That's my experience as well. I do think the MBPs have better speakers, but I've never been in a situation where my MBA wasn't loud enough, and I don't often use headphones. Cheers, Donna On Jan 11, 2013, at 12:38 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Really? I find the Air gets pretty loud, and if I'm in a crowded area I much > prefer to use headphones anyway. Yes, the speakers are a bit tinny, but > considering the size I'd call them pretty good. > On Jan 11, 2013, at 1:23 PM, ppowell...@aol.com wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> I have an 11 inch MacBook air. I love it's portability. It's also very >> light, does not get warm due to its SSD drive versus a spinning hard drive, >> The keys are not smaller yet are closer together slightly because of the >> size. The one caveat I would offer, Is to consider the environment in which >> you are using the MacBook air. It has stereo speakers, yet they are very >> small and very tinny. Unless you are using headphones or are in a very quiet >> environment, it can be difficult to hear. However, even that as a con, might >> be the only con I can find. It's an excellent machine. Also, keep in mind >> the air along with the new MacBooks, are one solid machine. They cannot be >> opened up and added to. >> >> Pam Francis >> >> On Jan 11, 2013, at 9:19 AM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: >> >> True, enough. I don't leave a USB drive plugged in all the time, of course. >> But I find that that set meets my needs, and I suspect would meet most >> peoples. At least, for most people it wouldn't speak to a need for the >> larger MBA. >> Cheers, >> Donna >> On Jan 11, 2013, at 9:12 AM, Cheryl Homiak <cahom...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Well, this is a case of "to each his/her own". Usb thumb drives are larger >>> than sd cards and usually stick out some. Also, if you have limited usb >>> ports and make regular use of other usb devices, the sd card slot is more >>> valuable to you. It is obvious from my wording that I am one of those who >>> would want the sd slot. But you just have to assess your own needs and >>> preferences. >>> >>> -- >>> Cheryl >>> >>> May the words of my mouth >>> and the meditation of my heart >>> be acceptable to You, Lord, >>> my rock and my Redeemer. >>> (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jan 11, 2013, at 8:57 AM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: >>> >>>> why would you want an SD card if you can use a thumb drive? I don't even >>>> own any SD cards any more. Any extra file storage I need just goes on a >>>> USB drive. >>>> Cheers, >>>> Donna >>>> On Jan 11, 2013, at 8:48 AM, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> The one thing to remember is that the 11-inch model has no SD card slot, >>>>> whereas the 13-inch model does. Coupled with a Nifty Mini drive and a >>>>> micro SD card, you can then add up to 64gb of extra storage to the >>>>> 13-inch; the 11-inch, lacking the SD slot, cannot do this. Yes there are >>>>> USB card readers, but that takes up one of the two ports on the machine. >>>>> On Jan 11, 2013, at 5:44 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu <kawa...@me.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I don't know why people would be concerned about the Mac Book Air, after >>>>>> all, it's as small as a net book. If I were to buy a portible lap top, >>>>>> it would be the 11 inch MacBook Air. At the moment I'm very happy with >>>>>> what I have. >>>>>> >>>>>> Kawal. >>>>>> >>>>>> On 11 Jan 2013, at 10:12 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav >>>>>> <for...@talknav.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm not sure why folk keep talking about smaller keys on the Air, The >>>>>>> iMac blue tooth keyboard and the 11in and 13in Air have identical sized >>>>>>> keys. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The only caveat is the Function row of keys, which on an 11in Air are >>>>>>> slightly reduced in height. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> otherwise, the actual keys, numeric and alpha are all the identical >>>>>>> size. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Neil Barnfather >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Talks List Administrator >>>>>>> Twitter @neilbarnfather >>>>>>> >>>>>>> TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, as well as an >>>>>>> Apple iOS, Macintosh and Android accessibility specialist. For all your >>>>>>> accessible phone, PDA and GPS related enquiries visit www.talknav.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> URL: - www.talknav.com >>>>>>> e-mail: - serv...@talknav.com >>>>>>> Phone: - +44 844 999 4199 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 9 Jan 2013, at 14:01, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The air acts exactly like any other Mac. The only difference is the >>>>>>>> presence of the trackpad and what might be smaller keys, depending on >>>>>>>> what keyboard you are used to. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Jan 9, 2013, at 8:49, Brian Fischler <blindga...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hey all, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I have been a long time Imac user and need to get a laptop for travel. >>>>>>>>> I love voiceover on the Imac most of the time, and wanted to see if >>>>>>>>> anyone had experience using voiceover both on an Imac and mac air, and >>>>>>>>> if there was any notable difference or anything I need to be aware of? >>>>>>>>> I looked at it in the Apple store, but you can't really hear anything >>>>>>>>> in there. I don't need any kind of power computing, just be using the >>>>>>>>> Mac Air 13 for browsing, email, news rack, twitter, itunes match, >>>>>>>>> cloud computing, pages and numbers mostly so not having a big hard >>>>>>>>> drive shouldn't be a problem. Thinking about bumping up the RAM to 8GB >>>>>>>>> instead of the 4 it comes with, and will probably get a thumb drive >>>>>>>>> for anything big I might need. I am not interested in the Ipad as I >>>>>>>>> hate typing on it, and do like a full keyboard and the option >>>>>>>>> voiceover on the Imac gives me. 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