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Question

Laptops

Aug 15, 2018 8:12AM PDT

Hi, I want to buy a laptop, but I am not able to decide whether to buy the Macbook Air or some other windows laptop, though my preference is towards the macbook. I use laptops for office use and I have a lot of typing work to do. Which one would be the best and cheapest laptop for me?

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Re: latops
Aug 15, 2018 8:54AM PDT

- Does the software you use for office work run on a Mac?
- For "a lot of typing" you might prefer a separate keyboard above the laptop keyboard.
- One thing is certain: a Macbook Air is not the cheapest.

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I'm going to issue a warning about Apple's Scissor keyboard.
Aug 15, 2018 9:02AM PDT

Post was last edited on August 15, 2018 9:04 AM PDT

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Aug 15, 2018 10:57AM PDT

I don't think macbook air uses scissor style keyboard...

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That's why
Aug 15, 2018 11:28AM PDT