Rob_Quads 
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Hmm - Been needing a new laptop for many many years and quite impressed with the Macbook air. I held off buying an iPad 2 as it wansn't quite good enough jump up from my wifes iPad. So - what serious alternatives are there that match 
 
Similar form factor 
Sandr-Bridge 1.8GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7  
4GB memory  
256GB SSD 
1440x900 
 
~£1250 with Discount via work. 
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Sam 
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OS X or Windows based?
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pow 
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You can get air's with that spec?
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pow 
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Jesus you can as well. Well bugger me with a OSX stick. 
 
I don't need a new laptop, the M11x is fine *repeat to fade*
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Rob_Quads 
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Either Windows or OS X (Obviously Air is only 'legal' OSX option)
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ed 
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Only similar thing I can think of is a Z Series Vaio.
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John 
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If I've got £1200 quid to spare any time soon I'm getting an air and sticking windows 3.1 on it. Nice bits of kit.
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Russ 
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can you install 3.1 via a usb stick :E ?
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John 
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I'll plug in an external 5.25" floppy via thunderbolt.
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quote: Originally posted by pow 
You can get air's with that spec? 
   
 
quote: Originally posted by pow 
Jesus you can as well. Well bugger me with a OSX stick. 
   
 
Yeah they were only released today  
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Russ 
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quote: Originally posted by John 
I'll plug in an external 5.25" floppy via thunderbolt. 
   
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