So I'm in college, planning on enrolling in grad school within the year. I am looking for a new netbook or laptop to supplement my existing PC desktop. Though I AM a gamer, I am in no way looking to use this new computer for that purpose--my PC is a gaming machine, and I have no interest in playing WoW between classes or on the go.
That said, my mother is, for some reason, encouraging me to get a MacBook Air. It certainly looks like a pretty cool machine, but my question is: is it worth it?
Though I know that with Apple products, you ARE paying a certain amount just for the brand, I do not have any friends that could ever afford an Apple computer. Hell, my best friend doesn't even have a cell phone. So I can't look to close acquaintances for advice. My father just bought a MacBook Pro, and it's cool enough, but he's only had it for a few months, so I don't have any long-term experience with Apple.
I'm basically just looking for a computer that can access the internet and use word processing. That said, I want it to be FAST, and I want it to last for a long time. I fucking HATE netbooks that take forever to load the most basic web pages. Though I'm not thrilled about the idea of shelling out $1200 or so for a MacBook Air, I'm also not thrilled about the idea of throwing away $400 or so for a PC netbook that will start having problems within 6 months. I demand extremely high quality for electronics, and I am okay with shelling out the money for it. But as I said, I don't know how much of the cost of the MacBook Air is just for the brand name, and how much of it is for a truly superior, lightweight, fast machine. I do really love the visual design of Apple products, but I'm not going to shell out all that money just cause it looks pretty.
I've also never owned any Apple product other than an iPod Classic (I just bought my new iPod Classic the other day, btw, and I fucking LOVE IT), so I am anticipating the normal acclimation to a new OS. As I said, since I am a gamer, I am in no way going to totally shift to the other side and become one of those iFags. This is going to be a supplemental machine, used for basic web browsing and word processing while on the go. I will probably rarely use it at home. So I am also looking to hear the experiences of other people who use both PC's and Macs, and who are not totally biased against one or the other. I'd also like to hear about Apple's customer service, because I've never heard a story about an experience with them. This may be a good thing, as it implies that Macs don't often NEED service, but I'm skeptical.
So, anyone who has or has ever had a MacBook Air, please give me your opinions!



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