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    Apple MacBook Air Review Discussion

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by dietcokefiend, Feb 6, 2008.

  1. yodermk

    yodermk Notebook Guru

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    Will it sell? I know it will to impulse buyers with lots of money!

    A group of ten people from my office each ordered one on the day of its announcement. The only guy I talked to about it received his --- smashed to smithereens. Outer box was fine but inside it was completely broken.

    He's now considering canceling his order instead of asking for a redo. The moral: I think the longer people think about this, the less likely they will be to buy.

    Quite frankly, I would rather have a base Macbook -- even if if were the same price as an MBA! It just sacrifices too much. (I do hope to play with one soon though.)
     
    yodermk, Feb 7, 2008
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  2. knightingmagic

    knightingmagic Notebook Deity

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    Java programs suck. That's a testament to how difficult it is to make multi-platform programs.
     
    knightingmagic, Feb 7, 2008
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  3. hollownail

    hollownail Individual 11

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    Me thinks you don't know much about Java.

    The best IDE (also most widely used) is written in Java.
     
    hollownail, Feb 8, 2008
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  4. gengerald

    gengerald Technofile Extraordinaire

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    EEE PC > MBA...Why buy a thin computer? If you want something that is portable an extra couple ounces does not KILL your wrist. When you think of portable you think of small form factor, not a slimmed down full size. It is like me cutting off the bottom half of my asus and calling it a portable laptop. It is no more easier to carry than the full size one, it just now has horrible performance. Another Mac blunder...if it would have been a 8-10" screen I would have ordered one the first day, because then its current specs would kick ass.


    Hey...everyone gets their shot at the mac, this one just doesnt cut it...next year I hope they learn, maybe they will get a convert :)
     
    gengerald, Feb 9, 2008
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  5. troyman21

    troyman21 Notebook Consultant

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    Great slim design, but dam, the MacBook Air is a complete joke. It lacks a lot of important things and its more expensive than the already "too dam expensive" MacBooks. Therefore, this was kind of pointless to release, as it's really doing nothing for Apple...
    Apple, haven't you heard of the term "price drop"???? Geez...
     
    troyman21, Apr 3, 2008
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  6. richxps

    richxps Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thumbs up for this laptop.
    This is my first mac and i think tis great.
     
    richxps, Apr 15, 2008
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