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Title: I want a MacBook Air
Post by: FAMY2 on July 27, 2008, 07:30:44 AM
 Just look at this.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0ERgZ9dztk&feature=related[/youtube]
Title: Re: I want a MacBook Air
Post by: LCK on July 27, 2008, 07:36:20 AM
the lack of disk drive bothers me
Title: Re: I want a MacBook Air
Post by: FAMY2 on July 27, 2008, 07:39:24 AM
Quote from: Trevie on July 27, 2008, 07:36:20 AM
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?   O_0
Title: Re: I want a MacBook Air
Post by: LCK on July 27, 2008, 07:50:31 AM
Quote from: Clair on July 27, 2008, 07:39:24 AM
Me too. I guess something had to go to make it that thin.

Does anyone really have one here?   O_0
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.
Title: Re: I want a MacBook Air
Post by: Wrench on July 27, 2008, 08:06:01 AM
I think someone's sister has one. If there is no CD drive, I'm not interested.
Title: Re: I want a MacBook Air
Post by: Daddy on July 27, 2008, 08:18:38 AM
There's a wireless CD drive.
Title: Re: I want a MacBook Air
Post by: Placebo Headwound on July 27, 2008, 08:26:24 AM
Quote from: Hammurai on July 27, 2008, 08:06:01 AM
I think someone's sister has one. If there is no CD drive, I'm not interested.
hi
Title: Re: I want a MacBook Air
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on July 27, 2008, 08:36:50 AM
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. doodthing;
Title: Re: I want a MacBook Air
Post by: ME## on July 27, 2008, 10:56:18 AM
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.
Title: Re: I want a MacBook Air
Post by: Feynman on July 27, 2008, 12:08:31 PM
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.

Quote from: Trevie on July 27, 2008, 07:50:31 AM
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.
Title: Re: I want a MacBook Air
Post by: LCK on July 27, 2008, 12:33:40 PM
Quote from: Bassir on July 27, 2008, 12:08:31 PM
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
Title: Re: I want a MacBook Air
Post by: Placebo Headwound on July 27, 2008, 12:43:27 PM
Quote from: Bassir on July 27, 2008, 12:08:31 PM
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? doodthing;

Title: Re: I want a MacBook Air
Post by: ME## on July 27, 2008, 12:45:42 PM
Quote from: Trevie on July 27, 2008, 12:33:40 PM
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.
Title: Re: I want a MacBook Air
Post by: guff on July 27, 2008, 12:46:52 PM
Quote from: Thief888 on July 27, 2008, 12:43:27 PM
So you can't just get a Macbook for cheaper and have it do all the same stuff? doodthing;


yes, but you can't brag about that as much
Title: Re: I want a MacBook Air
Post by: Feynman on July 27, 2008, 12:52:42 PM
Quote from: Thief888 on July 27, 2008, 12:43:27 PM
So you can't just get a Macbook for cheaper and have it do all the same stuff? doodthing;


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. goonish
Title: Re: I want a MacBook Air
Post by: ME## on July 27, 2008, 01:01:02 PM
Quote from: Bassir on July 27, 2008, 12:52:42 PM
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. goonish


Yes, but like Guff said, you can't brag about having a MacBook Pro as much as an Air.
Title: Re: I want a MacBook Air
Post by: Placebo Headwound on July 27, 2008, 01:03:55 PM
Quote from: ME86 on July 27, 2008, 01:01:02 PM
Yes, but like Guff said, you can't brag about having a MacBook Pro as much as an Air.
yah you can its more expensive baddood;
Title: Re: I want a MacBook Air
Post by: guff on July 27, 2008, 01:04:57 PM
Quote from: Thief888 on July 27, 2008, 01:03:55 PM
yah you can its more expensive baddood;
uh i made that comment about the macbook not the macbook pro  baddood;
Title: Re: I want a MacBook Air
Post by: ME## on July 27, 2008, 01:10:09 PM
Quote from: Thief888 on July 27, 2008, 01:03:55 PM
yah you can its more expensive baddood;


I guess it depends on which model you get, if you just select a MacBook Pro without changing any of the components the MacBook Air with an SSD is more still expensive than the two 15" MacBook Pros. :|
Title: Re: I want a MacBook Air
Post by: Placebo Headwound on July 27, 2008, 01:21:14 PM
Quote from: ME86 on July 27, 2008, 01:10:09 PM
I guess it depends on which model you get, if you just select a MacBook Pro without changing any of the components the MacBook Air with an SSD is more still expensive than the two 15" MacBook Pros. :|
If you're going to be getting the Macbook Air with an SSD, you might as well just buy a really expensive Macbook Pro and get something better. doodthing;`


Unless you're retarded and care only about how the thing looks, like my sister.
Title: Re: I want a MacBook Air
Post by: ME## on July 27, 2008, 01:25:07 PM
Quote from: Thief888 on July 27, 2008, 01:21:14 PM
If you're going to be getting the Macbook Air with an SSD, you might as well just buy a really expensive Macbook Pro and get something better. doodthing;`


Unless you're retarded and care only about how the thing looks, like my sister.


True, and lol personally I think the Air looks ugly.
Title: Re: I want a MacBook Air
Post by: ncba93ivyase on July 27, 2008, 02:40:07 PM
i honestly don't pop in a disc more than once a month, and even then it's just to watch 30 minutes of a movie before i become uninterested

I really see no reason for anyone to use CDs or DVDs regularly unless you're playing a game, and if you were you wouldn't want a Mac anyways. also the macbook air isn't meant to be your sole computer and instead a companion for a desktop and you just send over your movies and music from your desktop to your laptop and then take it with you and it's designed so that you can take it anywhere and maybe slip it down your pants without it being a big, ugly, heavy burden

I still wouldn't want one because they're so damn expensive, but if they were as cheap as a standard macbook and the processor wasn't balls, I'd prefer it over everything else.
Title: Re: I want a MacBook Air
Post by: Placebo Headwound on July 27, 2008, 02:41:50 PM
Quote from: Lawlz on July 27, 2008, 02:40:07 PM
I really see no reason for anyone to use CDs or DVDs regularly unless you're playing a game, and if you were you wouldn't want a Mac anyways.
What if you wanna watch a movie or rip a CD? doodthing;
Title: Re: I want a MacBook Air
Post by: ncba93ivyase on July 27, 2008, 02:44:12 PM
Quote from: Thief888 on July 27, 2008, 02:41:50 PM
What if you wanna watch a movie or rip a CD? doodthing;
then you rip it to your desktop and copy it over

how often are you ripping dvds on an airplane psyduck;