Intersection readers helped me make the decision to convert to Apple and last year, I bought a MacBook Air. The first laptop was stolen in DC, and I've had my current model since June 2008. Overall, it's been easy to use and I especially appreciate its light weight when traveling. A few months back, the battery stopped holding a charge. Fair enough--it's been over a year--so I purchased a new one (
AppleCare does not cover batteries over warranty
). Thing is, the laptop's charge continues to plummet when unplugged. It's also very slow with a tendency to crash unexpectedly and has started making a strange ringtone-like 'chirp' at irregular intervals. The folks at my local Mac Genius Bar are very friendly, but unfortunately there's nothing they can do, leaving me in my current predicament: A month before my next book deadline, I must mail my laptop to the Apple depot for a week or so... Given all the trouble, I'll admit I'm beginning to question my faith in Mac. Since I'm traveling again this week, I'll be purchasing a new netbook over the coming days. So far, I'm most interested in the Toshiba mini NB200 and the Sony VAIO, however there are a lot of other models out there. Once again, I'm looking for advice from our most tech savvy readers...
