I have been asked dozens of times why I have not made the switch to a Mac for years. So when I bought a Mac a couple months ago, I thought all those “benefits” one gets from using a Mac (and OS X for that matter) will be put to test.
No Viruses. It has not been a problem for me in the last few years while running on Windows (I no longer use any anti-virus) so I don’t think it will be a problem on the Mac.
No Computer Crashes. I have had more crashes and computer freeze on my Macbook Air in a month than I’ve had in my Windows 7 laptop in 12 months. And I’m not exaggerating. Good thing there’s no blue screen of death here though — the Mac just gracefully exits.
Mac Energy Saver. The Mac has one of the best power saving features I’ve seen. I very seldom shut down the machine and always rely on sleep mode. But it’s not always a walk in the park. Like my Windows PC, I experienced my Mac not going to sleep after closing the lid. A few hours later, after fishing it out of the sleeve, I discovered it’s still running with the internal fan humming like crazy and heating up like it could cook a pancake.
I originally thought mine’s an isolated case but two other people I convinced to get the same exact MacBook Air had similar problems, though much less frequent than mine.
I guess I was just expecting too much from an OSX machine (my previous machine is an Acer Timeline which has lower specs than the Air). I love the hardware of my Macbook Air (see full review here). I even recommended it to a lot of people and I will still recommend it. I think it’s OS X that I am having issues with. Maybe I should just reformat and install Windows 7 instead.
I am not experiencing any of the same problems. You may want to have it checked. Maybe it got damage when it fell and got banged on the side of a table. I have a third generation MBA for more than a month now, and am not experiencing any of the problems you have.
As for the Mac OSX. This is my first Mac. I like it fine. I do not love it. But I am O.S. neutral… this is being type from a HP Compaq laptop running Ubuntu 10.10 and I use Windows too :)
@Jam
A MacBook Pro is a different beast than the anemic MacBook Air.
Even if it’s the first 11 inch Macbook air out, it’s still third gen.
I still doubt it’s a hardware issue. Or if it is, it should be isolated. I saw a somone use an 11-inch as the heart of a three-monitor setup and he said it runs like fine.
@yuga
For the 13″ Macbook Air, yeah, it’s the third generation.
But for the 11″ Macbook Air which you have, it’s the first time Apple made a notebook of that size.
should’ve gone with the MBP
pangarap kong MBA 11″. i could actually buy one or two, cash, pero hindi kaya ng puso ko. hehehe
maybe next year when i hit my $1000 income. at sana next year wala na yang pinagsasasabing bugs bugs na yan.
astig ang MacOS, inutil ang IOS. haha
I used Windows about 6 months. Then i buy an iMac 24″. Then never back to Windows again because its so horrible OS. Always crashes, you need to restart, error here and there, freezing… and etc that you can name of. I never return to Windows again. Haven’t any problem using iMac and MacBook Pro. Just Safari quits for some Flash error something… I never turn off my MacBook Pro, i just close the lid after using then put it in the bag. Unlike Windows base laptop before that it never sleep, its like what Abe’s experience… it can cook pancake.
LOL personally I would get Macs for mobility, but for desktops I still will get a PC.
Sige what will you do with your laptop? majority mag dadala ng laptop sa isang wifi hotspot mag FB, browse browse browse, read blogs and stuff. so mobility go for MAC. Heavy duty stuff? Gaming? Go desktop, tapos.
oh noes!. Planning to buy a MB pro 13″ this 2011 :(
whaha. .ang dami mu na sigurong Laptop sir Abe guess ko more than 50 laptops?and more than 15 desktops?hehe. .and 100+ phones?hehe. . .yung apple wala talaga virus, peru I heard some rumor na there is 2 virus in Mac, but only 2, hehe. .
Actually, my previous post was really meant for the current gen Mac Air. According to my friend, the technician, the first batches of Mac Air had issues so its better to wait out ’till next year. But I do agree that the current Mac Airs are theoretically better and more aesthetically pleasing. ;)
I also find it very unusual that you get crashes. What’s the nature of these crashes? What were you running?
A lot of the slowdowns and crashes on OSX are due to Flash. Flash on OSX is just horrendous since forever. It’s especially bad on sites with flash ads. Got Flashblock on Firefox and everything’s smooth sailing again.
@dan – actually, I waited for the Macbook Air to mature so it took me this 3rd generation to jump in.
hey any thoughts on Ubuntu as an alternative to OSX?
Maybe @Dan is right. Wife’s got an iMac and macbook, and she havent experienced the crashes, and no system lags (she’s using it for web design applications).
we use and maintain both Mac and Windows, to utilize the best of both worlds.
hi abe, you might want to call apple support and complain about the crashes.
Wala ako Macbook. Huh?
A friend of mine, A Mac fanatic and sort of pro technician, told me to wait for a while before buying Mac Air. The first batches comes with a bug/defect in the logic board/logic system resulting to some serious performance issues. I’ll probably wait until 2011 Q2 before buying the Mac Air just so they can clear out their supposedly defective stocks. As a general rule, I usually don’t rush on buying devices/gadgets straight from launching in order to sieve issues and so that I can buy when the price is right already.
Rule #8 strikes again! :(
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/ten-rules-for-buying-apple-products/
Windows 7 is actually a good idea on the Air, since it uses Flash/SSD memory Wndows 7 would run quite fast on it due to TRIM support.
Mac OS X 10.6 doesn’t have TRIM support yet.
lol.. yep keep your flames this is based on experience.. i just want to run mac os on my core 2 duo laptop though haha just dont have enough time and all those hoops and loops
Warning: This is a potentially provocative topic. Remember guys to keep your cool on this one :-)
Be Merry and be happy always! Cheers!
Back to topic: Had my share of crashes with my MBpro, not perfect but again it’s a personal preference, nobody or nothing is perfect in this world