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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