Apple MacBook Air MD761HN/B Ultrabook (Core i5 4th Gen/4 GB/256 GB SSD/MAC OS X Mavericks)

I am one of those who wanted to be part of the 'Apple' ecosystem for a long time. Therefore, this time when I was changing my ageing laptop I thought of going for a MacBook. Well! for a regular PC/ Windows user the switch-over was bound by skepticism and apprehension. Finally, I made up my mind and gave order through Flipkart. The product was delivered well before time. Kudos to Flipkart team for yet another on time delivery, which has become their USP! My review on using the MacBook for well about a week is as under :- Battery - Lasts on an average for nearly 11 to 12 hours post full charge (of course this also depends on the kind of applications that are run). This is the uniqueness of the product which makes it well ahead of other competitors in the market. Portability - Amazed by the slimness and weight. Can be compared to a tablet rather than a laptop in terms of its portability. Build Quality - Elegant and sophisticated. Will definitely grab attention and envy of your neighbour! Display - I think the resolution of 1440 x 900 on a LED backlit is very good and eye pleasing. Of course those who can shell another 40 to 60,000 bucks can go for the Retina based MacBooks. Performance - Damn impressed. Very quick start up and shut down. All flash architecture makes the machine incredibly fast. Overall a worthy buy for the price!

I purchased this gorgeous intersection of art and technology from Imagine Store in Gurgaon (Sorry Flipkart - next one's from you!) I bought this machine because I wasn't interested in spending my money on Windows 8 in 2013. As a 17-year Windows user, it was a HUGE move that I still wasn't sure of even as I was paying for it. But, once I started using it, magic started happening within 2 weeks... I just couldn't (and now just can't) go back to use my other Windows i7 laptop. The truth is that the amount of time it took for the Windows machine to fire up, connect to the Internet, and fire Photoshop, I've already worked on a couple of images on Photoshop on my gorgeous MacBook Air after waking it from sleep (because its Always ON!) It fires up in literally 2 seconds. Firefox, Photoshop, MS Office etc open in less than 2 seconds. And, Windows will perhaps NEVER be able to live up to Mac's gorgeous fonts... Other awesome wins on my MBA include iMessage (syncs seamlessly with iPhone and iPad); iMovies, QuickTime, FaceTime, iTunes, iWork - ALL FREE (included in purchase price). iTunes on my MBA 13" is the perfect companion for my iPhone, iPod and iPad. It takes away the need to backup those devices OTA on iCloud. About 6 months into using my MBA, I realised I haven't used my iPad for over a month. That's when I realised that my MBA's super-light weight, protability, 13" screen, back-lit keyboard, always-connected to Wi-Fi, and wake-from-rest in 2 seconds has kept me away from my iPad - to the extent that I've now bequeathed it to my son - and haven't missed a heartbeat... And, the most important feature I've kept for last: Battery Backup between 10 - 12 hours without Photoshop, iMovies etc... and between 8 - 10 hours with using these hugely resource intensive softwares. All in all... The BEST laptop money can buy... Beats other copy-cat me-toos by Dell, HP, Sony et al hollow...