Late 2010 macbook air good enough for college?

So im kind of on a budget because i was unlucky in getting hours for work, and i need a new laptop for university.
best buy is selling the previous model of airs for around like $850 and it comes with office 2011
now, i dont know much about computers so i probably would never even notice the difference between the processors of the mbpro, or the new airs compared to this one
what i will mostly use this laptop is for typing up assignments, researching, web browsing, and youtube. maybe download a movie or two here and there.
i do plan on getting an external hard drive or whatever for this in the future, if ever the memory is beginning to be a hassle.
so yeah, my main question is, will it be good enough to last me 4 years of study lol
and if it matters, im studying commerce with some english courses here and there
btw the OS would probably be snow leopard.

Yes, the previous generation MBA's would be just fine for the things you are saying you would be using it for. I would say you should have no problem having it last 4 years. I also have a pc laptop that is 4 years old and I just graduated college and it got me through an entire business management bachelors program. I just got a new mac for grad school. Ps-you would know the difference between the prior and new generation MBA's..the new ones are about twice as fast, but aren't necessary for your needs. In fact, maybe you could find a MacBook at a reduced price somewhere (now discontinued).

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Interval Since Last Panic Report: 14555 sec
Panics Since Last Report:          2
Anonymous UUID:                    F8A33626-B423-9008-5C1B-EF2121953DE3
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RAX: 0xffffff8019ac9d40, RBX: 0xffffff80250ba008, RCX: 0xffffff8024390340, RDX: 0x0000000000000080
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R8: 0x0000000000000000, R9: 0x0000000000000000, R10: 0x0000000000000000, R11: 0x0000000000000000
R12: 0x0000000000000080, R13: 0xffffff80250ba008, R14: 0xdeadbeefdeadbf07, R15: 0xdeadbeefdeadbeef
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0xffffff8091c1be20 : 0xffffff80195637da
0xffffff8091c1be40 : 0xffffff8019546284
0xffffff8091c1bf70 : 0xffffff801977259b
0xffffff8091c1bfb0 : 0xffffff80194b3257
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