My laptop Renovation from the 2014 MacBook Air …?
I share 5-year MacBook Air with my partner. We need more storage than this laptop. However, Apple doesn’t make our 11-inch model. So we had to take something else. In this post, it is what we consider to be new commitments from new plots, and why we chose to replace our SSD than to upgrade to Apple’s latest laptops.
1. 2014 Stick Air, 11 inches
My partner and I worked apple in parts of our Master’s courses. So we got great discounts in Apple products. In 2014, we purchased 11 inch highest specifications
2. Options: 13-inch 2017 Pro or 2018 air
I like almost everything about our computer but I need more storage (ie 1tb or higher) and I would get the following.
- Larger exhibition (ie smaller bezels)
- Greater speed (For example, better CPU, graphics, storage Read / write speed)
- Similar or better Battery life (ie 9+ hours)
And with an apple product (for now), the mechanical function of the mechanical function My workflows are better than the new touch bar of Apple.
These criteria leave me two options:
You can compare these laptops on our laptop.
3. 2017 MacBook Pro
The 2017 MacBook Pro offered more of the more money I wanted. I bought a BestBuy.com, $ 1519.99 from BestBuy.com ($ 700 discount). Below are the pros and cons of this laptop.
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- Exhibition. It offers better screens to see larger real estate, brightness, resolution, color accuracy and angles to see the Tn panel than on my computer.
- Storage. Newer laptops offer more and faster storage. Capacity is 200% and speed is 300% of the previous laptop.
- Speed. The warehouse is not the only part of the new computer that is faster. RAM is 133% and CPU is 150% of my previous speed
Laptop .. - Butterfly keyboard. Against the coverage of the final laptop of Apple, most users appear to be fans of Apple’s new butterfly keyboard (n = 25,000+). I definitely use thin and clean keyboard cover to prevent ordinary keyboard problems on all my keyboard. What I like is to reduce its wider key size and key trips, aimed at pressing targeted and directed keys.
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- Battery life. I couldn’t get anywhere on Apple estimates for about 10 hours of battery life. I walked up to 5 or 6 hours, as well as when the device is lightly used, in low screen (eg 25% or lower).
- Display topics.
2016 The 2017 and 2018 MacBooks Pro seems to have a design error, which causes a repair of an internal screen causing a repair of $ 600, now covered by Apple’s special screen service programs within 4 years. We use computers more than 4 years. So until we need A new computer, we prefer to buy a computer with a known problem that is not covered by our typical use duration. - Keyboard issues. How many people have had Apple’s 1st, 2. And 3. For the laying of the keyboard butterfly. Apple has offered other special services program after purchasing laptops with these texts for 4 years. Again, we use computers more than 4 years. So until we need We prefer to buy a new computer with a new hardware problem that has not been covered by a new computer for duration of our typical use.
- USB Type C. Apple’s latest computers have a port type: USB type c (Thunderbolt 3). I was excited to have a USB type C type and Thunderbolt 3. However, it was even as pleasant as I expected. While I liked the ability, in principle, having a power adapter and / or a cable to load all my devices, few devices have C type connections. For example, last cars, hotels, airports, iPhones, etc. Use a USB type or lightning connection. So when I adopt type C type C for all my devices, technology will also have a big deal. By then, USB-C will only be cheaper for laptops, smartphones, etc.
- Cost. We are reminiscent of my partner and often, “the cheapest (x) is already owned (x).” This makes us difficult to justify the replacement of something that is already owned, which saves us a lot of money. In this case, we cannot justify new laptop, even if we saved more than 30%.
Resolve: I
4. Solution: New SSD from Owc
So what did I do around more storage on a laptop? I just bought 1TB SSD from the 2014 market, simply
The new SSD is great! Here is what I like about OWC kit:
Conclusion
My computer is 5 years old and I need more storage. I tried the cheapest laptop that would offer more storage and the latest technology. However, the latest technology did not deserve the cost of my needs. So I renovated the warehouse on my laptop. I am happy to spend only $ 350 $ 1500 +.
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