I'd like to make this request as well.
I know it sounds thin, but seeing is believing (voir c'est croire!).
It seems as if the MBA owners are wary of posting the fat end, as my request has also gone unanswered.
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Thinness Shot
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It seems as if the MBA owners are wary of posting the fat end, as my request has also gone unanswered.
Well no one likes to see the fat side I suppose.
Perhaps we need to kidnap a mba in order to get the shots we need.
That sort of disguises the fatness, can you post another one like the one in the first post in this thread. Sorry for being so demanding.
please read the thread before posting...
and whats up with ppl wanting to see how "fat" the macbook air is?
it's thin.. nothing else to it.. you have the exact measurements already from apple.. go take a ruler if you don't belive the pics posted but users in the forum
hey this piece of paper is thinner than my air.. see the air isn't really that thin...
How do you know what he meant, all that is stated is that no one has posted a fatness shot and if you look there is a picture showing the fat end.
A lot of people still have not seen the Air in stores/person yet. The air, while thin, has tapered edges, and when it sits down on a surface, it is close to the same height as the MBP.
Before I went in to check the MBA out with my own eyes, the dimensions of the MBA and the angle that owners seem to take shots from play tricks on the eye.
"Critical thinking" and context clues.
fair enough..
and i did post pictures of it comparing to a macbook pro
post #28 in this thread
Well there is a link to a comparison in this thread and a fatness pitcure and in this thread the original reference to fatness is made in the second post so the context of using fatness is (in this thread) there.
http://www.appleinsider.com/article...r_unboxing_notes_and_high_quality_photos.html
tons of pic from apple insider
comparing the macbook air to the macbook pro
tons of pic from apple insider
comparing the macbook air to the macbook pro
Apples to Oranges... If we are going to pretend it is only as thin as the front, cant we at least avg it? Then I would feel right about this thread..
this thread is to show how "thin" it can get
not a whats the average thickness of the macbook air
theres lots of pictures over at Apple Insider being compared to a macbook pro
http://www.appleinsider.com/article...r_unboxing_notes_and_high_quality_photos.html
I posted the picture not to debate the thinness or thickness just to show how beautiful it really is......and how thin and sexy it is......
I really think thinness is a marketing ploy that has worked to perfection. If apple made a real ultraportable with smaller footprint with the same weight but thicker I would be equally impressed.
I ordered an MBA because of the most important portability issue - weight! I've been awaiting a light device that I can run OS X and XP sp2 on and it finally arrived.
I ordered an MBA because of the most important portability issue - weight! I've been awaiting a light device that I can run OS X and XP sp2 on and it finally arrived.
I agree with you on the weight but am a bit sick of the tired "thin is dumb, reduced footprint is where it's at" argument. Look, any 3 dimensional device has three dimensions. When trying to reduce physical size (i.e. volume, weight, etc..) you have three choices. Two of those choices (width and height) limit functionality by reducing screen size and keyboard. They are the most compromising dimensions. The third (thickness) has virtually no compromise. There is no functional benefit to making a laptop thicker (all other things being equal). Apple picking that dimension to cut back on most while trying to strike the right balance on overall size and weight versus footprint is PRECISELY the smart thing to do. Only some sort of retarded company would, in trying to build an ultraportable, cut back on the important dimensions without a REAL effort at cutting back on the most wasteful of dimensions.
Now, you can make the argument that you'd prefer an MBA with the same thickness, but a 10" screen, and only ~2 lbs but that thing would have no USB port at all, run on a core solo processor and 1GB of RAM, have a cramped keyboard that's almost blackbery-like etc... We've already got the power/expansion/functionality bitchers out in full force because the thing doesn't have a DVD drive (get with the times people!) or firewire or a second USB, etc... Basically Apple can't please everyone, but if you really think about it they've created a really impressive niche machine. And I think that's what they were setting out to do. So, I for one, give them kudos! And I'm really glad most of you amateur product specialists aren't doing product design at Apple because some of you guys have some really dumb ideas.
My response to your post is simple.
If the product design specialists at
are so wise, why did they sacrifice functionality for the sake of thinness? Tapering in every direction allows for the thinnest laptop claim but it also limits the space for ports built in connectivity. Now how bright is that?I think they have something going with this Rev A, but there is tremendous room for fat cutting.
Probably because they are looking into the future and seeing those ports as becoming less and less useful.
My response to your post is simple.
If the product design specialists at
I think they have something going with this Rev A, but there is tremendous room for fat cutting.
i belive there trying to go into a whole new leap here with the air
yes they did sacrifice ports etc on the air
however thier whole concept of "Air" everything to be wireless
time capsule for more harddrive space
wireless N and new bluetooth for headsets, cellphone connection, wireless internet, networking, itunes music, itunes video rentals, etc etc
and remoter disc for installing programs etc etc
IF you use all of apple products with your air there really isn't much reasons for you to "need" thoese other ports and such
