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Order Date: July 19, 2014 Receive Date: July 21, 2014 City: Pune Order Price: 57,676 Offer: 10% Cash Back on HDFC Credit Card (Max 3000) Final Price: 54,676 Quick Tip: Flipkart (as well as other sites) normally offers better discounts over Weekends, so hang around for a while & time your purchase perfectly, like I did. Flipkart Service: Awesome as ever. Quick, Precise, Safe Product Contenders: Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (Tablet PC, Touch, No Standard Keyboard Dock included) Reason for choosing MBA over Surface: Surface Pro 3 is a slightly different league but to my checklist, these 2 fit the bill perfectly. Yet I chose MBA coz: 1> Surface Pro 3 is not officially available in India & has very little chances to coming to Indian Shore. eBay has it in India but it's too expensive there. If you can get it directly from US through an acquaintance, nothing like it 2> Base version comes with Intel Core i3 (4th Gen). A downer compared to MBA 3> MBA Keyboard scores over Surfaces' since its BackLit. Surface Pro 3 Keyboard needs to be checked out personally to comment which I couldn't. Product Review: This is my First Apple Product & I'm a newbie to Apple Eco System. MBA was an item which has been on my wish list for a long time now & when it finally came at this price, resisting it became harder than ever since price was the only reason I stayed far away from it. Class, fit, finish is remarkable which is a universal & repetitive truth. So I end it here. My experience with Mac OS X (Mavericks) is still in its nascent phase & I frequently google for tips & stuff I need but nothing that would be a deal breaker since it's not rocket science. Battery backup is phenomenal. I'll update my review on connectivity with Non Apple Products after a week. Accessories: I guess I'll be buying a Laptop Sleeve & a VGA Connector soon.
It's the first time I've purchased an Apple product and I am fully satisfied. Pros: Design - The aluminium body is absolutely stunning. It feels so accurate and perfect. Backlit Keyboard - I don't think you get that with any other laptop. It's again, amazing. Typing, even in dark is so intuitive. Weight - 1.3 Kg, dude, that makes it ultra portable. Battery Backup - I have no clue how they've managed to do this. But it actually gives my 12 - 14 hours on a single charge! The last laptop I've been using was an HP Pavilion, it lasted barely for 3 hours. Temperature - You have to be a professional to heat this thing up. IT DOES NOT HEAT UP! Operating System - I have been using Windows since now. So, I guess it will take some time to adjust to this one. However, it does not take much of an effort to get things done on Mac OS X too. And as a bonus, you can run Windows too using Boot Camp by Apple, in case you require. Well, there is nothing which disappointed me. Except for some of the issues related to warranty, of course. I had looked at this product on local stores like Tata Croma and Reliance Digital. They told me that I would not get 1 year warranty if I bought online from FlipKart or other stores. So, I called up Apple India customer care at their toll free number, provided on their site and they also said that I would not get the warranty. However, when I consulted the Apple authorised repair centres, they told me that they just require the proof of original purchase for the warranty. I wrote to FlipKart and got it on email that warranty will be provided from Apple. So, I made the purchase through FlipKart as they provided delivery to home and genuine product. Finally, credits to FlipKart for hassle free delivery.
I wanted to buy this laptop because it was Apple and because I already had a Dell latitude from my office...so to make a better choice, I borrowed one from my friend to use it for a couple of days. I would not comment on the build quality and the touch-pad response and everything...Dell is great in this regard, Apple is probably even better... But there are two serious handicaps that will plague you especially if you are making the move from Windows to Mac OS. Firstly, the keyboard will drive you crazy and will take some time to even start learning...secondly, and probably most importantly for me, your external HDD will become unwritable with Apple. Most HDD are based on NTFS system. Apple doesn't recognize it. It instead works with a older FAT32 system. So with a NTFS external HDD you can only play directly through the USB port. You can neither add nor delete anything. And if someday, you decide to convert to FAT32 just so that Steve Jobs can be happy in his grave, you will have to reformat the entire drive and no file size greater than 4GB is allowed on FAT32. That means, of other things, no Blu-ray movies on Apple. I mean really, why should Apple do this? So I decided that having to put so much of thinking after buying a laptop for 60K is preposterous. So I decided to purchase a Dell instead and pay some more to get 3 years of their awesome onsite warranty with additional Accidental Damage protection so that I do not have to worry about a stupid "build quality". And, btw, even with that extra ADP, I have still payed 4K less than this MBA. And I am happy for it.
The Mac Book Air (MBA) lives up to its expectations. Thanks to the good offers from Flipkart, now working on the super sleek MBA and enjoying it. The product is very light as advertised and really mobile and portable. The 13 inch size makes it easy to work without any compromise on the experience. The product was delivered in the specified time and it has been a smooth experience with the purchase.
If you already own a Mac, there is nothing in this review for you. You might already be knowing the pros and cons. I write this for a Windows user considering Apple.nnDOES IT HEAT? Not at all. Unless you are playing games, this laptop does not heat. Send mails, write code, watch videos, make Skype video calls, all at once even, and it just keeps ever so slightly warm.nnSO HOW IS THE BATTERY? This is the best thing about it. With 30 day standby, 12 hours of usage with WiFi, 16 hours of video playback in flight mode, you will find nothing like it. I charge my laptop once every two days. If you’ve used Windows, laptops, you will find it very new to take your laptop to work/college with you without carrying a charger and knowing you’ll be ok.nnHOW IS WARRANTY? While the MRP is 74000, Flipkart and Amazon both offer it at a significant discount, compared to most stores. So you will hear things from places like Reliance Digital, Chroma etc like "Flipkart does not provide warranty", "not genuine" etc. This is a lie told for obvious reasons. Know that for any product, it is not the seller but the manufacturer who offers warranty. Every Macbook Air is sold with a serial number and you can check the expiry date of it on the Apple website. The retailer has nothing to do with it. However, you do get the 30 day replacement from Flipkart, which is a plus since you don't have to take it to a service centre. However, know that Apple service centres are excellent, far better than most other places in India, at least. I have first hand experience in this. nnHOW ARE THE SPECS? As for the product itself, if you compare the specs itself, you will find several better (superior specs at cheaper prices) alternatives from Windows. That is not why you buy this. If you want a portable machine however, then this is the thing for you. You do have portable Windows machines too (Dell XPS, Asus Zenbook, etc) which are also light and thin. However, interestingly, they cost more than the Macbook Air. This is the singular case where YOU GET A BETTER DEAL FROM APPLE. The Macbook Air is just as fast as its alternatives.nnIS THE MACBOOK AIR SLOW? Far from it, be assured of that. It has more than enough processing power and RAM for the average user. While companies may tell you that you will need that 8 GB RAM or an i7 processor, this is simply not true. You have everything you need right here. nnSO HOW IS IT FOR GAMING? It plays games quite fine. Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag runs with medium to low settings without issue. But if you want to buy this for serious gaming, let me advice you to look elsewhere. You are paying simply too much for too little. YOU CANNOT GET ULTRABOOKS AT THIS RANGE WHICH CAN BE USED FOR GAMING. If you want to play pre 2010 games, you’ll find it more than enough though. nnWHY APPLE? This is the real question many Windows users ask. While it is true that Apple costs more, if you want a portable yet powerful ultrabook, this is actually cheaper than the competition as of today. I am not yet sure why though. The operating system is simply better to use. Google “macbook trackpad gestures” to be impressed if you have never seen it. The after sales service in unmatched. The thing with most Apple products is that while it is not the best in any single specification (battery is the best there is though), overall, it beats all. It is the experience. Macbook simply works. nnANY CONS? There are a couple of them. The battery and size has come at the cost of storage space (only 128 GB Solid State Drive, read about SSD if you don’t know what they are) and low processor clock speeds. It is fast enough for general use though. nnANYTHING ELSE? Pretty much it. But here is a bit more. Hard disks cannot withstand mechanical shocks. Solid State Drives are more resilient. You can drop the Macbook and it still works, though you might dent the aluminium body. The screen is good for colour reproduction. But you can get higher resolution screens in Windows options (sometimes with poorer colour). You will not find the display bad though. Speakers are loud and mic is good. The design is beautiful. nnIn closing, I want to say that I wrote this review on the Macbook Air. I lost only 3 percent in the half an hour it took to write this.. Battery is that good. Even if you buy it just for the battery, it is still worth it.
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