My One Device

If could have only one device to bring to school, I would take a MacBook Air.  Now I'm not talking about the base model (the 11" screen, 64GB flash storage, and 2GB of memory.)  I'm talking abut the 13" screen, 128GB flash storage, and 4GB of memory model.  Now if you are concerned on price like I am, you would probably scour the internet looking for a great deal.  This can get pretty frustrating, because saving about $300 on a new or refurbished MacBook isn't easy.  But enough about money, I want to tell you why I chose this device.

Deciding wether to pick my smartphone (Nokia Lumia 900) or the MacBook Air was quite difficult.  Now my cellphone is extremely portable, and acts as a mini-computer (like most smartphones and tablets try to do.)  But my MacBook Air can complete tasks so much faster, and it has a keyboard so you don't rely on autocorrect for every other word you type on a mobile device.  In the end, I chose the MacBook Air due to the fact that it is much more powerful than my smartphone, and it is still very portable (around 2 pounds.)  One specific thing that made me confused on what to pick, was that my cellphone was the only device that can text--or so I thought.

I recently was researching to see if you could send SMS messages to any cellphone on a Mac.  It turns out I completely forgot about a mac app that I never use: iChat.  It's very easy, just sign in using your AIM, me.com, Mac.com, Jabber, Google Talk, or Yahoo account.  Then click on file, click on "Send SMS," and type in the cellphone you want to text with a "+1" at the beginning and you'll be able to send your message. (Click HERE for further instructions)

All in all, I chose the MacBook Air as the one device I would bring to school because it is more powerful than my cellphone or tablet, yet it is still very portable.