The Apple MacBook Air is thin, light, and a testament to what good engineering and design can accomplish in a notebook personal computer. This latest TechRepublic Cracking Open Photo Gallery explores the technology of this ultra thin notebook.
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In all seriousness, optical media probably isn't going anywhere any time soon. If you're looking at the Macbook Air and saying "but it's lacking this and that, who could ever use it?" then you're probably thinking of trying to make it a primary computer - which it clearly was not designed for. As of OS X 10.5.2 there's a little utility for installing OS X to a Macbook Air and an addition to the OS for sharing your optical drive with another computer - there's the big hint that the Macbook Air is made to fill niche roles rather than to be the primary system on its own.
I agree with Ledgem this is clearly not intended as a main computer for people who aren't up to date on their technology. That is unless you can tell me that you actually shelled out 400$ on a Blu-Ray burner.
I get everything online. I burn backups to DVD, that's it. That's what your desktop is for at home. Carrying around CDs and DVDs "on the go" is ridiculous.
I get everything online. I burn backups to DVD, that's it. That's what your desktop is for at home. Carrying around CDs and DVDs "on the go" is ridiculous.
So what' you're saying is, "You must have TWO computers to do what you actually NEED to do." OK, got it. Right from a mac user's mouth.
I get everything online. I burn backups to DVD, that's it. That's what your desktop is for at home. Carrying around CDs and DVDs "on the go" is ridiculous.
Don't know about MBA being ahead of its time, but it's pretty logical that Apple removed a shitload of circuitry (e.g. optical drive controller, have only 1 usb port, ethernet port) to make the MBA smaller. Nothing about the MBA is ahead of its time.
Edit: Although I might have mis-interpret your point, if the future is all wireless I'd worry a lot about data-interruptions and unpredictable interferences.
Last edited by kouhii00 on 01 Mar 2008 - 08:27
Last time I looked, software media is still the CD/DVD. Not the floppy or modem. Find a better argument. How the hell can you install anything you can't download onto it?
Yeah, cause when my battery goes out after about the year it takes them to not charge fully anymore these days, I'd LOVE to pay Apple like 300 bucks to replace it. Their design team can go fist themselves.
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