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"..what you think is cool is NOT what my mom thinks is cool, or what an executive thinks is cool, or what a lawyer who just wants to write a deposition on her l

"..what you think is cool is NOT what my mom thinks is cool, or what an executive thinks is cool, or what a lawyer who just wants to write a deposition on her laptop thinks is cool.." I'm sure an executive doesn't think it's cool that the battery's going to die on them before their plane touches down. "But I understand my iPhone, and I don't have to learn it, because it's learned me." Your phone "learned" you? Really? Someone with an iPhone, please enlighten me. "But let's admit amongst ourselves that the overwhelming majority of people out there have never pulled the battery out of their existing laptops, and didn't even know or care that it comes out." Which means that they weren't complaining that it could come out. Don't fix it if it ain't broke. By that logic, I guess Lotus should make it so that you can't change your oil. Judging from your mechanical skills (it's called a bolt-on because it bolts right on), you were gonna take it to the dealership anyway, right? That said, I don't think the Air is worthless, just worthless for people who view their laptop as a tool rather than an accessory.

jamiequint 19y ago
"I'm sure an executive doesn't think it's cool that the battery's going to die on them before their plane touches down." poor argument. 5 hours battery life on the MB air is more than most Dells would last on 2 batteries. "just worthless for people who view their laptop as a tool rather than an accessory" lets see, what have I plugged into my MB pro in the last 6 months.... 1. DVI 2. Power 3. Headphones 4. USB Harddrive 5. Digital camera Basically nothing I couldn't have also plugged in on the MB Air. (never had to plug in my camera and usb drive simultaneously). Also, I haven't put a CD in my computer since I installed Leopard, so not having a CD drive is hardly much of an inconvenience. I liked this article because it called out all the FUD tactics that the Macbook Air haters are raging on about for no reason.
- nkohari 19y ago
  My main argument against the MacBook Air is that you pay more and get less. Sure, it's a flashy computer, but the standard MB and MBP lines are flashy also, yet still competitively-priced. Not to mention, the comparison that he's making on this post is between an MBA with an SSD and an MBP, which isn't even remotely apples-to-apples. If you put an SSD in an MBP, I guarantee it would crush the MBA in any benchmark you ran. My point is he dropped upwards of $3k on a computer that's slower than his $2k MBP.
- manvsmachine 19y ago
  Read arstechnica's review, they didn't get even get 3 hours, much less 5. They got worse battery life than from a regular Macbook and noted that it takes twice as long for the battery to charge than to discharge. In fact, an entire section of their review is titled "Battery Life, I Miss You". Does that sound appealing? When I say accessory, I mean that some people don't NEED to be able to pull out their notebook at any given time to do something important. Not everybody does, but those would be the people that view it as an "accessory". It's cool that they have it, but I hope their ability to get work done is not solely dependent on it. Like I said, I like the Air, but it seems to only be perfect for people who don't actually NEED it.

jamiequint 19y ago

"I'm sure an executive doesn't think it's cool that the battery's going to die on them before their plane touches down." poor argument. 5 hours battery life on the MB air is more than most Dells would last on 2 batteries. "just worthless for people who view their laptop as a tool rather than an accessory" lets see, what have I plugged into my MB pro in the last 6 months.... 1. DVI 2. Power 3. Headphones 4. USB Harddrive 5. Digital camera Basically nothing I couldn't have also plugged in on the MB Air. (never had to plug in my camera and usb drive simultaneously). Also, I haven't put a CD in my computer since I installed Leopard, so not having a CD drive is hardly much of an inconvenience. I liked this article because it called out all the FUD tactics that the Macbook Air haters are raging on about for no reason.

nkohari 19y ago
My main argument against the MacBook Air is that you pay more and get less. Sure, it's a flashy computer, but the standard MB and MBP lines are flashy also, yet still competitively-priced. Not to mention, the comparison that he's making on this post is between an MBA with an SSD and an MBP, which isn't even remotely apples-to-apples. If you put an SSD in an MBP, I guarantee it would crush the MBA in any benchmark you ran. My point is he dropped upwards of $3k on a computer that's slower than his $2k MBP.
manvsmachine 19y ago
Read arstechnica's review, they didn't get even get 3 hours, much less 5. They got worse battery life than from a regular Macbook and noted that it takes twice as long for the battery to charge than to discharge. In fact, an entire section of their review is titled "Battery Life, I Miss You". Does that sound appealing? When I say accessory, I mean that some people don't NEED to be able to pull out their notebook at any given time to do something important. Not everybody does, but those would be the people that view it as an "accessory". It's cool that they have it, but I hope their ability to get work done is not solely dependent on it. Like I said, I like the Air, but it seems to only be perfect for people who don't actually NEED it.