimsy / unsure.
- the buttonless touchpad looks cool but takes a little getting used to for macbook newbies [command click for right click, etc]
the lower half of the pad seems to be easier to click than the top half so I ended up using both hands for speed.
- everyone who handled it for the 1st time tries to use their nails to pry it open not realising there is a notch inset on the bottom half [keyboard] to allow for easy opening of the slim edges.
maybe this notch should be on the top for better visibility but apple would never ruin the good looks just to make our lives easier!
some of you may have noted a 3 star rating above, here’s what it would take to make it a 5/5, IMO:
[i] a touch screen [air touch?]
[ii] iphone compatible charger / lightening connector / 8 pin and getting rid if the ’fugly’ box shown in the image above since sleek design is supposed to be apple mantra / USP.
at this premium price, apple should throw in a car charger or wireless mouse or extended warranty at the customer’s choice since they will never discount anytime soon [at least not in india].
PS:
for the product details, I don’t even know the cpu ’type’, speed, or even ram for the air 13" and honestly don’t even care!