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The new Airs are nice but I still don't fully get the appeal. I still have to rave about my Sony Vaio VGN-TZ390 for the ultimate portable workhorse. Core 2 Duo

by 51Cards 16y ago

The new Airs are nice but I still don't fully get the appeal. I still have to rave about my Sony Vaio VGN-TZ390 for the ultimate portable workhorse. Core 2 Duo U7700 @ 1.33Ghz, 1366x768 11.1" WXGA LCD, 128 Gig SSD, 2 Gig RAM, 2 USB, a/b/g/n WiFi, Sprint Mobile Broadband, BlueTooth, DVD±RW DL, 10/100/1000 Ethernet, Firewire, V.90 Modem, VGA out, ExpressCard, Memory Stick, and SD slots, 1.3Mp Camera, Fingerprint reader, 10+ hours actual use on medium size battery, carbon fiber body, less than 1 inch thick and 2.7 pounds. Also has 'instant on' to watch DVDs, music, or photos without booting the OS. It may be 2 years old but is still only 0.4 pounds heavier than the Mini-Air and 0.13 inches thicker. And it offers a LOT more features wise.

laut 16y ago
The appeal is that it is small and light Mac. The described computer is heavier and has a slower CPU and is not Mac.
- Encosia 16y ago
  For what it's worth, the current Sony Z model uses an i7 (and dual SSDs in RAID 0). It's significantly more powerful than anything Apple has in the 13" form factor, coming in at about the same weight as the new 13" Air (3.04 lbs). Actually, its i7 is the same speed as the 17" MBP's top option.
  - laut 16y ago
    That sounds cool. Still not a Mac though. Maybe very very few people will hack it and run Mac OS X on it, but many people who buy Macs just want something that works out of the box.
    - Encosia 16y ago
      > Still not a Mac though. In the more general market of consumers that want a ~3 pound 13" device, the ones that see Win7 vs. OS X as an important differentiating factor are a small minority. For the market served by the underpowered Air, a Win 7 laptop will "just work" every bit as well as a Macbook.
masklinn 16y ago
> only 0.4 pounds heavier That's 18% heavier > and 0.13 inches thicker And 20% thicker at the Air's thickest point (640% at the Air's thinnest point)
Keyframe 16y ago
I love Vaio series, but isn't that 2x more expensive than Air?

by 51Cards 16y ago

laut 16y ago

The appeal is that it is small and light Mac. The described computer is heavier and has a slower CPU and is not Mac.

Encosia 16y ago
For what it's worth, the current Sony Z model uses an i7 (and dual SSDs in RAID 0). It's significantly more powerful than anything Apple has in the 13" form factor, coming in at about the same weight as the new 13" Air (3.04 lbs). Actually, its i7 is the same speed as the 17" MBP's top option.
- laut 16y ago
  That sounds cool. Still not a Mac though. Maybe very very few people will hack it and run Mac OS X on it, but many people who buy Macs just want something that works out of the box.
  - Encosia 16y ago
    > Still not a Mac though. In the more general market of consumers that want a ~3 pound 13" device, the ones that see Win7 vs. OS X as an important differentiating factor are a small minority. For the market served by the underpowered Air, a Win 7 laptop will "just work" every bit as well as a Macbook.

masklinn 16y ago

> only 0.4 pounds heavier That's 18% heavier > and 0.13 inches thicker And 20% thicker at the Air's thickest point (640% at the Air's thinnest point)

Keyframe 16y ago

I love Vaio series, but isn't that 2x more expensive than Air?