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MacBook Air
- apgwoz 19y agoIt's been said to death various places on the internet, but the lack of inputs, and the lack of a easily replaceable battery (it's "integrated") are a huge loss. It may be wireless and have few wires to deal with, but you'll have to deal with USB hubs and other cables when it's in "desktop" mode. Traveling usage (for anyone other than those who carry spare batteries) will probably be OK though slightly inconvienenced. I wonder if Apple will come out with a USB "dock" for desktop mode.
- axod 19y agoWhy use a laptop in 'desktop' mode at all? Last time I used a desktop was... well... years ago.
- Tichy 19y agoI have a 24'' external display attached to a 2lb notebook. I like my small and lightweight notebook for traveling, but for longer stretches of work I like to have the big screen, too.
- nikolaj 19y agoI like the significant separation between monitor and keyboard and mouse.. it feels more comfortable and ergonomic to me. I do enjoy hacking on a laptop on a sofa.. but not for more than 2-3 hours.
- jmzachary 19y agoThe MacBook Air is a $1800+ wireless movie player for rich people. Media is where Apple is heading, and this product supports that direction. There was nothing new for MacBook Pros or MacBooks, and the Mac Pro upgrade was made a couple of weeks before MacWorld. That makes me think that Apple dropping "Computer" from their company name was a telling sign.
- Tichy 19y agoI've never changed the battery of my notebook, and it seems to me the inputs are fine otherwise - USB gives you everything you need.
- sabat 19y agoIt's the Sony Vaio as an Apple. Seriously, I think I liked the whole "Something's in the air" thing when FSJ suggested it was a reference to Woz's flatulance back in the garage days. "You could barely work with the guy."
- pius 19y agoKathy Griffin seems to be surviving.
- noonespecial 19y agoWozzzz Noooo!!! Ha. That's the first I'd heard of that. To each their own, I suppose. Maybe she'll feel rich enough to not do comedy. Oh horrid thought. What if she uses the Woz's cash to make more reality tv?!
- pius 19y agoThere's a lot to like about this computer, but a lot to dislike as well, even for those who favor a minimalist aesthetic. For example, designing the "Remote Disc" feature was great; telling the world with a straight face that "you can just wireless rent movies from Apple instead of playing DVDs" was just lame.
- dcurtis 19y agoYeah, but he's right. The future of entertainment doesn't have DVDs in it. I'm hoping with Apple TV I can skip BluRay alltogether, but I haven't seen the HD specs from the iTunes store yet.
- mattmaroon 19y agoApple TV has to be using some serious compression to be able to serve you a 720p movie fast enough that you can watch it as it does. You're still getting an inferior experience to the guy with Blu-Ray, especially if he has a 1080p capable set. That said, highly compressed 720p is still going to be an upgrade to a lot of people over a standard DVD. Perhaps only obsessives like me will care.
- boucher 19y agoYou obviously weren't watching the keynote. Steve demoed downloading and starting an SD movie, not an HD one. SD downloads fast enough to start "instantly". HD does not. The claim that this is "highly compressed" is baseless.
- mattmaroon 19y agoIt still has to be highly compressed. An uncompressed HD movie is something like 25 gb. I don't have or want iTunes so I can't verify it, but I'd be surprised if the files they send are more than 1/10th of that.
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- eVizitei 19y agoThat's a pretty machine, alright. The "aesthetic" factor almost makes me want to preorder one (I really like the look of the mac, even with the aforementioned design flaws). I won't, though, because my 2005 toshiba satellite is still ticking and all my current development tools run without a problem on it, so I can't justify it as a necessity.
- gojomo 19y agoBiggest concern: 2GB RAM. No configurator option for more, and wording about RAM "onboard" and tight design makes me wonder if more is even possible.
- nikolaj 19y agoi get along fine in xubuntu with 512.. ducks
- menloparkbum 19y agoIt is a fine machine, but very high-end consumer oriented. I use my mac laptops for programming, video editing, and running music applications. I actually DO have multiple batteries, maxed-out ram and use multiple firewire and USB accessories. I was quite disappointed that there were no updates to the "pro" laptop line. Perhaps this market (the "creative mobile professional market") is a loser for apple and they want to get out of that business. Also, I purchased a MacBook when they first came out, and had numerous problems with the battery and power supply. Thus, the lack of replaceable battery makes me nervous.
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- inovica 19y agoGrrr. I've been waiting to replace my 12" PowerBook. I mean, waiting and waiting. I bought a black MacBook, but it has no soul. Oh well... looks like I'm going to have to buy one
- Prrometheus 19y agoDoes anyone have a good guess as to where we are in the Macbook Pro upgrade cycle?
- jgrahamc 19y agohttp://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#MacBook_Pro http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#MacBook_Pro
- bjelkeman 19y agoThis one seems perfect to me. Just what I need.