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MacBook Airs have Arrived
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Seconded. Lots of students lease MBPs from the college here in my design program, and lots of them have bent/weirdly shaped magsafe connectors from extended use.
Has anyone done a side by side comparison yet of MB vs MBA?
Size: MBA
Weight: MBA
Noise: Presumably MBA
CPU Performance: MB
HDD Capacity: MB
DVD Functionality: MB
Compatibility with accessories: MB
Practicality: MB
Feel free to elaborate...
Wow... Can't even play DVD's? So if I want to watch a movie on my Macbook Air on the couch, I have to plug in that superdrive and have it sitting there humming next to me?
Why would Apple include the ability to play DVDs? They just released their shiny new Movie Rental Service....(which I have high hopes for) and they want you to use that. Steve even said in the keynote how they have covered all of the uses for a built in optical drive with other services, except software installation. Which is now covered with this feature. Makes sense to me, and if you are the type of consumer the MacBook Air is designed for, then it should cater to your needs perfectly. Now if you're just someone who buys EVERYTHING mac comes out with, expecting each product to do EVERYTHING you want, then that's another story....
You expect me to go through 943 of my posts to answer that? Let's stay on topic.
Although having said that, I can at least play CDs wirelessly on a PC network...
On an Apple network you can, as well; it has NOTHING to do with the Remote CD concept.
It's an iPod touch with a keyboard.
The color and the operating system make it seem like a normal laptop, but in reality, it's an iPod touch with a keyboard and large screen.
The price also adds to this.
I agree with others, if you want to play disks, get a MacBook.
Apple has missed here. The cube made more sense than this. This product's size and capabilities should price it UNDER the MacBook. Like $799 or something. It's a second computer.
The color and the operating system make it seem like a normal laptop, but in reality, it's an iPod touch with a keyboard and large screen.
The price also adds to this.
I agree with others, if you want to play disks, get a MacBook.
Apple has missed here. The cube made more sense than this. This product's size and capabilities should price it UNDER the MacBook. Like $799 or something. It's a second computer.
It's like the stealth bomber: it looks different from every angle. If only it had radar-absorbing paint.
There are plenty of 3g USB modems. I'm using one right now and all the other operators here use the exact same modem to provide mobile broadband.
Why wouldn't they?
(unless there is some technological reason, of course) It's pretty sleazy to intentionally cripple it like that.
Not so long ago, my MacBook was small and tiny compared to other notebooks.... Now it's just 'one of the fat ones'... Thanks, Apple
Article, meet guy who lives in a cave. Guy in cave, article.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/adding-insult-to-injury-usb-3g-modems-wont-fit-in-the-macbo/
Am I the only one that is just less and less impressed by this machine all the time? It doesnt do this, it doesnt do that... I cant believe the 3G USB modems dont fit! Granted, you can carry an extender, but all these little dongles and accessories completely take away from the point of the machine.
And companies like Sony and Toshiba have machines that address these issues, why not Apple?
And companies like Sony and Toshiba have machines that address these issues, why not Apple?
There comes a point where shrinking something down makes it significantly more expensive. I don't think it's hard to see that the Air has definitely hit that point.
You mean watch the movie on their larger Mac? Ya, I think that's been tried before.
If you go to the apple online store and search for the Magsafe power adapter, you'll see it has a 1.5 star customer rating. Seems like a design flaw to me.
Wow... Can't even play DVD's? So if I want to watch a movie on my Macbook Air on the couch, I have to plug in that superdrive and have it sitting there humming next to me?
If you are on the couch, couldn't you just use a normal DVD player and TV?
I wouldn't call it a design flaw. It's not the easiest thing to make a heavy, tough cord that's not ugly and too big. Looks like they figured it out with the Air. I have 2 magsafe connectors, and other than bite marks on one from one of my stupid cats, they're both in great shape. And I tug on mine to get them off, a lot of the things Apple recommends against. I think the 1.5 stars on the Apple site is just a case of the fact that people with 0 problems would never review a product like that, and people that have any problem always write in and complain.
Again, not to say that Apple couldn't do better, but I really think the current MagSafes are 4 star-worthy, or at the very least 3.5. Looks like the MBAir might hit 5 stars, though I am concerned that the cord may not be very heavy gauge.
