Reddit mentions of Apple MacBook Air MD231ll/A 13-Inch Laptop

Ok, I took your advice and looked at two computers, the 13" Macbook Air and the first 13 inch ultrabook that came up.

http://www.amazon.com/Apple-MacBook-MD231LL-13-3-Inch-VERSION/dp/B005CWJB5G/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1346182419&sr=1-1&keywords=macbook+air

http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-S3-951-6646-13-3-Inch-Ultrabook/dp/B005MR58MG/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1346182445&sr=1-1&keywords=ultrabook

The ultrabook costs $700 while the Macbook Air costs $1140

The Air has...a better screen, a faster processor, faster ram, better graphics, better storage medium, more battery life, usb 3.0, an actual camera...?

I can't seem to find a similarly specced pc's at half the price. Know why? because your claim is bullshit. Feed the circle-jerk!

dont listen to that guy the Pro is unncessecary considering you wont be gaming plus its bulky GET THE AIR!!!

http://www.amazon.com/Apple-MacBook-MD231LL-13-3-Inch-VERSION/dp/B005CWJB5G/ref=zg_bs_565108_9


If you buy it on amazon you'll be saving yourself $60-80 in taxes so it can justfiy the higher price of $100!

I won it 2 years ago while visiting relatives in Germany

This one with the same specs http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Macbook-MD231ll-13-3-inch-VERSION/dp/B005CWJB5G

Kinda miss it as I live in the dorm right now and left it home for my brother

1. To replace my work computer I had to turn in when I quit. This is my big ticket item. but in all reality, more likely this.
   
   
2. The computer, obviously so I can have an upgrade. I am launching a freelance and IT-based business, so my old creaky one might not be so great. The book so I can study and become certified. =) Realistically, that's the first item I'm saving for.
   
   Thanks for Saving Private Ryan... and my boredom. =)

> I wouldn't call it comparable in size. It's bigger in all 3 dimensions except for one small sliver of area.

The same size +/- a couple cm is pretty comparable...

>I didn't. It's thicker in Z except for one small portion where the MacBook is thicker.

>I don't know how you come up with those figures. The both taper down to different extents. One starts thicker and ends thinner. It is the thinner except for one small portion.

>The Air (and MacBook) are triangles basically. They don't go their max thickness most of the way and then trim down at the very end. But the Asus does. So because of this the MacBook is thinner at all points except very near the hinge.

>Look at the picture on the right 1/3rd down for an example:

>http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Macbook-MD231ll-13-3-inch-VERSION/dp/B005CWJB5G

>See how the lower body is a triangle? See how the front edge of the unit comes down to the table? Now look at your ASUS picture and see that when seen from the side it doesn't even start to taper until the very end. Instead of the front coming down, the bottom shell wraps up near the side because it's not actually getting thinner in the middle until the very end.

>https://www.asus.com/us/Notebooks/ASUS-ZENBOOK-UX305CA/

Umm... the hinge isn't the thickest part of the MacBook...

The thickest part is the main body, as in everything between the feet.

Yes, the MacBook tapers a lot more quickly outside the feet than the Asus, but the Asus is thinner for a good chunk of the device.

>I wouldn't call them comparable. They're not really the same class of laptop. The Asus is like a MacBook Pro 13" but with less overall capability or more like a MacBook Air with a much better screen and more overall capability in some areas

Honestly, the MacBook Retina, MacBook Air 13", and MacBook Pro 13" are all fairly comparable in size, it's the internals that are really different between them.

They're all within a pound and a half of each other, they're all within a couple centimetres of each other, etc.

You'd have to be extremely picky about size to exclude one of the four of these devices based on size while including the others as a potential option.

>Indeed.

>I agree. Although looking at the two screens few would jump to that I think. Because the Macbook Air is rather lousy and the ASUS one is much higher end.

>If Apple made a "super air" then this would be comparable to that in size and positioning. But Apple doesn't make a "super air". The MacBook is noticeably smaller than Apple's Air or Pro and it gives up a lot to do it. And this is the reason I don't know how many people I'd recommend it to. If you really need a small laptop, then it's great. But if you aren't married to that you get more capability by going with something else, and that capability might come in handy.

Yeah, a "super air" would be in a very different price bracket than the $433 Asus (with warranty).

I mean, if you just need a small ultra-light computer for just internet usage, then Chromebooks are very nice, but even then you have tradeoffs relative to any other computer (which is true with any computer).

 

But keep in mind, xxyyvv was saying that the only comparable computer to the MacBook Retina is the Surface Book.

If you're saying that the 12" 2.03 lbs 1.3 cm MacBook and the 13.5" 3.34 lbs 2.3 cm Surface Book are comparable, then the 13.3" 2.65 lbs 1.2 cm Asus UX305CA fits between them very nicely.

I wouldn't call it comparable in size. It's bigger in all 3 dimensions except for one small sliver of area.

> I think you mixed up the two devices.

I didn't. It's thicker in Z except for one small portion where the MacBook is thicker.

> It's the Macbook that is only thinner at one point.

I don't know how you come up with those figures. The both taper down to different extents. One starts thicker and ends thinner. It is the thinner except for one small portion.

> Most of their bodies are 12.3 mm and 13.2 mm respectively.

The Air (and MacBook) are triangles basically. They don't go their max thickness most of the way and then trim down at the very end. But the Asus does. So because of this the MacBook is thinner at all points except very near the hinge.

Look at the picture on the right 1/3rd down for an example:

http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Macbook-MD231ll-13-3-inch-VERSION/dp/B005CWJB5G

See how the lower body is a triangle? See how the front edge of the unit comes down to the table? Now look at your ASUS picture and see that when seen from the side it doesn't even start to taper until the very end. Instead of the front coming down, the bottom shell wraps up near the side because it's not actually getting thinner in the middle until the very end.

https://www.asus.com/us/Notebooks/ASUS-ZENBOOK-UX305CA/

> You know what that means? It means that we're comparing the small differences between them. It means that they're comparable.

I wouldn't call them comparable. They're not really the same class of laptop. The Asus is like a MacBook Pro 13" but with less overall capability or more like a MacBook Air with a much better screen and more overall capability in some areas

> The price difference is quite substantial though.

Indeed.

> The UX305CA matches up even closer with the MacBook Air 13" (the UX305CA is a bit smaller and has a much higher resolution screen, but physically they're very close to each other).

I agree. Although looking at the two screens few would jump to that I think. Because the Macbook Air is rather lousy and the ASUS one is much higher end.

If Apple made a "super air" then this would be comparable to that in size and positioning. But Apple doesn't make a "super air". The MacBook is noticeably smaller than Apple's Air or Pro and it gives up a lot to do it. And this is the reason I don't know how many people I'd recommend it to. If you really need a small laptop, then it's great. But if you aren't married to that you get more capability by going with something else, and that capability might come in handy.