no need to open a thread for those bashers. they are bashing simple b/c they can not afford it and unaware of this fact.
Is pointing out a problem "bashing" ?
For everyone who is happy with their Air and thinks it will do what they want, wonderful- go buy one. I adored mine, for the three months before its hinges became so wobbly that it couldn't be used on the train, and I wouldn't have even minded that if Apple hadn't told me that it was intentional thus they wouldn't fix it.
None of these problems detract from the fact that if you get a perfect or near-perfect Air then you have a sublimely portable computer that is a joy to use and carry around, and super elegant, surprisingly powerful etc - if it meets your hardware needs (which it easily does mine). Noone I've seen, excepting the occasional troll, is disputing that for many people the Air is a great computing product/experience.
To assume that anyone who doesn't have or doesn't like the Air simply can't afford one is spectacular arrogance, but I shall end that particular bit of my troll feeding here.
It *is* a very nice computer, but that doesn't mean it's perfect. And just because some (or even many or even most) owners are overjoyed doesn't mean everyone else has to be. Plus there are some issues that are less to do with the Air than with Apple's attitude. I wonder if you'd be as blindly dismissive if you'd spent £1000-£2000 on a laptop that had one of the really bad screens, or wobbly hinges, or warped base, or poorly fitting body shell etc and someone came along and told you you were just 'bashing' and Apple is perfect.
I suspect some of the people you refer to as bashers are people who would really like to like the Air because on paper it looks perfect but have been bitterly disappointed with the experience - like me. If however you're talking about the occasional person who still pops up and says it's underpowered and not a proper computer (and disregards the needs of particular users), then I'd have to agree with you!
i'm just telling the truth, just not everyone is realizing it. if mba was $500, nobody will be bashing it.
Actually, I'd still consider the screen issues I've seen and the hinge issues I've seen unacceptable at $500, since I've never seen a $500 computer with those problems. Anyway, the Air *isn't* $500 is it? Is your point actually relevant at all? Your logic is like saying "Someone bought a $1000000 house and the windows don't fit properly. They shouldn't complain because if the house had been $500 they wouldn't be complaining."
I don't in anyway disgree with the original post, for the record. Just your comments.
I agree that there are a lot of price bashers but I'm not so sure it's because they can't afford an Air, more so they think it's not worth the value it's priced at - they can get a "better" mac for a little less or a little more.
There are bashers for every mac computer out there, if it's not price, it's graphics card, screen size, screen quality, weight, etc. Heck, just being a mac is enough to be bashed. I say get what you want and be happy with it, everyone is not going to like everything so stop looking for that to happen.
I have no problem with the Air's price, even before it got reduced. I have a problem with the build quality and service that I got, at any feasible price (i.e. not $1, obviously).
