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Apple Announces MacBook Air
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Hahahaha They took a standard 13.3" Macbook, made it a little thinner, and slapped a new name on it. LOL That's not an ultra-portable, that's taking the behemoth Macbook and modernizing it a bit to make it a little thinner. LOL I love how Steve called out the Sony TZ, as if somehow this were an ultra-portable. The thing weighs 3 lbs and has a 13.3" screen, it's not a TZ in anything other than frickin thickness. The TZ or even the EEE-pc are tiny by comparison.
And all the Mac-sheep go BAH BAH BAH BAH BAH. What a crappy product. An underpowered thinner Macbook that's not an ultra-portable, not small enough, not light enough, and really fits no market category except a thinner "standard" laptop. They should really get rid of Steve. He's bringing NOTHING to the table lately but crap.
$1799 for this piece of garbage? LOL You can buy 5 EEE PCs. And you can actually put those in your pocket.
Build a frickin UMPC Apple, your new product "wows" are drying up when your new technology is increasingly recycled crappy technology in a prettier form.
And all the Mac-sheep go BAH BAH BAH BAH BAH. What a crappy product. An underpowered thinner Macbook that's not an ultra-portable, not small enough, not light enough, and really fits no market category except a thinner "standard" laptop. They should really get rid of Steve. He's bringing NOTHING to the table lately but crap.
$1799 for this piece of garbage? LOL You can buy 5 EEE PCs. And you can actually put those in your pocket.
Build a frickin UMPC Apple, your new product "wows" are drying up when your new technology is increasingly recycled crappy technology in a prettier form.
Laptop for the Hungry
This product is only a smattering of what it could have been if apple would have waited. In the next year there will be advances in battery life, size and technology. As well as processor speed in relation to size. It is also my opinion but one which is very well informed. I declare this product to be a piece of what is to come or if anything a piece of infrastructure for future development. As for the price maybe I am wrong expecting more for my buck so to speak. Is the "more" in this case a drop in size because a few pounds (MBP) can be so heavy and all. Perhaps this is the laptop line designed for the on the go anorexic -
This product is only a smattering of what it could have been if apple would have waited. In the next year there will be advances in battery life, size and technology. As well as processor speed in relation to size. It is also my opinion but one which is very well informed. I declare this product to be a piece of what is to come or if anything a piece of infrastructure for future development. As for the price maybe I am wrong expecting more for my buck so to speak. Is the "more" in this case a drop in size because a few pounds (MBP) can be so heavy and all. Perhaps this is the laptop line designed for the on the go anorexic -
I love how everyone complaining about the price just ignores the $1,799 model. Like it doesn't exist or something.
I guess bringing that up just doesn't sound as good, huh?
Just saw on the store site that it uses GMA X3100.... and it's not the Pro it's the Air.
I'd surprised if they were able to fit a GPU in there, but I'm still disappointed that they didn't...
Ah well, my 12" PB hasn't reached the end of its life yet. Granted, the Air does look mighty cool...
What other laptop mfg is putting SSD drives in their machines? No one expects them to sell in great qty, but coming to market with it is a good step in the right direction.
I will happily stick with my MBP.
I didnt like that they took out the DVD Rom. The fact that they lowered the harddrive is crazy...people already complain about the 120GB space limitations. The keyboard is ugly. And its not like the MBP is huge...it is perfectly portable for me.
I didnt like that they took out the DVD Rom. The fact that they lowered the harddrive is crazy...people already complain about the 120GB space limitations. The keyboard is ugly. And its not like the MBP is huge...it is perfectly portable for me.
Look at the microscopic motherboard! Also look at its aspect ratio. If that were put into a MID form factor with clamshell and dual display, the lower one being a display keyboard, we may some day have our long awaited iPhone not nano.
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I love it, looks lovely.. just watched the ad/product demo..
BUT, no network port? big issue for a consultant/admin like me
I see they are doing a USB dongle/adapter for eth, like the modem. hrmmm.
v'nice looking on the site!
BUT, no network port? big issue for a consultant/admin like me
I see they are doing a USB dongle/adapter for eth, like the modem. hrmmm.v'nice looking on the site!
Let the bitching commence. You people are unbelievable. This is a gorgeous machine, and both more affordable and more technically dazzling than ANYTHING else in this weight category.
God almighty.
God almighty.
This is a discussion forum though, right? I think it's a valid point that consumers would have to pay a premium for an underperforming, but beautiful laptop.
The EEE PC, unlike this piece of garbage fronting as a UMPC, comes with standard flash ram, is a REAL ultra-portable in size, and is $199-$399.
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this will not sell very well its gonna be way to nitchy. Apple had alot of the college crowd with the macbook but i don't think there gonna be able to sell this nearly as well
It's the ultimate piece of garbage. It's a standard 13.3" laptop that been shrunk as far as ONLY thickness. It is not an ultra-portable, it's not even that light at 3 pounds. It's hardware crippled despite it's huge screen in the realm of UMPCs. And it's overpriced. Essentially it's a modernized Macbook standard laptop that fits no category and is garbage.
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