Apple is selling A LOT of new MacBook Air laptop computers this summer (about 1.5 million!) and experts say many of them are going to college-bound students. In fact, according to some people, the new 2011 version of the MacBook Air will be the "perfect" portable computing option for university students this year because of it's high-power, low-weight, thin-profile design.That's saying a lot, especially since not too long ago many geeks were claiming that cheap netbooks and tablet computers would prevent the high-priced MacBook Air from becoming very popular. How wrong they were!
The newest netbooks are light and have good all-day battery life, but they really can't compete on power and capability with the 2011 "Air". iPads and tablet PCs are even lighter and thinner but the lack of a built-in full-size QWERTY keyboard makes them impractical for writing school papers and doing other class assignments. Tablets are really designed for consumption, not creation -- making them a better "backup computer" for the typical college student.
The new MacBook Air is being touted as the ounce-for-ounce and cm-for-cm most powerful notebook computer ever made. So you get ultra-portability along with the ability to write papers, design objects, edit videos, and create amazing things like you would on a desktop computer or more traditional laptop. Plus it of course has that famous Apple quality built-in!
The 2011 MacBook Air's dual-booting Boot Camp-enabled Mac OS X/Microsoft Windows operating systems make the machine especially unique and powerful. Many people (like us!) simply don't like using Apple computers because the OS is so different from Windows. But being able to run Windows and all PC computer software will definitely make the new laptop more appealing to people who are used to Windows machines.
So is the new MacBook Air really the best laptop/computer for college students? It's relatively high price may prevent it from claiming that title just yet. At over $800 (with an academic discount) it's definitely not cheap. Many broke college student will think twice about buying one instead of a discount $300 Toshiba, especially since you have to worry about spilling coffee on the Apple a lot more.
Still, for those who want the ultimate in computing power in the lightest, thinnest, sturdiest laptop on the market, the 2011 Apple MacBook Air may certainly be the best choice out there.
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