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Would you use a Macbook Air as your only computer?

Would you use a Macbook Air as your ONLY computer?

  • Yes

    Votes: 89 24.7%

  • No

    Votes: 236 65.4%

  • Unsure

    Votes: 36 10.0%
  • Total voters
    361
*I* wouldn't, but certainly you could. The ideal setup would include a Time Capsule for storing large files, movies, etc. If it was your only computer you'd also need the external superdrive.
 
I voted NO.

But I would have voted yes if the Macbook Air had the following two things:
1. An Ethernet port.
2. An additional USB port.
I'm sure both of these will be available in rev B, at which point I'll consider buying a Macbook Air (if I don't bite the bullet and buy a Macbook Pro before that).
 
no, if you ask me they are pants. I would much rather a macbook or macbook pro over an air any day. The air may be smaller & lighter but the actual fingerprint of the notebook is not that much different and in a strong chap i don't think the extra wight will kill me. take a look, there are some comparison pictures of it against the pro somewhere.
 
If I had a iMac or Mac Pro, I would, but since I have a Macbook, I'd say no. The lack of an optical drive and some other stuff is a deal breaker for me. The macbook suits my portable needs nicely.
 
No defiantly not! no ethernet only one usb (I'm getting killed with two) no firewire. Not powerful enough. I guess you could get a hub but that defeats the purpose of the whole computer.
 
yes, the macbook air will be my only laptop (although I do have access to my brother's 17'' mbp) and it fits my needs perfectly. I've been using laptops exclusively for the past few years (15'' mbp, 17'' mbp, 13'' mb) and I almost never use the optical drive or other ports and I would actually prefer not having them if that means less weight and a slimmer profile ala mba! :cool:
 
I could see it being used as my only computer.

I would have the external Superdrive, obviously. I also have my external 1 terabyte drive (which I already use with my MBP that has an internal 250 gigs).

As with my MBP, I plug everything in at home through a single USB hub, thus taking only 1 USB port.

So I think a MBA would be a great main computer, only that the hard drive is a little small.
 
considering that i will use it for nothing more than: office software, about 30gb of music, surfing the web, and chatting (as well as traveling with it) i think it will be just fine for my everyday machine.

if not maybe a new imac will be on my desk shortly. :)
 
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I really don't understand accusations of the mba being not powerful enough to use as a main computer: the MBP came out at 1.83 GHZ on a core duo and the 1.8 MBA C2D processor is more powerful than that. There are many criticisms people can aim at the MBA but being too slow to be useful isn't one of them!
 
If I drastically simplified my digital life, I could see using the MBA as my only machine, assuming that I also bought the external SuperDrive and the USB Ethernet adapter.

But I voted "no" here because I am not going to be simplifying my digital life anytime soon, if ever.
 
I would

I have a macbook. I have never used it's superdrive. At home I have it connected to my 24" display which has 3 usb ports. I usually have it with me at school. I mostly use safari, office, iTunes, netbeans(and eclipse(and smultron :) )), mail, adium and visual studio on windows. The smaller laptop would make my backbag lighter. Would the speed difference of the prosessor really make a difference?
 
Not right now...80GB is not enough storage for me, but 160GB would be great. I hardly use the superdrive and having it external wouldn't be a problem. I also hardly use more than one USB port, and I could live with an adapter for ethernet.
 
heatmiser said:
One of the huge draws of the 12" Powerbook (and actually, the iBook, the current Macbook, and the Macbook Pro) was its ability to be used as a single computer--as an all-in-one package. No desktop, no second laptop, nothing but the one.

So, would you use the Macbook Air as your only, solo, 24/7 computer if you had the chance?

I ask because I've seen a lot of posts by people heralding the Macbook Air as a worthy heir to the 12" Powerbook of yore. I'd like to see how the prospect of using it as a solitary machine would change opinions, if at all.
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Yes, thats what I'm going to try to do.
 
i personally wouldn't but i see how it would be possible. i need firewire for certain devices, so i couldn't. many people don't. i also burn cd's and play dvd's regularly. i suppose i could buy the external drive though. one usb port is fine, i have a 7 port hub. only other thing is that fact that i like to play some current games on my MBP and they just wouldn't run on the Air.

for a lot of people though, it would be very possible.
 
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I really don't understand accusations of the mba being not powerful enough to use as a main computer: the MBP came out at 1.83 GHZ on a core duo and the 1.8 MBA C2D processor is more powerful than that. There are many criticisms people can aim at the MBA but being too slow to be useful isn't one of them!
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Because it has soldered in ram and the computer will get hot and ramp down it's processor

Cybergypsy said:
funny the screen flex tested better then a pro........
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Maybe because it's screen is smaller
 
I could, it would be possible, it's faster and more powerful than my current older Mac.......but I prefer a desktop so I wont
 
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