Comments on: MacBook Air: The World’s Thinnest Notebook http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/ TheAppleBlog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:55:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Amy http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-118817 Amy Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:28:22 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-118817 Well, bought one tonight in spite of the considerable skepticism. It is just so neat. I am a photographer but I cannot figure out why I need more than one usb port at a time. I will download my pics and then unplug the camera freeing the port. All of my microsoft office software runs fine so that my files from my dell at work can be opened with no problem. For me personally, I cannot imagine why I would ever miss the ability to hook up firewire. Wireless isn't as fast, but it will be all that I need. Keynote does everything I want to do for presentations and the Macbook air easily connects to the projector I have even found a patch for SIMS that supposedly lets it run w/o the disc in the comp. I will see if that is true. Optical drive? Who cares...I can get what I need wirelessly. It seems that we need to welcome 2008 and change our thinking about how to use our laptops. Hope I am not going to live to regret this opinion! Well, bought one tonight in spite of the considerable skepticism. It is just so neat.

I am a photographer but I cannot figure out why I need more than one usb port at a time. I will download my pics and then unplug the camera freeing the port.

All of my microsoft office software runs fine so that my files from my dell at work can be opened with no problem.

For me personally, I cannot imagine why I would ever miss the ability to hook up firewire. Wireless isn’t as fast, but it will be all that I need.

Keynote does everything I want to do for presentations and the Macbook air easily connects to the projector

I have even found a patch for SIMS that supposedly lets it run w/o the disc in the comp. I will see if that is true.

Optical drive? Who cares…I can get what I need wirelessly. It seems that we need to welcome 2008 and change our thinking about how to use our laptops. Hope I am not going to live to regret this opinion!

]]> By: sjmills http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113712 sjmills Sat, 19 Jan 2008 07:23:45 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113712 So what if it doesn't have a DVD drive? Nobody is forcing you to buy it. Tons of people live happy, full lives without an optical drive in their PowerBook. The last time I put a disc in there was when Sims 2 was new, and it required the damned disc to play it. But most games suck when you're sitting on the couch, so ours doesn't get used for anything but internet stuff now. No optical drive needed at all. So what if it doesn’t have a DVD drive? Nobody is forcing you to buy it. Tons of people live happy, full lives without an optical drive in their PowerBook. The last time I put a disc in there was when Sims 2 was new, and it required the damned disc to play it. But most games suck when you’re sitting on the couch, so ours doesn’t get used for anything but internet stuff now. No optical drive needed at all.

]]> By: jacob http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113697 jacob Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:24:51 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113697 What??? this machine should not even be in production I was watching the apprentice the other night when J.Simmons from kiss gets the boot. I think the one that approved this project should be also, First: because it does not have an optical drive, no FIRE WIRE, no docking station, THAT is the reason why PCs notebooks are ahead you can expand it that way. I love Apple but lately they have give us just over price products. Fix it, Sony's might be bigger but we do not have to worry of bringing more stuff What??? this machine should not even be in production I was watching the apprentice the other night when J.Simmons from kiss gets the boot. I think the one that approved this project should be also, First: because it does not have an optical drive, no FIRE WIRE, no docking station, THAT is the reason why PCs notebooks are ahead you can expand it that way.
I love Apple but lately they have give us just over price products.
Fix it, Sony’s might be bigger but we do not have to worry of bringing more stuff

]]> By: Manuel Martensen http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113606 Manuel Martensen Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:02:51 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113606 @Christian: He said “Nickel”. @Christian: He said “Nickel”.

]]> By: Michael Clark http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113577 Michael Clark Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:03:59 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113577 @Christian: I think he said thickness of a nickel, not needle. @Christian: I think he said thickness of a nickel, not needle.

]]> By: Christian http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113576 Christian Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:49:09 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113576 I believe the processor is actually the thickness of a needle and the width of a dime. That's what the live feed from the show said, but it could have been a typo. Now that I'm looking for it, I don't see it mentioned anywhere. I believe the processor is actually the thickness of a needle and the width of a dime. That’s what the live feed from the show said, but it could have been a typo. Now that I’m looking for it, I don’t see it mentioned anywhere.

]]> By: Stephanie Guertin http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113574 Stephanie Guertin Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:27:33 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113574 Don't forget the full-size keyboard! Oh, and Ken? No onboard optical drive. The one that Steve referred to is the USB-connected external one that you can buy for 99$ Don’t forget the full-size keyboard!

Oh, and Ken? No onboard optical drive. The one that Steve referred to is the USB-connected external one that you can buy for 99$

]]> By: Ken http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113571 Ken Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:56:57 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113571 My understanding is that it DOES have an optical drive. Steve said that he didn't think that most people would need it, but it is there. My understanding is that it DOES have an optical drive. Steve said that he didn’t think that most people would need it, but it is there.

]]> By: MacBook Air: el ultraportatil de Apple ya esta aquí. | Si te doy tres toques, es que estoy en el laboratorio 3. | BlindStation http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113565 MacBook Air: el ultraportatil de Apple ya esta aquí. | Si te doy tres toques, es que estoy en el laboratorio 3. | BlindStation Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:01:23 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113565 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: RIch http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113564 RIch Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:43:03 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113564 The multi-touch trackpad raises a question. Is this a hardware advance or simply software? I'm wondering if a software update to the current Mac laptop range could make them multitouch in much the same way Front Row could be hacked onto technically non-Front Row Macs. The multi-touch trackpad raises a question. Is this a hardware advance or simply software?

I’m wondering if a software update to the current Mac laptop range could make them multitouch in much the same way Front Row could be hacked onto technically non-Front Row Macs.

]]> By: Jeff Hall http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113561 Jeff Hall Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:05:22 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113561 I'm a photographer and The MBA is not practical for me to use as a location computer. I need one more USB port (i realize i can get a hub but that defeats the purpose of portability) and I need a fire-wire port. A lower price would be nice as well, but I understand that smaller means more $$$. I’m a photographer and The MBA is not practical for me to use as a location computer. I need one more USB port (i realize i can get a hub but that defeats the purpose of portability) and I need a fire-wire port. A lower price would be nice as well, but I understand that smaller means more $$$.

]]> By: rfrancis http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113560 rfrancis Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:01:35 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113560 #4 - Heck, it doesn’t have optical drives ? Then how do we load all the stuffs that we have on cd’s/dvd’s ? By “AIR” ? You have two options. There is a $99 external superdrive available. The other truly is by "Air" - you install a bit of software on either a Mac or Windows machine that has wireless capabilities, you pop what ever optical media you have into that machine and it becomes available to the Air for install, etc. #4 - Heck, it doesn’t have optical drives ? Then how do we load all the stuffs that we have on cd’s/dvd’s ? By “AIR” ?

You have two options. There is a $99 external superdrive available. The other truly is by “Air” - you install a bit of software on either a Mac or Windows machine that has wireless capabilities, you pop what ever optical media you have into that machine and it becomes available to the Air for install, etc.

]]> By: Matt Radel http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113559 Matt Radel Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:52:46 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113559 This is a gutsy move by Apple, methinks. I love the commercial though. This is a gutsy move by Apple, methinks. I love the commercial though.

]]> By: Adrian Aioanei http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113558 Adrian Aioanei Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:49:30 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113558 Heck, it doesn't have optical drives ? Then how do we load all the stuffs that we have on cd's/dvd's ? By "AIR" ? Another problem would be with the heat, actual MacBook's and MacBook Pro's raise some issues on this matter. Wonder how MackBook AIR handles this being much thiner. Adrian. Heck, it doesn’t have optical drives ? Then how do we load all the stuffs that we have on cd’s/dvd’s ? By “AIR” ?

Another problem would be with the heat, actual MacBook’s and MacBook Pro’s raise some issues on this matter. Wonder how MackBook AIR handles this being much thiner.

Adrian.

]]> By: The Boar’s Head Tavern » http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113557 The Boar’s Head Tavern » Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:41:04 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113557 [...] the unmitigated lust for technology front, I need all of you to donate towards a cause close to my heart: acquiring one of these. Posted by: Michael Spencer @ 2:41 pm | Trackback | [...] [...] the unmitigated lust for technology front, I need all of you to donate towards a cause close to my heart: acquiring one of these. Posted by: Michael Spencer @ 2:41 pm | Trackback | [...]

]]> By: Nick http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113556 Nick Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:40:13 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113556 No optical drives? You lost me Steve... I don't have any other drives to use or an external drive to backup to. I still depend on cd/dvd. As cool as this machine is I think that alone makes it a dud. No optical drives? You lost me Steve… I don’t have any other drives to use or an external drive to backup to. I still depend on cd/dvd. As cool as this machine is I think that alone makes it a dud.

]]> By: Mike Perry http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113554 Mike Perry Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:28:09 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113554 Thanks Steve! I was afraid this new computer would be small rather than thin and make me regret getting that MacBook last fall. Instead, you've created a new MacBook that's a "babe magnet" and that many will be eager to have, but that doesn't interest me in the slightest. My bank account thanks you too. Now how about giving the rest of us a small MacBook with perhaps a 10-inch screen, a non-metallic body (for WiFi range), and a 10-hour battery life. Make it rugged as a brick and limited in features, so you can price it at $999. It's be the perfect writer's and backpack traveler's tool. And while you're at it, why not license the MacBook power connector to others. I have a iGo power gadget that'll run any laptop from any power source in the galaxy, that is, any laptop but MacBooks and MacBook Pros. --Mike Perry, author of Untangling Tolkien Thanks Steve! I was afraid this new computer would be small rather than thin and make me regret getting that MacBook last fall. Instead, you’ve created a new MacBook that’s a “babe magnet” and that many will be eager to have, but that doesn’t interest me in the slightest. My bank account thanks you too.

Now how about giving the rest of us a small MacBook with perhaps a 10-inch screen, a non-metallic body (for WiFi range), and a 10-hour battery life. Make it rugged as a brick and limited in features, so you can price it at $999. It’s be the perfect writer’s and backpack traveler’s tool.

And while you’re at it, why not license the MacBook power connector to others. I have a iGo power gadget that’ll run any laptop from any power source in the galaxy, that is, any laptop but MacBooks and MacBook Pros.

–Mike Perry, author of Untangling Tolkien

]]> By: Mark Evans http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113546 Mark Evans Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:39:26 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-notebook/#comment-113546 Truly stunning but not sure I can justify spending $1799 to upgrade my MacBook. Truly stunning but not sure I can justify spending $1799 to upgrade my MacBook.

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