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Relative to the new MacBook Air...your action plan is?
1/1: Relative to the new MacBook Air...your action plan is?
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I Didn't Vote
Might I buy one in the future? It's possible. I'm just not in the market right now for a portable since my MacBook is just over a year old.
pretty and pricey and coooool....
I just bought a MacBook 4 weeks ago and this new MacBook does not have the oompf I need like the 4GB ram and 250gb hd or the firewire and usb ports. I do need the superdrive, too. I think this macBook air shows where things are going. The MacBook Pro will be updated next and it will inherit the thinness (or some of it) as well as the new keyboard as well. I would still prefer a MacBook in alu though, this plastic gets dirty and scratched up too easy. One other thing is that it just is quite pricey. I dont need to show off thinness, considering you need to thin your wallet to get a thin notebook, hehe. But anyway I think this is a fabulous product!
Not much room for expansion
Only one usb port-and no firewire! Give me a break. I guess for the average joe who only uses a laptop to surf online, check their e-mail, and occasionally uses a usb flash drive, this is good. But for what you get (or, rather, don't get) this is way too expensive!
I'll pass...for now
It's seems like a fine product, but not for me.
I'll pass...for now
I've been waiting years for Apple to come out with an ultra-portable, but this isn't quite it.
I used to have an NEC Mobio (weight: 800 g), and then a Sony Picturebook (1 kg), and that's the size and weight I really want. This wouldn't be my main machine, just as the Air isn't meant to be. But for travel, I really need something small and light. As for the price, ultra-portables always command a price premium. I paid over USD$2000 for the Sony Picturebook.
Old Faithful. . .
My 12" Powerbook still rocks on. Now with a new larger HD & new Fan, i think it's got some life to go yet. plus- it's dimensions, whilst not as thin, are smaller, when it comes to opening it on a train / plane / coach seat: macbook air=12.80" by 8.94", powerbook 12" = 11" x 8.5" ish. ok, so processor and looks aren't there, but i still believe that it's the best laptop apple have ever made. It runs Leo and does everything i ask of it. - for my real work, i have a proper computer- and proper screens. Sigh... after all that, i still don't deny i will weaken at the knees when i see "mba", however, I know my wallet won't.
Old Faithful. . .
Amen to that!
Old Faithful. . .
Same here... it's nice, but not for me... too pricey. The other things I could deal with. I bought my 12" Pbook when I was starting into college. It was a Mac, and it was small... two of the requirements. the 17" & 15" models didn't even tempt me. Yeah, I'd like more work space when editing photos, but I can deal with that. I travel 100% of the time now, and I hope my Powerbook lasts a long long time.
not for me
If I was still a suit type going to meetings all the the time then the Air would be on my shopping list. But being I do recording and music editing it is too lightweight for me.
Yeah baby!
I had a PB 100 - I have never recovered from the great portability. I had series of Duos and they were easy to move around with. I had a PB 12" because it was the smallest at the time. When it got replaced I had to settle for an MBP 15" because there were no more 12"-ers. I am about to be all over this like a bad rash. The MBP is great for what it is but I just don't need to lug around a whole studio. I can't wait to have an MBA.
hdd too small
minor quibbles here and there about the features (lack of FW, no wired ethernet, dearth of usb ports, inability to drive 30" monitor), but the dealbreaker for me is the size of the HDD. I have enough trouble with the 100GB drive on my mbp; I can't imagine losing 20% of that.
Bad idea.
Releasing a computer without an ethernet port and a built-in optical drive is a mistake. Sony made that mistake with the Vaios, and Apple made that mistake with the Duos in the 98s.
Beautiful, but...
I'm staying about 4 blocks from an Apple Store at the moment, and I need to go in there anyway... I hope they have some models on display, but it will be to play, not to purchase. My MacBook is a much better fit for my needs at the moment.
Could replace my 15" Alu
I'm working on 3.5 years on my 15" 1.5 GHz, and I'd love to have a dual core book. Based on my experience with my quad G5, for a lot of what I do the multicores work really well. I would love to have an intel Mac so that I can use Fusion/Parallels. I know that 2 GB is sufficient memory--I have 8 GB on my quad and that is only taxed when my students do heavy calculations. One negative is the small 80 GB disk, but I just bought a 120 GB LaCie little disk, and it can be bus powered. I'm hoping that the USB port on the Air has enough juice to power the disk, my powerbook requires a powered hub to run the drive (or plugging in the auxiliary USB cable to my second USB port). Another negative is the lack of FireWire. I'm thinking that this means I have hold on to my Powerbook for its FireWire port so that I can still use my video camera.
Needs docking options!
I would buy the thing if it had two things: swappable batteries and a docking connector. I'd want to be able to plug it into a mini-dock (like you could with the old PowerBook duo) to get more USB ports FireWire, Ethernet, etc. Also, swappable batteries are a must, especially considering other subnotebooks have "up to 12 hours" battery life while this MacBook Air has a seriously underwhelming "up to 5 hours".
Needs docking options!
Precisely. With a docking station or mini-docks I would probably have dug into my savings. The puny drive and lack of changeable batteries just give me two more reasons to keep my money.
Needs docking options!
You could get a USB hub to provide some of the missing ports. I thought of doing that until I realised that the USB hub plus power supply plus USB to ethernet etc probably brings the weight back up to the MB pro level, so why not get an MB pro especially as you can get a better spec for the same money.
not for me
I'll pass on this one. I think this product is only directed at a fairly small market segment: people who travel a lot and have to lug their laptops around all the time.
not for me
I purchased a MacBook Pro after trying out both matte and glossy screens intensely. To me, glossy reflects a perfect superimposed reflected image on top of the screen, while matte blurs out the reflected light sources.
Fine Machine - for someone else
Seems like a fine machine, just not for me.
Fine Machine - for someone else
I pretty strongly agree with this. This is a really cool machine for certain people, but not for me. Now if I had an unlimited budget to get my wife a brand new machine it would be perfect. She is currently using a G4 iBook, and this would be even more portable, and she only uses one USB port ever. And it has never had its ethernet jack utilized.
MacBook Pro is light enough
I carry my 17" MBP everywhere and I need every ounce of processing power and memory for what I do with it (I run multiple databases and multiple application servers on it) so I can't imagine the AIR being powerful enough for me any time in the next few years. I also tend to have two or three USB devices plugged in all the time I'm at home. The AIR is neat and cool and all that but just not a fit for me (and it seems very expensive for what it is with the low chip speed and small HD).
Where's the FireWire?
Apple have an optical drive and an Ethernet adapter that plug into the USB port, but where's the Firewire adapter? Sure, the USB 2.0 port is plenty fast, but I can't plug my camcorder into a USB port.
For traveling it looks just about right
I plan to get one just for traveling, but certainly not to use as my main system (I have iMacs and a MacBook for that). I actually would have preferred a smaller screen so that it's more easily openable when traveling on planes and trains. The hard drive is a little small. But for doing basic MS Office stuff, giving presentations (Keynote, of course!), keeping in contact (Skype) with family, etc. this is going to be an ideal traveling companion. My main concern - having to decide which files not to synch over to it so as to keep size down to the 75 Gb or so that it'll realistically permit.
2gb
What a mess of a product. Too expensive for the average joe and with only 2GB and 144MB of that reserved for the on-board video it will turn the pros off.
Cool, but not made for me :-)
It seems to be a very cool Notebook, but as a pro I'm clearly not the target audience, at least not as the primary machine. There's no 30" support, no integrated optical drive, no FireWire(800), no Ethernet, no ExpressCard Slot and the screen is too small.
ultra-portable ?
Ultra-thin - yes. Ultra-portable - no.
Style over substance
I really can't see the point of this. It's cool beyond belief, and a real feat of engineering, but why pay more money to get less laptop?
Battery is the real issue for me
I love the thinness and lightness, I can live without an optical drive and I don't need ethernet, though Firewire would have been nice. But as with robg, the no-swappable battery is the real problem for me. Maybe the second version in a few years will correct this strange decision.
No, no, no, no, and no.
Because:
If I were a road warrior
I don't commute or I might consider it for it's weight. Not likely to get one:
I was ready to buy before the keynote. I didn't know it would be significantly slower than what I have.
Air = excellent second computer
A lot of people use notebooks as their main computer, including me, and for many of them, the MacBook Air will not be very tempting for many reasons. However, consider the following scenario: you have a 17" Macbook Pro as your main computer (I wish--I'm still using my original 17" PB). You often travel commute, and you've been lugging the big guy along, and have been spending a bunch of cash on physical therapy for lower back and shoulder pain.
I second that
The air is a secondary computer, full stop. A colleague of mine uses a Windows PC at work and has a MBP at home, running at 1.8 GHz with an 80 GB drive and 1.5 GB RAM. He needs no Gigabit at home. His Mac is a secondary computer.
pretty and pricey
the machine is nice but too pricey and not enough upgradeable for me...
Not my cup of tea
Before MacWorld I fretted that Apple might come up with something that'd make me regret buying a MacBook last fall. That didn't happen.
Not my cup of tea
It's the same with two-seater cars. Who on earth would buy them, can't fit more than two people. What were the companies thinking, they must be stupid and arrogant. Think about the person-mileage a two-seater gets, much lower than a four-seater car. I would stop buying cars from companies that make two-seater cars, they really insult one's intelligence. And then this, they have the audacity to sell two-seaters for a higher price than four-seaters.
too many cons
bigger footprint, smaller screen than macbook
Disappointing
I have a Mac mini at home for high end computing and I needed a Mac for the road and the airplane. Or the coffee shop. This means space is scarce and I was hoping for a small footprint, a screen as wide as the 12" iBook was but a little less high (so you will get widescreen). The keyboard would still have been normal size, but the handrest would have been smaller. And I would have accepted stripped-down features. Six months ago my old iBook broke down and I had to buy a replacement -- a MacBook. I was not too happy then but I had no choice. Now I have the choice but I would till buy a MacBook. Same footprint, more features, more weight but less price.
Lol..
I just bought a MacBook Pro...
Why "HINTS' people don't need an MBA.
If I were an anthropologist I could convert the poll & comments into a characterization of the Hints community. Simplistically - Over half the results are from those with no interest in a MBA, not enough stuff in it. Hints people like stuff: OS, software, hardware, and what they can do with it. You know who you are. Got a few computers lying around, do you? I can see three from where I'm typing. Now we know there are other kinds of people. Apple obviously thinks there are enough 'others' to make the MBA a financial success. I wish them well.
glossy screen :(
I guess I'll have to wait for the MacBookProAir (MacJordan?) before they come out with a matte screen. Those glossy screens are horrible!
Looks like Apple has a problem
If the results of this poll are any indication, looks like Apple won't be selling as many as they're hoping.
Nope. Close, but no cigar.
Footprint is the deal-breaker for me. If my old 12" Powerbook hadn't gasped it's last, I'd still be using it.
Bait and Switch?
Personally I think Apple's putting this thing out to get people to buy real MacBook's or MacBook Pros which are much better for the $$.
Not going to get one
I'm not going to get one because all my mobility needs are met with my iPhone.
Waiting
Im going to wait a year or so, once the price is like $1499 or so then i may get it as a laptop replacement.
Remote Disk to install XP in BootCamp?
Will the remote disk feature support installing XP in BootCamp? That is the only technical question left unanswered.
My ideal 2nd computer
I've been wanting a 2nd computer since selling my MacBook to my daughter-in-law a few months back. I waited for the MWSF knowing something new would come along. Sure enough, the MacBook Air...
~ $400 too high
If I had a need for a second laptop doing light-duty stuff, this would be it...if it were about $400 less. As it is, I need a full up Pro laptop to replace my 17" G4 PowerBook. So I'm waiting for the next major MacBook Pro update and will order one on the release date.
Docking
when that sweet docking station option is released... I'll be first in line. I can't remember if I saw the patent for it on Macintouch or MacOSRumors, but it was sweet. Basically an iMac with a vertical slot load on the side for a subnotebook - slide it in, poof, larger display, and you could probably squeeze in another drive for Time Macine too, as well as more USB ports and whatnot.
Can't replace the 12" PowerBook yet...
Nope, love the weight, and the cool factor. BUT, I'll stick to my aging 12" G4 PowerBook 80% of the time. |
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