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Please be aware that back in 2015 we did not recommend the Macbook Air as a primary laptop machine due to its historically reported weak WiFi performance and limited number of ports. It was, however, an acceptable second laptop for travel as long as the user understands its limitations and potential connectivity drawbacks. We had also received a significant number of reports for the MacBook Air being unable to connect to the WiFi network at Heathrow Airport outside of London for example. For the light weight primary Apple laptop solution, we continue to recommend the current 13" Macbook Pro with Retina Display. In 2019, the new MacBook Air is a considerably more powerful and flexible machine than it was in 2015 and the . The newest more powerful 2022 Apple Silicon M processor MacBook Air 15 is continuing to raise the bar on its predecessors . Be aware of its limits and pay attention to the hard drive size. and is a good choice for users who need a lighter machine but don't need the power of a Pro or Max M chip. If you need the larger 16 inch screen then you have to get a MacBook Pro but if a 15 inch screen is sufficient, the 15 MacBook Air with 16GB of memory and the appropriate sized storage HD you need will serve you just fine. Make sure you get a hard drive with enough storage to fit all your data from your old laptop plus room to grow over the next 3-4 years.
iPads
iPads are not laptop computers. They do not (yet) have a user accessible file system and run on augmented cellular phone processors. Though there are apps that enable iPads to behave laptop-like, we do not recommend using iPads as your primary computer. iPads are really effective supplementary computing technology, life-style tools and devices to show people things on, whether that be pictures, movies, or presentations. Given the amount you would have to invest in both time and money to get the iPad to act computer-like, you would be better off buying a real computer which would do those things much better, faster, and reliably.
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