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I think before I get an Air, I definitely need to improve my social life and/or my coffee intake. Right now, I don't have a personal need for an ultraportable.

by mhd 16y ago

I think before I get an Air, I definitely need to improve my social life and/or my coffee intake. Right now, I don't have a personal need for an ultraportable. I switch desks (home, office, abroad), but for that scenario, my current MBP 17" is a pretty ideal solution. Considering that I have (or could have) external monitors at each desk, the Mac Mini probably sounds like a better solution than the MB Air. If I ever have to attend a lot of meetings/conferences/presentations or finally find the time and money to travel the world, this looks pretty neat. Gives the Thinkpad X Series a run for its money.

bradendouglass 16y ago
I love the new Air but fall into this spot as well. I have an original Uni 17 (replaced optical drive)...what Jan 09 and I adore the heft, and weight of it. Then again, I am young and if I don't need anything of power I tote along the iPad. I love the Air but need a better reason, than current to pick one up, which is quite difficult every time I find myself playing with them in the Apple store.
Tyrannosaurs 16y ago
I actually don't travel that much but the weight of lugging my current MacBook around on the occasions I do is what has sold the new MacBook Air to me. I'm not a frequent traveller - maybe once a month - but by the time I add a laptop to all the other stuff I tend to have in a shoulder bag (not to mention the fact that I'd possibly be carrying my 16 month old daughter) and it's pushing what's practical to carry it for any sort of extended period. When I was looking at the possibility of replacing my current 4 year old MacBook I asked myself what had irritated me about the current machine that I would change. The performance is still basically fine (I code a bit, edit a bit of video and the odd photo but nothing where the performance is really getting to me) and I came to the conclusion it was weight and start up time which means that the MacBook Air rather than a new MacBook or MacBook Pro was the logical choice.

by mhd 16y ago

bradendouglass 16y ago

I love the new Air but fall into this spot as well. I have an original Uni 17 (replaced optical drive)...what Jan 09 and I adore the heft, and weight of it. Then again, I am young and if I don't need anything of power I tote along the iPad. I love the Air but need a better reason, than current to pick one up, which is quite difficult every time I find myself playing with them in the Apple store.

Tyrannosaurs 16y ago

I actually don't travel that much but the weight of lugging my current MacBook around on the occasions I do is what has sold the new MacBook Air to me. I'm not a frequent traveller - maybe once a month - but by the time I add a laptop to all the other stuff I tend to have in a shoulder bag (not to mention the fact that I'd possibly be carrying my 16 month old daughter) and it's pushing what's practical to carry it for any sort of extended period. When I was looking at the possibility of replacing my current 4 year old MacBook I asked myself what had irritated me about the current machine that I would change. The performance is still basically fine (I code a bit, edit a bit of video and the odd photo but nothing where the performance is really getting to me) and I came to the conclusion it was weight and start up time which means that the MacBook Air rather than a new MacBook or MacBook Pro was the logical choice.