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MacBook Air - need help to buy a new one

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Want to move from Windows to Mac, help me decide, a 4GB, core i5 5th gen with 128 GB SSD 12" - 13" should be fine for me. Please suggest a model for Web and MS-Office and how about a 3rd / 4th gen i5 if they are cheaper?

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Mountain Lion, Mavericks and Yosemite needed more RAM with each upgrade, but El Capitan reduced its memory footprint so that it works better than its predecessor for lighter use, even with only 4 GB RAM.

http://forums.macrumors.com/threads/el-capitan-in-old-macs.1905121/

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That's some anti Mac bias you have there. People should use what's comfortable to them. The surface has higher res, no keyboard and costs more than the Air. Would that make it a Microsoft Tax? Wouldn't Surface be an even more expensive browser?

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Thanks guys for your support.
@Michael-Best, I checked the specs of this model MJVE2LL/A and this is good enough for me, just one query, it comes with 4 GB RAM, is it upgradable to 8 GB?

Peter Hutchison

Yes, I believe the max memory for the MacBook Air is 8GB.

Michael Best

Yes, for certain, up to 8 GB is supported.
( you do not need ??? comments such as "I believe" as posted )

Please refer to the specs.
http://www.cnet.com/products/apple-macbook-air-13-inch-2015/specs/

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If you want a little cheaper you can go with their certified refurbished and still get the same full Applecare support as well as purchase their full 3 year AppleCare.

http://www.apple.com/shop/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/macbook_air/13