My dad wants to get me a laptop..and I can basically get anyone I want. The thinness of the Macbook air really impreses me...i'm always complaining that my laptop is heavy. What are some good reasons why I should get the Macbook air?....Mac fans anywhere...
It doesn't have a built in CD drive?
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The MacBook Air is best suited to execs or traveling sales people.
Students would be better suited to getting the MacBook as it has a bigger hard drive meaning you don't need to carry an additional portable one and the MacBook is only $1099 vs $1799 for the MacBook Air.
The biggest capacity MacBook is the 13" Black at $1499 with a 160GB Hard drive
The MacBook Air does its back ups wirelessly to the external HD.