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Am I crazy for wanting an MBA? Everyone I know says YES.
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I feel like I should have my leg up and stand in the Capt. Morgan pose holding my Air under my arm
I'm a cpu dummy!! So, does having the external hard drive compensate, or even for that matter negate, the lack of HD on ur MBA? Another question, do u save ur music/movies/pics to the cpu or do u save it to something else?
I kept my MBP and 12" iBook for the time being! I played some graphic intensive games and realized the Air would probably have some trouble doing that. Plus, for now I'd like to save my money (as hard as it is being an Apple fan). I don't think it's worth ~$200 more than my MBP is worth just yet.
It's all about people who are hard of hearing and therefore can tolerate the stupid fan.
It's all about people who can live with standard applications that stutter along as if the processor were a Pentium II.
It's all about people trying to rationalize their purchase of a half-baked design and live with themselves.
Hmmm, not such good ad copy. Sorry...
PS How on earth can you say this about understatment???? It's the most extravagent statement-computer you can get right now. It's all about extravagance for now.
But it IS all about the future. Once the bugs are worked out and people see that you don't in fact need all those ports and all that other crap that the Air WILL be just what a computer should be...
I hear you. That's basically the point I was trying to make all along - that you pay serious performance penalties for going with the Air.
Hmmm.... my "standard applications" work just fine, no stuttering thanks. Come to think of it, my old **gasp** 1 Ghz PB G-4 still runs just fine, with Leopard even!
No, it's about people who want to save their back running from airport terminal to aiport terminal, train terminal to cab to office and round again.
One thing that I haven't seen mentioned here is the importance of location. I notice that a lot of people from NYC are attracted to the MBAir, which makes sense considering they probably don't own a car. I live in brooklyn and take public transportation everywhere, without exception.
Every single pound counts to me.
I think a lot of people who complain about this notebook are those that get up in the morning, put their laptop in their bag and walk alllllll the wayyyyy out to the driveway before putting it down in the passenger seat of the car. And then they arrive at work and walk alllll the wayyyyy from the parking lot, to their desk. No wonder they can't understand what a few pounds difference might mean.
Depending on where you live, "travel" means very different things.
good point, great analogy
I have used the 17" for the past 4 years. I bought a Air, and I'm never going back.
Sure, occasionally I will deal with a lag or miss a bigger screen Occasionally.
But the portability is wonderful. You don't really appreciate how mobile the Air is until you own one.
Sure, occasionally I will deal with a lag or miss a bigger screen Occasionally.
But the portability is wonderful. You don't really appreciate how mobile the Air is until you own one.
Wow, such drama. Why not take a look at the MBA user poll and see what people who actually own one really think of it...
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/430164/
FWIW, it does not run like a Pentium II, some folks do have issues, but certainly not everyone.
The fan isn't all that loud unless your in a dead silent room. The drone from the air ducts in my building more than cover up the fan, in fact, I don't really here it unless I push those cores up to 80+%, which doesn't happen often.
I have run yes piped out to /dev/null in a terminal as well as two movies running in window mode (one in VLC, the other in Quicktime) without stutter.
The reality is for all the bashing I hear everyone doing, the expectations are completely unrealistic. I don't play video games with it, I work. That's what it was built for. I develop on it, do presentations, watch the occassional movie, even youtube. The fans rarely kick in above 2500rpm.
If you do things like play video games and are a heavy Photoshop or FCP user, this really isn't the computer for you, bottom line. That's why they make different models, because one size truly doesn't fit all...
Whorehay,
I sent you a PM with a link to a review I did on my magazine on the MacBook Air back in March. It's short and to the point and I believe it may help you decide.
Good luck!
Ed
I sent you a PM with a link to a review I did on my magazine on the MacBook Air back in March. It's short and to the point and I believe it may help you decide.
Good luck!
Ed
Ah, finally some like-minded souls!
Why must a laptop be as powerful as a desktop? Why does a laptop need as much RAM? Why does it need as many ports? Once again, props to Apple for actually sitting down and thinking this through starting with no pre-conceived notions about what a laptop must be. Apple has decided (correctly!) that there is a select market for a laptop with "adequate" speed, "adequate" memory, and "adequate" connectivity. Especially if it comes in the slimmest, sexiest package this side of Jessica Alba. If you insist on having the fastest CPU, most RAM, biggest HD, and most plug-in ports Apple will be happy to sell you a Macbook Pro -- and you'll love it too.
Yes, the MBA is decidedly "adequate" for its indented purpose, and yes, Apple charges a premium for its attractive form factor. But then so do strippers, hookers, dates, girlfriends, and wives (and in that order.) The magic of an MBA will never be measured in gigahertz, or megabytes, or even pounds. Its magic is that for a very select group of people, it is nothing short of perfection.
Why must a laptop be as powerful as a desktop? Why does a laptop need as much RAM? Why does it need as many ports? Once again, props to Apple for actually sitting down and thinking this through starting with no pre-conceived notions about what a laptop must be. Apple has decided (correctly!) that there is a select market for a laptop with "adequate" speed, "adequate" memory, and "adequate" connectivity. Especially if it comes in the slimmest, sexiest package this side of Jessica Alba. If you insist on having the fastest CPU, most RAM, biggest HD, and most plug-in ports Apple will be happy to sell you a Macbook Pro -- and you'll love it too.
Yes, the MBA is decidedly "adequate" for its indented purpose, and yes, Apple charges a premium for its attractive form factor. But then so do strippers, hookers, dates, girlfriends, and wives (and in that order.) The magic of an MBA will never be measured in gigahertz, or megabytes, or even pounds. Its magic is that for a very select group of people, it is nothing short of perfection.
Right now I'm sitting out on my deck enjoying the fresh air and scenery...with my MBA at hand so that I can keep up with my online world at the same time. Machine is on battery power and has been for some time, with every indication that it will be at least another couple of hours before I need to reattach the MagSafe. It was an impulsive decision to sit out on the deck and so I grabbed the MBA and came on out here..... No fuss, no muss. Out here I don't need to be plugged into anything and so I'm not. If I get the urge later this evening to go do some intensive work on photos or maybe watch a movie on DVD, I can do that -- on one of my other Macs. This one is the lightweight go-everywhere machine and that is precisely the role it fills to perfection. I love my MBA! It sits happily on my lap or on a table, whatever I prefer.... I can use the mouse with it or skip the mouse, whatever I prefer. With my older MacBook Pro 15" machine I found that it really got a little too warm to sit on my lap for long and that I really missed the mouse if I didn't have one with me. The MBA for me finally truly fits the definition of genuinely portable (without shoulder strain) laptop that I can use just about anywhere....