The MacBook Air doesn’t impress me

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Posted Monday, 21 January 2008, 07:02 HST @668

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1 dpeters1 // Wednesday, 23 January 2008, 13:12 HST @925

I wasn’t too impressed by the MacBook Air either. This state of unimpressedness is also not only bred from my distaste for all things under the aegis of “Mac Culture” but actually has grounds in practicality.

If I had a laptop that thin, I would be deathly afraid of breaking it about every 5 minutes. And no optical drive? How will i watch movies whilst I’m out and about? The option for an SSD drive is intriguing, but ahead of its time. Until large capacity flash drives become cheap and are well on the way to being ubiquitous, such an option will be well outside of the realm of practicality for all but the mega-wealthy. It is my belief that thinness is not an indicator of quality and I’m not just saying that because I’m a large guy.

While I’m dispassionate about this newest Mac release, I’m sure it will energize the rabid Mac fan base just like any other shiny new release. Despite my saying otherwise, it does look like a beautiful device; Mac understands style in this bleak world of IBM-compatible boxiness.

At 1,800+ dollars however, it’s just about the most impractical laptop I’ve seen in quite a while.
2 billso // Wednesday, 23 January 2008, 20:54 HST @246

MacBook Air looks and sounds more like a fashion accessory than a reliable computer. It’s pretty, not practical. Perhaps Apple will sell a pink model later this year.
3 dpeters1 // Thursday, 24 January 2008, 01:37 HST @442

They’re doing pink ipod Nanos for Valentine’s. I’m willing to wager the pink model MacBook Air will show up in time for V-day ‘09.
4 dpeters1 // Thursday, 24 January 2008, 01:38 HST @443

They’re doing pink ipod Nanos for Valentine’s. I’m willing to wager the pink model MacBook Air will show up in time for V-day ‘09.

In a completely unrelated question; is the capcha for this site the one that helps translate books into english?
5 billso // Thursday, 24 January 2008, 09:10 HST @757

Yes, I’m using the real recaptcha. It doesn’t translate books from other languages into English, though. This captcha does quality control on OCR scans of English language books. Recaptcha’s developers have more info at this link.
6 dtaylor // Friday, 25 January 2008, 20:10 HST @215

Although I do agree with the main points in these postings, about the impracticalities of its sturdiness and how it symbolizes something of a fashion statement, I think its technological innovations are in alignment for where the market will be reaching.

The new IT developments by Apple have to be introduced to the market while developing a competitive advantage with its aesthitics, and in this modern era, sleek and attractiveness seem to go a lot further with retail than the physical durableness and forms rationalism.

I think it will do surprisingly well simply because of Steve Jobbs’ uncanny way of taping into the desires of Apple’s target market. His shinny new product will more than likely be a successful product (plus I have shares in Apple, so I have my fingers crossed).
7 billso // Saturday, 26 January 2008, 16:36 HST @067

The MacBook Air doesn’t compare to anything on Wired’s list of Apple’s 8 worst products.