4-5 seconds does seem unseasonably long... that was a worse case scenario even for iPods from four years ago. They never really got much faster than that?
Nope. I found they actually got worst in the 6G. I think its primarily due to all the graphics. The CPU seems to bottleneck when just changing menus. Annoying but w/e.... I imagine the 7th will be perfect. Plenty of space for Flash and HD, with 32/64GBs of Flash, and faster, more efificent 80/160GB HDs along with faster CPUs and larger caches and bam. You have more efficient and quicker. Probably the best before they start introducing new mediums or designs.
Yeah... I have that issue to, and it's not when It's from a cold start. I usually have a wait when I start sifting through menus after listening to a long stretch of music. As mkishnan said though, it may just be the spin up time.
It also may be a result of the size of the HDD. 80GB is large, and 160 on two platters (the one I have) is twice that size, so the spin up and seek time may just be the result.
great news! but it will still be awhile before i'll be buying a macbook air. but i do look forward to seeing it evolve though
Same here. It's a very wonderful machine as a Rev A and it far more sturdier than the MBPs that I have used. I hope the Rev B not only uses these drive or an equivalent but they also get that ONE extra USB port that some have been asking for.... along with a few other things.
Personally, once I used it in the store I could have gotten along just fine with the single port, since I don't touch that many USB devices anyway. If I am not cutting footage or images on my book then I am doing the basic stuff and a little bit of writing and organizing, and neither that nor video editing needs USB. The Air could be a nice book to complement my 17" MBP if I ever resorted to two portables.
