outerlimits Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 this thing is between 0.16" to 0.76" thick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 (edited) That's un-real! Probably weighs nothing. Edited January 15, 2008 by CHRIS KEEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshidaex Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outerlimits Posted January 15, 2008 Author Share Posted January 15, 2008 3 lbs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JQ- Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I hear the cool-aid is good there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maineshootah Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 (edited) 3 lbs... I am as diehard as the next mac guy... but.. a slow 4200 speed drive.. major cost to upgrade and $1800... I will stay with my MBPro for a while. Edited January 15, 2008 by maineshootah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Moore Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 i like the macbook pro too. i think they took too much away to make the macbook air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinUSA Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 For those that do a lot of travel then the new slim-line is going to be a huge hit. Apparently these types of laptop are a huge market in Asia (particularly Japan). I would not go for one myself, probably stick with a regular MacBook but I'm willing to bet that sales of this thing are going to be huge. The iPod Touch is also going to get better and better, they just added Email and .pdf support. It's almost like a tiny computer now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outerlimits Posted January 15, 2008 Author Share Posted January 15, 2008 agree it's too expensive...but it's sick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 The new VW bug isn't for everybody, but it sells like hotcakes. This will too. I'm not ready to jump ship just yet, but I've been waiting for solid-state drive technology for over a decade now and I'm ecstatically happy to see it in a mass-market computer (that actually works). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinUSA Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I heard he pulled it out of a manilla envelope at the keynote address to show how thin it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Use the right device for the job at hand. You can get it w/ a 64GB solid state drive, too - no moving parts, lower heat. If you're traveling a lot, or have no need for a desktop replacement in your laptop, this thing is pretty darn sweet. I don't have a current need, but I could see having one if I had the extra $$$ to just burn... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 I thought it was sick when I saw it, but that is a lot of money for a hard drive increase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmccrock Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 You can get it w/ a 64GB solid state drive Base price $1799, $3099 with the solid state drive. Thin is not new, it is new for Apple. The Air is a bit thinner than the competition, which is mostly Sony. I worked on a solid-state drive project, a LONG time ago. "Bubble memory". Seems like it was 140K bytes. Floppies were 8". I digress.... Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Solid state drives won't hit cost-parity per bit with rotating rust for several years yet. They may get into the low-end market in the next year or two (the sizes won't be comparable, but if say the low-end spinning laptop HD is ~45 GB and a 32GB SSD cost about the same, a lot of people would pick the 32..). Note that the USB flash keys you get at BargainBinUSA aren't the same technology as what's in a solid-state-disk. This is a good thing, but makes the prices not comparable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinUSA Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 They had some of these at the Apple Store in Flatirons shopping mall. The pictures on the web-page don't do justice to how thin they are ! They look awesome, I wish I could afford one, but will probably opt for a regular MacBook, assuming I get a decent bonus this year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenTX Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Another gripe on the Mac Air is the battery, it's not end user replaceable like most laptops. If the battery dies it has to be replaced by a techie. If that's good enough for iPods, why not laptops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Another gripe on the Mac Air is the battery, it's not end user replaceable like most laptops. If the battery dies it has to be replaced by a techie. If that's good enough for iPods, why not laptops. I heard that the iphone is the same way. And, the battery in them had an expected life of about 18 months ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo23 Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 agree it's too expensive...but it's sick! Dito... Love my PRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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