Mac book air '13. Should I buy now?
Should I buy a 2013 macbook air now? Heard many complaints about Wi-Fi connection drop out problems. Thanks, Alan
I bought one and am using it right now. I'm delighted with it.
What good could waiting possibly do? For those few people who may be having issues, either they will be minimized by future software updates (which you will also receive if you purchase your machine now), or the issues are severe enough they can return or replace their machines.
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I just updated my mac book air with the OSX and now my ethernet adapter isn't working anymore
I just updated my mac book air with the OSX and now my ethernet adapter isn't working anymore
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I brought a Mac book Air this September. However I did not buy the apps pages, numbers and keynote. I was
Delighted to hear these apps are free - however when I tried to download them from the
App Store - I still find the buy button with the price.
So will these apps be freeHello there, Anilkr.
The following Marketing Page reviews the requirements for upgrading those Applications for free:
Apple - Up-to-Date Program for Pages, Numbers, and Keynote
http://www.apple.com/creativity-apps/mac/up-to-date/
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro -
My mac book air did a update and now all my files are gone, what do i do ?
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The iphone is designed to be synced to your computer regularly. Your contacts will be in whatever program you have chosen to sync. Just sync them back
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Mac book air mavericks Numbers mistake buy ...how undo
Hello,
I saw in the internet that mavericks an a couple of apps are free do download( ilife and i work)
So after updating to mavericks i klicked on numbers- but in that second did i saw that its 16 dollar.
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Dear All
Using Lion since last week it appears impossibilities to watch my .mov videos despite upgrade of perion, quicktime, flip4mac; divx and all other software for videos. can u-you please help on such subjects ?
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Can mac book air be used for a micro business?
Hi I run a one-person business. I use an old laptop (which now needs replacing) for:
Creating presentations using PowerPoint and delivering via projector mainly at various locations with equipment of varying quality/brand
Routine office work - using Mocrosoft Office at present
Email
My new laptop must be light but robust enough to withstand the everyday out of office use
I am a photography hobbyist - not a pro - so I need a reasonable editing feature to
That's about it
My recently aquired iPad has encouraged me to consider buying a Mac as a replacement for my dying PC
My question is:
Should I buy a Mac Book Air or should I go for a MB Pro? What are the pros and cons of each
thanks
Boss CrokerTo answer your initial question first: Yes.
For what you are up to, you don't need super-power on hand, so any MBA or MBP will do. The rest depends on screen size, SSD/HDD space, RAM (>=4GB), connectivity (without adapters, e.g. for Ethernet), weight/size, and... budget.
Coming from a PC (I guess) you'll also need:
- A handful adapters to be able to connect with whatever you find with projectors and their wiring out there.
- Maybe Microsoft Office for Mac 2011, but if you don't depend that much on exchanging original MS docs with the outside world, Apple's Pages/Numbers/Keynote may do even better, or one of the free Office-like suites.
- With an MBA, you'll want a USB->Ethernet adapter. (Forget Thunderbolt->Ethernet, it's useless if you're on a projector at the same time, more expensive, and the USB->Ethernet is offered by more less expensive 3rd-party brands.)
iPhoto, which comes usually free with a new Mac, offers you easy and, for a hobbyist, decent basic editing tools.
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I have been using my apple TV with my amc book air with no problems. Today I turned the apple TV on and got no icon on my air. I made sure that the Apple TV was on airplay which it was and used preferences/display to hook up the Mac book Air but no recognision. Now what?
Hello Pauldpetersen,
Try the steps mentioned in below link and see if it works for you.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5404
And also go through:
Troubleshooting AirPlay Mirroring -
I recently purchased a Mac Book Air and wanted to know what would be the best external hard drive to buy as far as the brand and GB or TB are concerned? I will basically just be storing music, papers, and a lot of pictures. Also, how should I go about charging my computer? Should I wait until it is close to dying and then charge it?
I have had good success with HGST and Seagate HDDs. I suggest a HDD that is powered by the MBA eliminating the need for an AC cord. They now come up to 1.5 TB in capacity. In my opinion, one cannot have too much storage. If necessary, let your bank account be your guide.
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Can you buy a mac book air in america then bring it back to england to use?
I will be going to america in the near future and was wondering whether if id be able to pick up a mac book air from an apple store over there. Should they work over here? Is there anything i should know ? thanks.
Yes, as other posters have said simply remove all packaging. Pick yourself a nice laptop bag and carry it on the flight as hand luggage, and don't declare it to customs! Buy yourself a 13amp US - UK plug and you're fine to connect the power cable to UK mains.
Also, if anything happens to go wrong with your Mac in the UK, so long as you are still in warranty it will be hounored in any UK Apple store.
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I have a Mac Book air 11". Normally at home I connect this to a large Thuderbolt Screen. When booting up it some times gets confused and offers me a low resolution result, but some plugging and unplugging of the screen fixes this. I assume it sometimes "sees" the big screen and sets the resolition accordingly. Sometimes does not. But now... I am away from big screen and cannot get the Macbook air on its one to deliver anything other than really poor resolution. I ahve done displays and chosen all three - but no better. And I have said Choose the Best ONe... again not luck. Any ideas. I read in back posts this was a problem a few years ago.
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I believe you have a failing GPU (aka Video Card). Run AHT and see what it tells you. Do not be afraid to run it up to three times in succession if at first it does not detect an error (sometimes errors that are caused by overheating will not show up until the computer is stressed enough - repeating AHT will do that).
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I purchased a mac book air today. When in store I was able to see all of my music in itunes. Now I am at home I cant see any of my music although i tunes is authorized on the computer. How do I fix this ?
The warranty entitles you to complimentary phone support for the first 90 days of ownership.
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my mac book air can't start installation, because i use windows installation in DOS to make partion, now no mac os on it. How to get back the mac os? i have a window based iso image from a friend, because in my country there is no Apple service.
It sounds like you destroyed your boot partition and the recovery partition. Depending on it's age, your MacBook Air might be able to do a net boot. Plug and ethernet connection into it and attempt to boot. If it has the right firmware, it will find a net boot configuration on the net and boot that. Then it will give you a Recovery Partition like display and allow you to reinstall the OS X version that came with it.... assuming that it was Lion or ML. If your computer came with Snow Leopard, then even the net boot won't work.
At that point you need a bootable USB Key, or an external DVD drive AND a Snow Leopard installation DVD.
An Apple Store, if there is one nearby, MAY be able to get you going again. However, whatever is on the SSD now will be toast too. -
i have mac book air os x 10.8.2 i create a photo library on iPhoto and i moved it to my time capsule disk now i try to access library from my wife mac book running on mac os x 10.5.8 i always receive library locked on locked disk
Unless you can set the Time Capsule's drive to have it's ownership ignored
you won't be able to use the library on the same volume as the Time Machine backups.
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I want to buy a refurbished mac book air
I want to buy an refurbished mac book air, the communities it must be 2012 model.
The one listed on the Apple store site is June 2012 ?
Before I purchase I would like to make sure.
bobThe Apple Store will have an accurate listing of the system's model, and the one listed as "June 2012" will be a 2012 model. These systems will be guaranteed to work as well as any new system Apple sells, and be covered by the same warranties.
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what is the necessity of the AC power cord (with the Mac book Air)? when should it be used?
Gary, you wouldn't believe some of the questions people ask on this site.
Why are both cords necessary?
They are not.
Other than the two reasons dominic23 sited are there any other reasons to use the AC power cord rather than the power adapter cord alone?
No.
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