Or, gasp, you could buy an iPad and a netbook!
iPad is great for reading books I've heard, it's in color. I don't have a Kindle so can't compare. I have an iPad and 13" MBP and love both. I'm not a very big lady and don't consider it a chore to "lug around" a 13" MBP. I'm sure the Air has it's place but it also lacks features! :-) Keep dithering, no hurry. Or is there?
Go to the Apple store (if you can, nearest one is 70 miles for me.) and "play"!!! Karen
From: Terry Pogue <tpogue@comcast.net>
To: "macbook@yahoogroups.com" <macbook@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 12:03 PM
Subject: Re: [MacBook] too many choices
Don't be so sure you won't use an iPad for books. I haven't picked up my kindle since getting an iPad I really love my Kindle books more on the iPad. Just some to consider.
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On Jul 25, 2011, at 10:54 AM, McCollum Ranee <RaneeMc@writeme.com> wrote:
> So...I'm about ready to replace my four-year-old MacBook. I can't decide whether to buy an iPad2 plus a (low-cost) MacbookPro (they aren't selling regular Macbooks anymore on the website!) or just go with the 13" Air. The combo is about $350 more than the single Air. I'm not a very heavy duty user; mostly I need something for email/net, plus word-processing and the occasional Keynote or Numbers, plus a few photos (my son has a 27"iMac; I let him deal with pictures and editing.) I want something really portable though - I just lugged my 13" Macbook around on a ten-day trip; this was not fun. I'm not sure even the 13" Air would have been portable enough, actually, for that trip. An iPad would have been perfect. On the other hand, I don't like to sync two computers, and I won't use the iPad as a book reader; I have a Kindle. I've also considered getting the 11" Air (for travel) and hooking it up to an external display (at home) but that
brings the cost nearly even with the iPad/Pro combo option, since I'd need to buy a monitor. And it wouldn't look as good on my desk.
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> I'm dithering, although at this particular moment, the 13" Air is winning. Anyone have any advice?
> Thanks,
> Ranee
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