Nobody needs the MBA. I don't care how cool you are, how CEO you are, how many plane flights you do a day.
95% of people are A-Okay with just the Macbook.
95% of people are A-Okay with just the Macbook.
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Apple Announces MacBook Air
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My thoughts exactly! I'm so upset... why not new MBPs? Or AT LEAST a price drop, or do they not want it to compete with the new "Macbook Air"? I've been waiting for months for a refresh on the MBPs and I thought Macworld would end it... now its the waiting game all over again😡
ANYONE have any idea when they might refresh they're other notebooks? I mean its only a matter of time... and my patience is wearing thin...😛
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okay so in the UK price start at £1200, which is pretty expensive to begin with, but for the extra 64gb model it costs just over £2000! It looks pretty good but in reality isn't that much lighter than a standard macbook (hardly back breaking to carry in the first place) and with no optical drive its less convenient, and slower... i'll repeat £2000!!! that's $4000... mind you people are falling over themselves to buy an iPhone and that costs a fortune as well... what do i know? i'm sticking to my MBP though!
okay so in the UK price start at £1200, which is pretty expensive to begin with, but for the extra 64gb model it costs just over £2000! It looks pretty good but in reality isn't that much lighter than a standard macbook (hardly back breaking to carry in the first place) and with no optical drive its less convenient, and slower... i'll repeat £2000!!! that's $4000... mind you people are falling over themselves to buy an iPhone and that costs a fortune as well... what do i know? i'm sticking to my MBP though!
Plumbstone
macrumors regular
It's called duty and VAT, which works out at around 30% in all, which works out at $2338. or £1194, so it seems we get shipping to the UK for only £5 a pretty good deal really. Don't blame apple, blame Brown.
SamIchi
macrumors 68030
1. Remote Drive Software
2. Download/Rip movies onto the MBA
People need to stop looking at this like it's supposed to fit your power needs or even your usability. It's for a particular market, that doesn't seem to be the populace of this forum. Believe me this baby will sell.
OS X Dude
macrumors 65816
Here here - and i've been a Maccie since I was 8.
It's a TZ stripped down with Apple price and none of the style they're famed for.
Small White Car
macrumors G4
Ha...so 10% doesn't soundl like "nobody" so you change your tune and now say that 5% is "nobody."
Let me guess, you'll be back in a second to re-post the same thing but with 95% changed to 100%.
NC MacGuy
macrumors 603
Wrong! There are even flash pendrives based on FireWire. For instance, the Kanguru Fire Flash
http://www.kanguru.com/fireflash.html
No FireWire? -- NO PURCHASE. Sorry, Apple. You did it WRONG this time!
FoxyKaye
macrumors 68000
I agree, but the GMA graphics are the same as on the regular MacBook, no? In which case, I'd just be grateful to not be stuck with the 950.
Not sure about the negatives on this either - Apple had some clear choices: power or portability, and they picked portability. For someone like me, who does a lot of writing on the side, the MBA is the perfect companion when drafting story ideas in a coffehouse. I'm not going to be editing HD video on it, or even doing extensive DJ work, nor do I want to pay $2300 for the equivalent Vaio. I think Apple targeted this niche well.
This is in no way more portable than a macbook. Lighter, doesnt mean more portable. You still need a bag, you still need to buy a CD Rom for it, and now you get to worry about breaking your 1700 dollar piece of crap.
Worthless. If this was 600 bucks, id consider it.
Worthless. If this was 600 bucks, id consider it.
clevin
macrumors G3
haha, lol, ppl can wait since SSD price drops quickly, wait another year, you can get 64G SSD for $200
1984
macrumors 6502a
Then buy a MacBook and stop complaining about something you supposedly don't have any interest in. 🙄
student_trap
macrumors 68000
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As a stockholder I'm sad to admit its a portable cube. And a crappy iPhone update. Stock continues to plummet as there wasn't one single surprise today.
CWallace
macrumors G5
This is a pretty and portable computer, for people who want pretty/portable computers (and don't mind the cost). So what is with all of the whiners? If you don't feel like you're in the target market, then don't buy it. Apple is just a corporation, they're not some sort of religious organization coercing you into buying their products.
hard drive limiting factor in the height?
Although this is really incredibly thin (love it!) I'm wondering whether the back side could have been made even thinner if it would only come with solid state storage (which can be made very thin, see the ipods).
Although this is really incredibly thin (love it!) I'm wondering whether the back side could have been made even thinner if it would only come with solid state storage (which can be made very thin, see the ipods).
It weighs 3.0 lbs! A MacBook weighs 5.0 lbs, nearly twice as much (well 1.67 as much). A Sony TZ weighs 3.0 lbs: same. This will be a big deal for many people.
I have to say it looks mighty nice, but I can already pick out a few gripes:
- doesn't look like there's a removable battery. I'm watching the product demo now so I hope I'm wrong on that.
- Lack of ethernet built in = bad
- Though slim, at 3 pounds it is heavy compared to other ultraportables. Probably light enough to not matter, but bragging-rights wise it's not exceptional here.
- $1000 for the 64 mb flash? Eeek.
- Seems to be a big lack of ports.
- 1.8" drive, I have some experience here. I bought a Thinkpad X31 about 4 years ago and it used the 1.8" drives -- very hard to find and expensive compared to the standard 2.5". My next Thinkpad X60 used standard 2.5" drives and it's tiny. The 1.8" drive is going to be a problem long-term.
- No firewire
- Still no docking architecture
- In fact, no expansion ability at all (no express card or pcmcia)
- Only 1 USB port
I have a Thinkpad X and I think it still comes out ahead.
- doesn't look like there's a removable battery. I'm watching the product demo now so I hope I'm wrong on that.
- Lack of ethernet built in = bad
- Though slim, at 3 pounds it is heavy compared to other ultraportables. Probably light enough to not matter, but bragging-rights wise it's not exceptional here.
- $1000 for the 64 mb flash? Eeek.
- Seems to be a big lack of ports.
- 1.8" drive, I have some experience here. I bought a Thinkpad X31 about 4 years ago and it used the 1.8" drives -- very hard to find and expensive compared to the standard 2.5". My next Thinkpad X60 used standard 2.5" drives and it's tiny. The 1.8" drive is going to be a problem long-term.
- No firewire
- Still no docking architecture
- In fact, no expansion ability at all (no express card or pcmcia)
- Only 1 USB port
I have a Thinkpad X and I think it still comes out ahead.
clevin
macrumors G3
thinner is hardly "more portable", thats the problem. ppl just carry a "large envelope" everywhere?
me_94501
macrumors 65816
I take it you've never worked in a computer store and had customers say they would like a Mac laptop, but opt to buy a PC because they want an ultraportable/ultra-light notebook.
So yes, believe it or not, there is a market for this, and it isn't just people who want a new fashion accessory.
When the difference in weight is one textbook between this and a MacBook or MacBook Pro, and when you have to reduce bulk in your backpack, then yes, it is "more portable." You'll take any reduction in weight and thickness you can get when you have to haul books around all day.
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