Poll: Did you Buy a MacBook Air?

[MacRumors]

Vote: Poll: Did you Buy a MacBook Air?

[LizKat]

The top of the line for me is perfect. I'll have three pounds of various Leopard spaces quietly on the run with me from 6am to quittin' time. Wirelessly connected to my network and the world at large, room for project specs, design revisions, workarounds, bright ideas, desperate reaches... spreadsheets with scaled block component cutting instructions, fabric swatch photos, layouts for pieced quilt backings... address book and calendars, email... lots of music, the Ratatouille movie, a few podcasts and TV shows, Sudoku widget, ideas for dinner, shopping lists, newsclips and photos, snapshots of stuff that piqued my interest while I was surfing for something else.. and a picture of my jealous Powerbooks, the poor tremblin' things.

Well I haven't been this psyched since I first clipped a shuffle onto my shirt. Even the iPhone didn't beat that moment for some reason. FREEDOM.

My MacBook Air will be here before Valentine's Day. I will have the heart stickers ready!

[Silentwave]

I did too. it's just too perfect for my needs to not immediately buy.

I do wish that SSDs were cheaper right now, or that there were other HD options larger than 80GB, but I suppose if it really is that easy to open up, I might be able to swap it out later when prices and availability are better. Or I could always get a new one and pass this one down to someone else in the family, like I did with my first MBP. Always a workaround for minor niggles.

Even if it didn't serve a glorious purpose in my life that has been making me jump at the mere mention of an apple ultraportable, the battery life and multi-touch gestures would have done it.

That and no stupid slot loading drive sounds when the computer wakes from sleep or boots
I always end up with the drive models that make the most noise

[indiekiduk]

Will not be buying one. Too slow CPU, too slow 4200rpm ipod harddrive and too little max ram. My next upgrade will likely be the Penryn MBP, and if its thinner and the optical drive is gone then sweeet.

[gavd]

I ordered one. I've got a 12" PowerBook which I'm now going to sell and replace with an Air. It's perfect for me as I've got a 5 month old iMac for anything heavier than the Air can cope with.

Originally Posted by indiekiduk

Will not be buying one. Too slow CPU, too slow 4200rpm ipod harddrive and too little max ram. My next upgrade will likely be the Penryn MBP, and if its thinner and the optical drive is gone then sweeet.

I don't think they'll ever take the optical drive out of the MBP. It's a Pro machine and I would think most of that market need an optical drive.

[pubius]

Originally Posted by gavd

I ordered one. I've got a 12" PowerBook which I'm now going to sell and replace with an Air. It's perfect for me as I've got a 5 month old iMac for anything heavier than the Air can cope with.



I don't think they'll ever take the optical drive out of the MBP. It's a Pro machine and I would think most of that market need an optical drive.

ever is a strong word. at some point (soon), optical drives will go the way of the floppy drive. and we will embrace the new. we'll want it anyway.

[itickings]

No, the Air actually made me order the regular MacBook instead...

Interesting piece of hardware for sure. I actually like the Air - the specs are OK for my needs, I don't need optical on the go etc... But the weight/height difference compared to the MacBook is currently not worth the extra money to me.

[Draythor]

I'll hopefully get the current version if the MacBook when the next ones come out. I can love without multi-touch for a fairly fast, fairly up to date mac. The air is far too much of a buisiness machine for my needs.

[samh004]

Not interested at the moment, but looking forward to future revisions and where they're going with this product.

[boyhandsome]

I have ordered and will buy whatever that can be first-time available.

[Foxglove9]

No plans to buy one, unless they cut the screen size down a few inches (and shave a little bit off the price). Otherwise I'm happy with my current Macbook.

[dibara2003]

they should have sent their retail store advance releases to demo ahead of delivery. if i could test one right now... i think it would push me over to preorder

[Isidore]

It's very nice but too crippled- it really needs an express cad slot or at least firewire for syncing to a desktop machine. I would also prefer a smaller machine

[inmyname]

I'm afraid it doesn't meet my requirements of costing far more money than anyone else would be willing to spend on it. At the current price it represents too good value for money and I risk meeting someone else who agrees with me on that matter and as a result may have purchased one for themselves.

I will wait for the model that is at least 1mm thinner. I'm sure it will make all the difference.

[tronnolon2]

How much longer before we have full-size multitouch laptop screens? The tech is already there (see FingerWorks, also Jeff Han's parallel work from a different approach), and for the premium already laid out for this laptop it would appeal to the same market segment and even more. This was what many were hoping for this MacWorld, and is what I'm personally waiting for, given the inevitable flexibility garnered for professional photo editing and music production. Hopefully the next MacBook Pro revision or next-gen Cinema Displays? Any ideas/input on ETA for this?

Also, why the thick bezel around the screen? This OLED laptop debuted by LG last year has no bezel at all – which makes the form factor and aesthetics all that more attractive. With LED the bezel becomes a redundant artifact.

[Detlev_73]

Wow! Now THAT is a sexy laptop! Apple, what is wrong with you? Just take out the tacky blue glowing thing in the middle under the display, and boom, that's something completely Apple-looking.

Originally Posted by tronnolon2

How much longer before we have full-size multitouch laptop screens? The tech is already there (see FingerWorks, also Jeff Han's parallel work from a different approach), and for the premium already laid out for this laptop it would appeal to the same market segment and even more. This was what many were hoping for this MacWorld, and is what I'm personally waiting for, given the inevitable flexibility garnered for professional photo editing and music production. Hopefully the next MacBook Pro revision or next-gen Cinema Displays? Any ideas/input on ETA for this?

Also, why the thick bezel around the screen? This OLED laptop debuted by LG last year has no bezel at all – which makes the form factor and aesthetics all that more attractive. With LED the bezel becomes a redundant artifact.

[Strigoi]

There are a few things I want to know.

Battery life?
Specs?
Price?

I can make a nice looking 0.1 inch thin touchscreen notebook in Cinema 4D aswell. I assume you find all the technological stuff floating in the blue-ish goo @ the center of the laptop or is that a small core-fusion to power up the notebook untill the end of days? ^^

[UnclePaulie]

I ordered the 1.6 GHz with 64GB SSD. I decided that I'd rather have the SSD drive than an extra 0.2 GHz and I couldn't afford both. I know this is a downgrade in performance from my current MBP but I don't really need a powerful machine for what I do.

[MacMyDay]

I ordered the 1.8GHz, 64GB SSD and external Superdrive with Time Capsule. Currently have a Macbook that I only use to work in bed or go to meetings with and it aches walking around London with it after a while.

[pesc]

I'm currently using a G4 PB 12" as my main machine. When I am at a desk I use a large external display and a large keyboard and mouse. I travel a lot and really need a MOBILE laptop. I think the MacBook is too big.

The footprint of the Mac Air is exactly the same as the MacBook. WTF?

I have been waiting for Apple to release something to replace my 12" PB. They still haven't.

The weight is really nice. Removing the optical drive is OK. I could live without a FW. I could live with having a USB dongle for ethernet. I could even live with turning the machine in for battery replacement (if it is quick).

Dealbreakers:
- Too big (in the dimensions that matter)
- 80 GB HD is the same as my 3 year old PB. I want the double.
- 2G RAM is on the small end as it cannot be upgraded.
- Only one USB port
- Glossy

I have SEK 25,000 (3,800 USD) waiting to buy a PB replacement. The Air doesn't cut it. If my PB would break down tomorrow, I would buy a used 12" G4 PB.

Still waiting....

[kenstee]

I too was waiting for a true 12" replacement. This isn't even close. Granted, i am looking more for a desktop replacement rather than a second portable machine.

- 80 GB HD is way too small
- Underpowered
- No optical drive IS a negative for me. Want ability to watch DVDs and burn.
- No, I don't want to be carrying various dongles and a separate optical drive unit. All of that really defeats the purpose.
- No wired Ethernet (without a dongle) is a huge liability. Contrary to popular belief wireless is not everywhere (especially overseas) and many times it is slow and unreliable no matter where you are.

Anyway, hopefully some of this technology will make it into a 12"/13" MBP!!

[Yankees 4 Life]

i will buy the next version of the macbook, whatever that is....

[MrCrowbar]

Originally Posted by tronnolon2

Also, why the thick bezel around the screen? This OLED laptop debuted by LG last year has no bezel at all – which makes the form factor and aesthetics all that more attractive. With LED the bezel becomes a redundant artifact.

Now that thing looks sweet. I also like the handle, makes the portable actually portable. Apple, give us a 12" like that, please!

[Curtis72]

I would love too get an MacBook Air. I can spend a cool $3000, but I dont' travel enough to justify it and there other things I want (and need).

[Yvan256]

Now that Apple finally released Mail, Maps and Notes (along with Weather and Stocks) for the iPod touch, I've upgraded from a 3rd gen 10GB iPod to a 16GB iPod touch!

Music, videos, Web, email and notes in my shirt pocket? Now, THAT is what I call a sub-notebook.

And when I need a real, full-sized laptop, my 12" PowerBook is still smaller than the MacBook Air. :P