Macworld San Francisco 2008 Keynote About to Start

[VZGuy]

the battery life is 5 hours in full use with wireless and everything turned on

 

[xchaotic]

not a fan of the wide bezel around the screen. i think i'm just bitter i can't get one

The bezels are actually, usually quite good for you eyes, for contrast and for ISO norms, so I'm not worried. And it also means bigger, usable keyboard, which is good.

 

[phatspider]

Deffo priced between Macbook and Macbook Pro i'd say

Thats why he listed it :

Macbook
Macbook Air
Macbook Pro

 

[twoodcc]

cool. you can borrow an optical drive from another mac

 

[numediaman]

Ha ha -- I knew someone would complain about the ports! The Wired article seemed to imply no ports at all. one port is plenty for a device that is meant to be a wireless device.

and now the price is . . .

 

[twoodcc]

only 5 hours of battery?

 

[VZGuy]

all that for a mere $1799

 

[arkitect]

I am getting MacBook Air as soon as they are available… God they are beaaaauutiful.

 

[thejadedmonkey]

5 hour battery life... I'm getting one no matter what now.

 

[xenotaku]

ehhhh...black keyboard...and seems to be more dead space between the screen and the frame than my MBP. Fugly. It sure is thin though.


bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ah ah ha, 1800 for this? 1900 if i want a dvd drive? No thanks steve.

 

[VZGuy]

3 pounds, .76 -.16 inches in size, full size keyboard, 13.3-inch display, backlit keyboard, mult-touch gestures, iSight, 1.6GHz processor, 2GB RAm, 80GB HDD, N WiFi, Bluetooth, and thats all standard

 

[seh80]

If the screen is matte, I will happy sell my mb and go for one.

Don't like the black keys, but everything else seems okay I guess ...


ETA: Never mind! That price, yeouch!

 

[Mezzle]

What a massive anti-climax.

 

[gazfocus]

2GB Ram is good but the overall price $1799? WOW That's alot for a little book

 

[VZGuy]

they are shipping them in 2 weeks, you can pre-order today

 

[sdfd504]

Oh well...no MB Air for me at $1800.

 

[kellen]

1799, little high if thats base.

 

[slicecom]

all that for a mere $1799

Pfft no thanks!

 

[twoodcc]

1799 with 2GB ram

 

[thejadedmonkey]

only 5 hours of battery?

only? That's incredible for something so thin!
except.. wait.. it wont be user replaceable. drat!

 

[Plumbstone]

$1799! that's pricey

 

[CWallace]

not a fan of the wide bezel around the screen.

Agreed, but it might be needed for structural support and to prevent flexing of the LCD.

$1799! that's pricey

Sony SZ and TZ models push into $2000 and even $3000. And the TZ's use slower CPUs, smaller screens, and they're still thicker and heavier then the MacBook Air.

 

[DJMastaWes]

$1799? wayyyy to much.

 

[dukebound85]

will people sacrifice feature for the weight? i wouldnt holy cow

 

[Brianstorm91]

What a massive anti-climax.

Just you wait for the MBP any moment now...