Macbook Air

Anybody else got one?

Funny how I keep being blown away by Apples products. I love this thing!.

I like what Apple puts out...but the Air is a waste of money. Slow (the MacBook does better) and still the wrong size - it's not the thinness, it's the FOOTPRINT they should have worked on - put a 12" screen on the damn thing.

I would never trust it in ANY backpack on a flight.

But hey...that's just me. Like I said, I like Mac products, so it's not like I'm the "PC is better" type.

Dude, I just sold my Macbook and are typing this on my new Air. have you held this thing?. Yes it is extremely light, but as, if not more durable than the plastic Macbook. I have a neoprene sleeve and a Dakine padded backpack for it and I would take it anywhere without hesitation.

I was looking for something to replace my old Dell 720M (ultra portable) and thought the Macbook would do it, but this is the BOMB. Yes the price tag is steep but you surely get what you pay for.

and you slow comment......well drive it to appreciate it, there is NO difference in operating speed when working on normal applications, given the MBA has 2GB of ram as standard...

Waste of $$...that is relative, all depends on the user nes pa?

Claus or the notebook?

go fuck yourself....

How does "DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING BETTER TO DROP 2K ON?" suit you?

Lighten up Francis.....just saying

No media drive, limited 80GB HDD, USB port that only works with a dongle, 802.11n issues, CPU shutdown due to overheating, no user replacable battery, the list of issues with the Air is practically endless. It will be a sweet notebook next year, when version 2 is released.

Yeah, this is a laptop for those seeking ultra light, not those seeking a workstation. I'm thinking executives who want to pull open the web or powerpoint presentation occasionally, not the student or commuter who needs extended battery time (extra batteries not an option). Fly to Europe, thing would be dead weight before most of us even hit the ocean.

Moderator????....whos salad are you tossin???

Wow you shoot your gob as you read to get heard don't ya. did you get a chance to test?, or did you buy PC magazine on your way home from the 3rd shift of the executive parking lot at Sears valet parking handidarts.

FYI...the Battery made is 3.37 hours...NO over heating...I worked almost 3 hours doing network related stuff while sharing some Linkin Park on our network....

Limited 80 GB HDD???? do tell,

Dongle, yup I only need to connect to my 7 point USB hub when I am parked in my office......

so FOG back up your FACTS...........cutting and pasting from Oprah Daily will not get you ahead....

Wow, I must have interrupted you fondling it or something, sorry for causing you to get angry.



Congratulations on your purchase, I'm sure you will find new ways to validate your purchase. Maybe next week you can stream some more audio with it.

Good to see the Caps Lock key works on it.

The air is ok, used one couple times but doubt I would own it unless the bang for the buck improved.

BTW top ultraportable laptops from cnet, air is near the bottom
http://reviews.cnet.com/4370-3121_7-214-102.html?tag=lnav

Personally for ~ half the price I prefer the HP tablet laptop hybrid I’m using:

I went with the Dell M1330. Price wasn't the issue because I need it for school. I just liked what reviews I read on it.

As far as the AIR goes. I would have a hard time trusting that form factor when it comes to heat issues. As in everything else, I let the lemmings beta test it for me before I decide to buy one. There are growing pains with every new product line and not just Apple.

Um, you do realize it has an ultra low voltage CPU? Combined with a metal case?

Heat is NOT an issue.

For me foot print is. I decided I'm sticking with my PowerBook G4 12" for my portable needs, and will get a new desktop instead.

Unlike with most PC's, an almost six year old Mac is still a very usable machine - but I want something that can hold some more RAM when I'm working on photo's (the only problem with my 12" PB - 1.25 MB of RAM is the max )

And Fog - it's not meant to be a primary machine. For a secondary machine, it's more then adequate. Quite nice, actually - full sized screen and keyboard. Even with the slow assed 80 gig hard drive, it's very responsive. With the SSD it's almost instantaneous - of course you pay 1/3 more for that privilege. I'm really looking forward to SSD dropping in price and the death of spinning metal in laptops...

Holy Blazes!!!!

People are paying $2,000 for that thing??

Must be nice being Apple.

Holy crap! People pay all that money to modify their Xterra's and even crazier people pay all that money for BMW's?!?

Must be nice to be a vendor selling mods and BMW :rolleyes:

Good point, DocNo - even if it was facetious.

I don't get it with cars/trucks either.

Very good point. I have never had a problem shelling out top $$ for quality...2 weeks into ownership of this thing I am even happier with it now.

OK, surely you have something that you enjoy indulging in that someone else would think is excessive?

Double pleated toilet paper rather then generic recycled tree-bark toilet paper?

There has to be something - and I'm sure there is someone out there that thinks you are crazy for that indulgence. Same thing here.

The Air isn't a general purpose notebook. It isn't meant for everyone - and I'm OK with that! I would never want a MacBook Pro 17" either - to me it kinda defeats the purpose of a portable to have something that large, but I have friends and co-workers that have 17" notebooks and love them (not just Mac's - PC's too). I think their nuts, but their happy. That's all that matters.

I applaud Apple for pushing the envelope. Crap, there are still PC vendors shipping machines with floppies and PS/2 ports Thank god there is at least one company out there pushing the envelope - even if you never own a Mac, your computing experience will be that much better because the whole industry gets pushed. Even if you don't think you would EVER use something as extreme as the Air, you should applaud it rather then throwing water on it - because it's inspiration will filter down into other products and make them all better.