Having thought long and hard about this, I may have to do what is the unthinkable for me and buy a Mac.
Let me explain - what I'm primarily interested in from a laptop is portability and battery life. I cycle in and out of work at the moment so I want a lightweight unit and I don't want to have to carry a power pack. Looking at all the comparison / review sites, the Mac Book Air comes out way on top of all the other comparable ultrabooks and the only things I can argue against purchasing one relate to the price and the fact that I'm a Windows man.
The Windows thing isn't such a problem as the only bit of software that I have to use is Photoshop but I'd still like to be able use Word & Excel (I believe there is something in the Mac world that allows this).
That leaves the rather embarrassing problem of my having to eat a lot of humble pie. You see, my bro in law is a Mac evangelist and I have spent the past 5 years accusing him of being a fashion victim.
So, I need some justification to not buy the Mac. What other downsides are there that would make me go and buy a Sony Vaio instead? I hear that you can't change the battery yourself - you have to send it to the manufacturer or something. Don't like the sound of that. Anything else? Because on paper, the Mac Book Air seems to be head and shoulders above the competition.
Let me explain - what I'm primarily interested in from a laptop is portability and battery life. I cycle in and out of work at the moment so I want a lightweight unit and I don't want to have to carry a power pack. Looking at all the comparison / review sites, the Mac Book Air comes out way on top of all the other comparable ultrabooks and the only things I can argue against purchasing one relate to the price and the fact that I'm a Windows man.
The Windows thing isn't such a problem as the only bit of software that I have to use is Photoshop but I'd still like to be able use Word & Excel (I believe there is something in the Mac world that allows this).
That leaves the rather embarrassing problem of my having to eat a lot of humble pie. You see, my bro in law is a Mac evangelist and I have spent the past 5 years accusing him of being a fashion victim.
So, I need some justification to not buy the Mac. What other downsides are there that would make me go and buy a Sony Vaio instead? I hear that you can't change the battery yourself - you have to send it to the manufacturer or something. Don't like the sound of that. Anything else? Because on paper, the Mac Book Air seems to be head and shoulders above the competition.
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