Comments on: Apple Releases the 13-inch MacBook Air

By: mp3salem

mp3salem — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:56:05 +0000

quite interesting moled

By: Run Mac OS X (Leopard) on a Sony Vaio P » Kineda

Run Mac OS X (Leopard) on a Sony Vaio P » Kineda — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:25:09 +0000

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By: Apple’s 13 inch Macbook Air Sucks « Electronic Playground

Apple’s 13 inch Macbook Air Sucks « Electronic Playground — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:46:48 +0000

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By: andrewlsteele

andrewlsteele — Tue, 20 May 2008 21:01:59 +0000

No doubt it’s an amazing and sexy machine. I don’t get all the nitpicking though. Name me one laptop – one computer for that matter – that doesn’t compromise somewhere. This is an ultra-portable computer that has everything you need…unless you’re a gamer or in the IT department.

Can you tell I’m an Apple fan? :-)

But, it’s all a moot point anyway. Rumor has it that the next version is already on it’s way, a scant 9 months after the release of v1.0. To wit: http://personafile.com/Apple-M.....100228.htm

With that kind of product lifecycle, I wish Apple had a trade-in program!

By: ice_blade

ice_blade — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:16:00 +0000

I can see that this argument is really about being usable to have all the bits and piece so that you’re really doing some serious work vs. the aesthetics and light usage of the notebook.

to me this new MacBook Air is just another product for those who like their notebooks to be light so that its more portable and does the normal grind of work (i.e typing documents, surfing the net, etc…).

If you were going for some serious power, you wouldn’t buy one of these.. i can’t imagine anyone who wanted to play network games to bring something like this… or for serious business, whether or not it has enough battery to last… given that the most heaviest part of the notebook is the battery, i wonder actually how long this thing can last…

By: Jessie

Jessie — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 07:49:46 +0000

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Windows Vista wireless connection problems — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:30:01 +0000

Windows Vista wireless connection problems…

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By: Apple’s 13 inch macbook air sucks « Ljlol’s Weblog

Apple’s 13 inch macbook air sucks « Ljlol’s Weblog — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:32:40 +0000

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By: JustAZN

JustAZN — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:20:39 +0000

The optical doesn’t have a big power draw, unless you’re going back a decade. It doesn’t matter if it has parts that move, that doesn’t make it consume more power. Video cards don’t have moving parts and they can be the #1 power consumption hardware in computers.

The Core 2 Duo in the Apple is of the same core as the regular mobile one is, the Merom. Smaller doesn’t mean more expensive either just because it’s smaller. Reasons why the fab would go smaller would have to be based on architectural developments, meaning new techology, which then means it’s more expensive. The C2D in the Apple Air also isn’t mass produced for anybody else, meaning Intel has to raise the prices in order to meet their production cost.

the 64 Gig SSD drive costs $999 more than the 80 gig PATA drive.

the 1.8 Ghz C2D costs $300 more than the 1.6 Ghz one

the disc drive is $100 and externals don’t go with portability.

Did I mention it doesn’t come with a Ethernet port? Then the whole “It’s meant to be wireless” argument turns to BS.

By: ztnepres

ztnepres — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:45:03 +0000

lets stop arguing. the air is really thin end of story.