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Apple Announces MacBook Air
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What if you regularly carry around 5#s of stuff in addition to your laptop, wouldn't you want to drop 2#s of weight?
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No Firewire
No Ethernet
No user-replaceable battery
RAM is soldered to the motherboard
Black keys?
You have to buy the remote?
I'd rather have a small MacBook then a skinny one.
I'll stick with the MacBook I have now!
No Ethernet
No user-replaceable battery
RAM is soldered to the motherboard
Black keys?
You have to buy the remote?
I'd rather have a small MacBook then a skinny one.
I'll stick with the MacBook I have now!
Montevina update later this year requires a whole interior redesign.
We will see a MacBook Pro in the coming weeks but it will be a simple chip swap, maybe a new GPU.
Well, first off. I'm not going to buy a plastic laptop, ever. Composite - maybe, but I doubt it.
Secondly - it's lighter and yes, that matters.
That really is about it to be honest with you. I've got an old 12" PB so speed wise I doubt I'm gonna see any difference in speed between the 2 (it's all relative - woohoo!) People who harp on the speed of the HD don't understand the concept of circumference (2pi*r) and how the smaller a drive is the slower it has to go to maintain the same data read capability. It comes with more standard RAM than the MB and has backlit keys.
But, as I said in other posts there's 2 things that keep me from buying this thing. 1 - try 1599 instead of 1799 and 2 - come with a standard 160GB 1.8" drive. If they had met both of those I might have bought one. (Says the grown man who, even tho I'm quite capable of carrying around a 17" MBP I'd prefer not to, likes having a small form factor laptop)
I was referring to spending $1800 for a machine that is technically inferior and not even very small.
No, I'd drop 5 pounds of weight and only bring along my laptop when I absolutely need to, and during those times I'd put up with the mere 2 pound difference to save $600 and have a faster system.
If the iPod Touch had a keyboard and a few more apps, it would be damn near perfect for most of the things I use a laptop for when I'm "on the go." That's a little closer to what an "ultra-portable" should be.
Sony probably breathed a big sigh of relief when they heard that Apple's challenge to the TZ is actually just a full-sized laptop with part of the bottom cut away, sold at a premium price.
Well said, but I'm still pretty optimistic about their decision this time. Apple has not put in any effort into the business-class market in the past few years. This is not an unexplored sector, and MBA has a huge edge over other similar products. It is much much more powerful than tablet PCs and much slimmer than products of the same class. Moreover, it has an Apple logo on it. I see a HUGE market in Asia as well.
I will not place a bet that it will cause another phenomenon, but this is definitely the new trend Apple is following. If you know of a person who prefers money clip to an actual wallet, you'll find that there are many people who'll go CRAZY with MBA
Stop thinking about "thin" - thin sells, sure, but start thinking about weight.
MacBook Air is 40% lighter than a MacBook. I know if money were no option I'd rather be carrying one of these around my 1km Law campus (built on an incline!) along with all my books than my regular MacBook.
looks arent everything.
sure.. it looks cool, does some cool stuff.. BUT !
no firewire !?!?!
that, coupled with no dvd ( i know it helps keep its shape that way.. dont hate)
makes it a painfully slow task to load anything on it. Personally, I dont like it.
Plus.. 1799 base price , no thank you. I would rather get the black macbook.
sure.. it looks cool, does some cool stuff.. BUT !
no firewire !?!?!
that, coupled with no dvd ( i know it helps keep its shape that way.. dont hate)
makes it a painfully slow task to load anything on it. Personally, I dont like it.
Plus.. 1799 base price , no thank you. I would rather get the black macbook.
I think due to new products like ASUS EeePC and others, we might have seen Apple bring out something that small. A true UMPC.
Maybe what some of us Apple die hards are looking for is inbetween the touch and the MacBook Air... almost like a Newton for today.
Disapointed
Can anyone explain the market for this notebook. What is the advantage of a thin laptop vs a smaller lighter laptop (which the Air is not)? After all, you are never going to be able to slide it into your pocket like an iPod. So who gives a F*** if it's 2mm - 5mm thinner other laptops. Was the design brief to to make it smaller than a Sony, just so Steve could compare it to the Sony and say "ha ha we have a thinner laptop than you"..... My dady's bigger than you...... Sounded very much like that to me.
Don't get me wrong the laptop looks fantastic, I just don't see the point of it given it's price, and all the design sacrifices it introduces.
Here's hoping they release some better news on the MacBook Pro notebooks.
Can anyone explain the market for this notebook. What is the advantage of a thin laptop vs a smaller lighter laptop (which the Air is not)? After all, you are never going to be able to slide it into your pocket like an iPod. So who gives a F*** if it's 2mm - 5mm thinner other laptops. Was the design brief to to make it smaller than a Sony, just so Steve could compare it to the Sony and say "ha ha we have a thinner laptop than you"..... My dady's bigger than you...... Sounded very much like that to me.
Don't get me wrong the laptop looks fantastic, I just don't see the point of it given it's price, and all the design sacrifices it introduces.
Here's hoping they release some better news on the MacBook Pro notebooks.
Mmm... let's see here. Korg MIDI keyboard, Cubase dongle, Logitech mouse, USB speakers, smartcard reader, printer, external HDD, Flash stick, iPod dock (and soon, iPhone dock), digital camera dock. That's 10 (soon 11) USB devices plugged into my PC notebook's docking station w/ external hub. I've switched my desktop machine to a Mac and I'd love to switch to a Mac laptop as well, so I was thrilled to see the rumors about a docking station. You see, if there's anything I hate more than being fired at with a semi-automatic, tortured or burned alive, it's unplugging a billion cables every goddamn time I need to bring my laptop with me, and plugging them in again when I return to my desk. Apparently Mac users think it's a blast, seeing as they have no problem with the absence of a docking station, but I really need one. And today I half expected Steve to answer my prayers. But noooo, he had to introduce yet another MacBook model, only this time with the least possible amount of USB ports, one less than my antique PC laptop collecting dust in the attic. Thanks Steve, why don't you just poke me in the eye with a sharp stick while you're at it?
Well - with that much stuff I'm thinking you're going to be tied to a desk forever. I did remember my camera tho - but that's still just 1 at a time. I've had my laptop for 3 years now and only on VERY rare occasion (once, maybe twice) can I remember using both an ethernet connection and have something plugged into my USB adapter. So apparently if I hadn't spent so much on Christmas and download so much stuff that I need a bigger HD I'd be in the "niche" market (which is WAY bigger than most on here are giving it credit for)
wow. over 30 pages of comments. heres my two cents.
first- the keyboard is ugly. i've always respected Apple for having they keyboard and rest of the laptop match- having a two tone makes it seem Dell-ish.
second, it seems the screen could have been bigger.
for all the (correct) hype Apple gets for design, this is a stinker.
first- the keyboard is ugly. i've always respected Apple for having they keyboard and rest of the laptop match- having a two tone makes it seem Dell-ish.
second, it seems the screen could have been bigger.
for all the (correct) hype Apple gets for design, this is a stinker.
i could see as an second computer for a person. LIke if you have a mini or a mac pro at home, and use this on trips.
but if it is your only computer, i have a hard time buying it
but if it is your only computer, i have a hard time buying it
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