Posted on 01/15/2008 1:33:15 PM PST by Cagey
Still, personally consider the solid state drive option to be more impressive than the thinness of the computer.
There's a new feature that allows you to install software to the Macbook Air using the optical drive of another computer. The installation goes wirelessly from one computer to the other. Mac or PC. So the only reason now to have a DVD drive is to watch movies.
Gonna get this for my wife. She wants an ultralite laptop and this is the one.
Interesting. Appreciated.
You can already buy a MacBook which has the optical drive and is slightly thicker and heavier, not to mention less expensive.
I still remember the floppy disc, and how Apple was the first to drop it from their computers. There were moans and groans from many, but it had been years since I had actually used a floppy disc. Never did miss the fool thing.
Does anyone know if this also comes in black? Some of the pix in the Apple Gallery have it in black ... but I only see the silver for sale.
Do not sit on it.
And Apple just torpedoed that with the new updated iTunes Movie Store.
There is NO reason to have a DVD in your laptop now.
I have no need for such a beast, but I can drool nonetheless!
I can see situations where I’d love to have it, but I can’t justify it.
Hats off to Apple!
Yeah, you’re still going to need an optical drive on your desktop (to get your existing collection into digital), but at this point an optical drive built into an ultraportable laptop is pointless.
Agreed. The light weight combined with the improved battery life will be much appreciated.
I wish they would get the logic board issue in the MacBook Pro and MacBook squared away before coming out with something new. I bought a MacBook Pro last summer and had trouble with random shutdowns...took it in....finally it was the logic board. Had the Apple care so it was fixed but did not want to chance it so I traded it for a different MacBook PRo. and the other day..you guessed it a random shutdown after having it only a month. Not sure I would go Apple again though I do like many things about Apple.
I miss those keyboards. A light, rickety keyboard is very annoying. OTOH, this aluminum iMac keyboard is pretty solid too.
This is not a stripped notebook computer:
Size and weightHeight: 0.16-0.76 inch (0.4-1.94 cm)
Width: 12.8 inches (32.5 cm)
Depth: 8.94 inches (22.7 cm)
Weight: 3.0 pounds (1.36 kg)1Processor and memory
Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 4MB on-chip shared L2 cache running at full processor speed
800MHz frontside bus
2GB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM onboardStorage
80GB 4200-rpm Parallel ATA hard disk drive2
Optional 64GB solid-state drive2
Optional external USB MacBook Air SuperDriveEnvironmental status report
MacBook Air embodies Apples continuing environmental progress. It consumes the least amount of power of any Mac and is also designed with the following features to reduce environmental impact:
Highly recyclable aluminum enclosure
Mercury-free LCD display with arsenic-free glass
PVC-free internal cables
Largely recyclable, low-volume packaging
Meets ENERGY STAR requirements
MacBook Air received a Silver rating from EPEATDisplay
13.3-inch (diagonal) glossy widescreen TFT LED backlit display with support for millions of colors
Supported resolutions: 1280 by 800 (native), 1152 by 720, 1024 by 768, 800 by 600, 800 by 500, 720 by 480, and 640 by 480 pixels at 16:10 aspect ratio; 1024 by 768, 800 by 600, and 640 by 480 pixels at 4:3 aspect ratio; 720 by 480 pixels at 3:2 aspect ratio
Graphics and video support
Pure digital video output
Intel GMA X3100 graphics processor with 144MB of DDR2 SDRAM shared with main memory
- DVI output using micro-DVI to DVI adapter (included)
- VGA output using micro-DVI to VGA adapter (included)
- Composite output using micro-DVI to video adapter (optional)
- S-video output using micro-DVI to video adapter (optional)
Extended desktop and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 1920 by 1200 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colors
Built-in iSight camera
Input
Built-in full-size keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys, 4 arrow keys (inverted T arrangement), and embedded numeric keypad
Backlit keyboard with ambient light sensor for automatic adjustment of keyboard illumination and screen brightness
Solid-state trackpad with multi-touch gesture support for precise cursor control; supports two-finger scrolling, pinch, rotate, swipe, tap, double-tap, and drag capabilities
Wireless
Built-in AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi wireless networking (based on IEEE 802.11n draft specification); IEEE 802.11a/b/g compatible
Built-in Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
Peripheral connections
Audio
Analog audio output/headphone out (minijack)
Built-in mono speaker
Built-in omnidirectional microphoneBattery and power
Integrated 37-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery
45W MagSafe power adapter with cable management system
MagSafe power adapter port
All for $1799... not bad.
Then buy a Macbook or Macbook Pro. Voila, thicker, heavier notebook with CD/DVD drive... and faster processor.
I don't know what your problem is but I have had a MacBook Pro for almost a year now and it has never spontaneously shut down. I have clients who have both MBPs and MBs and not one of them has reported a spontaneous shut down.
On the other hand, since Ford had some Model Ts that suffered spontaneous shut downs, they haven't released a new model... but their engineers assure us that as soon as they figure out the Model T problems they will release the Model A...
The early MBPs had a problem where they would overheat the processor and shut down. This turned out to be the factory putting too much heatsink grease on the processor. It was quickly remedied, and I haven’t heard of a MBP doing that since.
Thanks, I had forgotten that little glitch. Yes, one assembler thought that if a dab was good a gob was better... wrong.
I can remember when it took two men to carry a 10 Megabyte drive.
I know, I'm old.
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