You know it’s a hard life being an Apple Whore, to many shiny products but with to many what ifs?<\/p>\n
So the latest quandary:<\/p>\n
iPad vs Macbook Air or put another way \u00a3429 (\u00a3529 3g version) vs \u00a3850<\/p>\n
Why gimped, well certainly in the MacBook Air’s case it’s because it comes with 2gb of Ram. I know I can get it built to order from Apple with 4gb, but this adds \u00a380 and means I have to purchase from apple (no 12% discount nor decent warranty). Discount from them is around 6%. Also with regards to the MBA is the Elephant in the room, yep my old Core 2 Duo 2Ghz Macbook – which is still perfectly usable after 4 years.<\/p>\n
As for the iPad, well we all know it’s superb but there’s two things: 256mb and iPad2. I could hold off, but there’s no certainty that iPad2 will be out soon (well within the next 4 months). <\/p>\n
So my current line of thinking is a refurb 16gb iPad for \u00a3389 or new iPad (\u00a3429) with a store discount of 12% so pretty much the same price. Then if the iPad 2 is a reality then it’s no big deal to sell the 16gb for possibly \u00a3300 and upgrade then.<\/p>\n
In terms of cash I have at least \u00a3100 spare at present and I’m owed 80 hours overtime (for 2 months) – which I should get end of January providing someone doesn’t cock it up again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
You know it’s a hard life being an Apple Whore, to many shiny products but with to many what ifs? So the latest quandary: iPad vs Macbook Air or put another way \u00a3429 (\u00a3529 3g version) vs \u00a3850 Why gimped, well certainly in the MacBook Air’s case it’s because it comes with 2gb of Ram. … <\/p>\n