Thanks so much! So sorry about your computer's encounter with the coffee - but
yes, I did laugh because the way you told it was so funny!
--
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 Nov 2, 2016, at 9:48 PM, Ian Edwards <ianedwards42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I had a 2011 Macbook Air, the one that came out with the release of Lion, and
it was working just fine up until I dumped a cup of coffee on it in February.
4.5 years, including being just fine after falling off a speaker on a stand
to a concrete pool deck, maybe 6.5 feet. Crunched the corner of the monitor
so it didn’t close right, one of the reasons the cup of coffee was able to
hit all the vital parts when I put it in my briefcase with the travel lid
off. Stop laughing.
I was lucky that work covered my new unit, got the exact same 11 inch model.
I would think that if it came with a warranty you could get away with a 2012
Macbook Air. Warranty wouldn’t have to be too lengthy, just long enough to
make sure anything isn’t seriously messed up.
One thing to watch out for is the power cords, they’re proprietary and
pricey, and I went through 3 of them in 4 years. The newer MagSafe 2 dont’
seem all that different, but theyconnector casing problem those 3 cords had
manifested itself in a shorter time than I’ve had my newer one. Not sure if
that made sense, but my first cord from 2011 had the casing peel apart at the
computer end after about 6 months, and two more had the same thing happen in
about the same time period. The fourth one didn’t get to that point before
the computer died.
Good luck, and just think, you’ll be all cool and hip the next time you’re on
your Macbook Air when you’re out and about.
Ian
On Nov 2, 2016, at 4:11 PM, Cheryl Homiak <cah4110@xxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:cah4110@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
I didn't explain that Best Buy is an authorized service provider and I am
going to have the internal drive replaced probably. This might have ben
confusing; no, I'm not dumping the iMac!
--
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 Nov 2, 2016, at 5:07 PM, Cheryl Homiak <cah4110@xxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:cah4110@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
I am not sure if this is too far offtopic; if so, Keith can let me know and
I will try somewhere else; I admit it might be straining the limits a
little bit. If this turns out to be going too far astray, people could send
me replies at cahomiak@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:cahomiak@xxxxxxxxx> as I am not
subscribed to a lot of Mac lists.
I would like to get a laptop to go with my iMac: not absolutely necessary
but would be a good idea. For one thing I am going to take my iMac into
Best Buy because the internal drive hasn't been working right for quite
some time (not completely dead but input/output errors after I put anything
on it). This has reminded me of how wise it is to have a backup system; I
have external drives which are what I am using anyway because onf the
internal drive problem; if i had a laptop I could just plug one of those in
or use the system on the internal drive.
Anyway, I really can't afford to buy a brand new laptop right now;
technically there are ways I could do it but it wouldn't be the wisest path
to follow. So I looked on Apple and some other websites and Gazelle. I
could get a certified refurbished Macbook or Macbook Air quite
inexpensively if I am willing to go back a few years: 2012 is probably the
earliest I would really consider. If this is dramatically less expensive,
do some of you think this would be okay or would be unwise. I had a 2005
mac mini running Leopard and a 2008 mini running Lion until they both
completely died recently about within a week of each other so I know that
Macs actually tend to last quite a while. I realize an earlier Macbook is
going to become uunupgradable sooner than a new one and my iMac itself is a
late 2012 but for the possible prices even three or four years I think
could make it worthwhile. I just wanted some advice so if anybody thinks I
would be throwing away my money I would just as soon hear it straight out.
I'm kind of thinking of one of those 11 inch macbook airs that has been
bumped from the lineup but am going to look at the other macbooks before I
decide. Any advice or opinions?
--
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)
--
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)