I want a MacBook Air

[FAMY2]

 Just look at this.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0ERgZ9dztk&feature=related[/youtube]

[LCK]

the lack of disk drive bothers me

[FAMY2]

the lack of disk drive bothers me

Me too. I guess something had to go to make it that thin.

Does anyone really have one here?   

[LCK]

Me too. I guess something had to go to make it that thin.

Does anyone really have one here?   

I doubt it.
I think most people here realize that the cons outweigh the pros, and the whole "thin" gimmick isn't worth $3000.
It's all about portability, and most people here never leave the comfort of their home so it's pretty much useless.

[Wrench]

I think someone's sister has one. If there is no CD drive, I'm not interested.

[Daddy]

There's a wireless CD drive.

[Placebo Headwound]

I think someone's sister has one. If there is no CD drive, I'm not interested.

hi

[Kalahari Inkantation]

thief's sister has one
I don't see why one wouldn't just buy a regular MacBook. It's cheaper, has more features, and just a little bit thicker.

[ME##]

I wouldn't buy one even if I had the money, the lack of an optical drive and lack of ports are the biggest cons against it.  I'd just rather have a standard MacBook, you get the same screen size, keyboard, a good processor, an optical drive and a replaceable battery and it's only a little thicker and heavier.

[Feynman]

I've thought about getting one, but when I thought about what I actually need it for on the road, all I really needed was an iPhone.

I doubt it.
I think most people here realize that the cons outweigh the pros, and the whole "thin" gimmick isn't worth $3000.
It's all about portability, and most people here never leave the comfort of their home so it's pretty much useless.

It's not 3000 dollars, it's only 1700.

And it's aimed at those that travel a lot and need a notebook with them at all times.

[LCK]

I've thought about getting one, but when I thought about what I actually need it for on the road, all I really needed was an iPhone.
It's not 3000 dollars, it's only 1700.

And it's aimed at those that travel a lot and need a notebook with them at all times.

the damn video said 3000

or at least thats what i heard on there

[Placebo Headwound]

And it's aimed at those that travel a lot and need a notebook with them at all times.

So you can't just get a Macbook for cheaper and have it do all the same stuff?

[ME##]

the damn video said 3000

or at least thats what i heard on there

That's because the SSD option used to be $1000 if I recall.  Now it's $599.

[guff]

So you can't just get a Macbook for cheaper and have it do all the same stuff?

yes, but you can't brag about that as much

[Feynman]

So you can't just get a Macbook for cheaper and have it do all the same stuff?

The Air is a more attractively portable notebook.

I don't know why you'd need something so small, but whatever. If someone was rich enough to buy an Air, he might as well buy the Pro.