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Right now im considering (im sorry) macbook air 13 inch but i still want that windows experience so yeah

Lenovo Y50 If you want some gaming experience.

You can also dualboot a mac with windows.

But some other options are: Asus Zenbook, Hp elitebook folio





 
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Macbook Air

 

you can install windows on it with bootcamp

 

http://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1583/en_US/boot_camp_install-setup_10.7.pdf

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You could also consider the Surface Pro 3 (i5-4400U / 4GB Ram / 128GB SSD), around that price and lighter than a Macbook Air. Not to mention it's thin as hell, touch screen, 1440p (instead of the Macbook Air's 792p) and imho better looking.

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If you are fine with size of MBP Retina 13 and have time to get a bit more money, go for that one. Air is really good, but MBP is better.

 

Also, you can install Windows on them and completely ditch Mac OS.

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You could also consider the Surface Pro 3 (i5-4400U / 4GB Ram / 128GB SSD), around that price and lighter than a Macbook Air. Not to mention it's thin as hell, touch screen, 1440p (instead of the Macbook Air's 792p) and imho better looking.

Or get the 8gb version. Yoga pro 2 is also a really nice option.

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Lenovo Y50 If you want some gaming experience.

You can also dualboot a mac with windows.

But some other options are: Asus Zenbook, Hp elitebook folio

  

Macbook Air

 

you can install windows on it with bootcamp

 

http://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1583/en_US/boot_camp_install-setup_10.7.pdf

im not willing to change it to windows (that one crucial info) but thanks for the recommendation anyways
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You could also consider the Surface Pro 3 (i5-4400U / 4GB Ram / 128GB SSD), around that price and lighter than a Macbook Air. Not to mention it's thin as hell, touch screen, 1440p (instead of the Macbook Air's 792p) and imho better looking.

i did consider the surface but unfortunately its not available in my country
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i did consider the surface but unfortunately its not available in my country

 

Order it online? You could order it from Microsoft Singapore / Hong Kong for example?

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