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| Thread ID: 87609 | 2008-02-27 11:17:00 | the new macbook air | motorbyclist (188) | PC World Chat |
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| 644255 | 2008-02-28 02:15:00 | FWIW here is the criteria that Apple used when they developed the MacBook Air. The main bit that surprised me is that they mention students (who I would have thought would be more suited to the exisiting MacBook or MacBook Pro due to the onboard CD/DVD etc) although with the iTunes Movie Store you don;t really need to put a DVD on your laptop to watch. "• MacBook Air? Targeted to whom? Apple thinks road warrior, student, professor, people on-to-go, etc. What did the customer not want to trade off in a subportable? Screen, keyboard, camera. Apple put into MAcBook Air what they thought people really desired and traded off what they didn't. Apple offers solutions for others: USB Ethernet adapter, external optical drive, other MacBook models, etc." |
vitalstatistix (9182) | ||
| 644256 | 2008-02-28 02:29:00 | Targeted to whom? Fools with money. Seriously, who would spend that much money on a crippled and near useless device. Only people who think spending cash on crap makes them stylish. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 644257 | 2008-02-28 02:35:00 | FWIW here is the criteria that Apple used when they developed the MacBook Air. The main bit that surprised me is that they mention students (who I would have thought would be more suited to the exisiting MacBook or MacBook Pro due to the onboard CD/DVD etc) although with the iTunes Movie Store you don;t really need to put a DVD on your laptop to watch. "• MacBook Air? Targeted to whom? Apple thinks road warrior, student, professor, people on-to-go, etc. What did the customer not want to trade off in a subportable? Screen, keyboard, camera. Apple put into MAcBook Air what they thought people really desired and traded off what they didn't. Apple offers solutions for others: USB Ethernet adapter, external optical drive, other MacBook models, etc." I think it's market is teenage girls, or high exectives with lots of money. Even Apple reporters think that it will fail, as it has too many negatives, and doesn't really have a fixed market. They will probaby add those missing things to the next generation, or the normal macbook, and the air will merge. |
robbyp (2751) | ||
| 644258 | 2008-02-28 02:35:00 | FWIW here is the criteria that Apple used when they developed the MacBook Air. The main bit that surprised me is that they mention students (who I would have thought would be more suited to the exisiting MacBook or MacBook Pro due to the onboard CD/DVD etc) although with the iTunes Movie Store you don;t really need to put a DVD on your laptop to watch. "• MacBook Air? Targeted to whom? Apple thinks road warrior, student, professor, people on-to-go, etc. What did the customer not want to trade off in a subportable? Screen, keyboard, camera. Apple put into MAcBook Air what they thought people really desired and traded off what they didn't. Apple offers solutions for others: USB Ethernet adapter, external optical drive, other MacBook models, etc." I think it's market is teenage girls, or high exectives with lots of money. Even Apple reporters think that it will fail, as it has too many negatives, and doesn't really have a fixed market. They will probaby add those missing things to the next generation, or the normal macbook, and the air will merge. |
robbyp (2751) | ||
| 644259 | 2008-02-28 02:42:00 | Funnily enough but at $1799 US it is actually not the most expensive ultra portable laptop on the market Toshiba Portege R500-S5003 and Sony Vaio TZ150N/B are more expensive for the features. I think it's market is teenage girls, or high exectives with lots of money Agreed. |
vitalstatistix (9182) | ||
| 644260 | 2008-02-28 02:47:00 | OMG! Where did I put that Manila Envelope??? It's over here (http://www.manilamac.com/). Was funny hearing how an even thinner notebook was released 10 years before the Macbook Air (blog.wired.com) around the time of its launch. Given the specs weren't a patch on the MacBook Air, it still looked like a pretty sweet notebook. |
sal (67) | ||
| 644261 | 2008-02-28 04:41:00 | I Personally, Im glad I stuck with the EeePC and saved $2400 considering the width/depth of the macbook air, i actually consider the Eeepc more portable anyway apple reckons the battery life is 5 hours.... i'm skeptical, and you can carry spare batteries either I think it's market is teenage girls, or high exectives with lots of money. i dunno, are high executives really that stupid?:lol: |
motorbyclist (188) | ||
| 644262 | 2008-02-28 04:54:00 | apple reckons the battery life is 5 hours.... i'm skeptical, and you can carry spare batteries either The MacBook Air battery is removable if 5 hours battery life is not enough. i dunno, are high executives really that stupid? Are you saying they are all that smart? |
vitalstatistix (9182) | ||
| 644263 | 2008-02-28 05:10:00 | The MacBook Air battery is removable if 5 hours battery life is not enough. who told you that? Are you saying they are all that smart? good point |
motorbyclist (188) | ||
| 644264 | 2008-02-28 05:21:00 | who told you that? I read it just after the MacBook Air was released. ;) That is why there are 3rd party battery suppliers for the MacBook Air. ;) apparentley there are 19 screws that hold the battery in. (they are very small) "A standard size-0 type philips is all that's required to open the MacBook Air. The replacement process is described: Once flipped upside down, the MacBook Air's bottom cover is easily unscrewed and removed, providing immediate access to the battery cavity. From there, the battery can be unscrewed from the chassis with the same screwdriver and unplugged from the circuit board with a simple tug -- it's not soldered to the board." Info on the life span of the lithium ion batteries here www.apple.com You just have to get your info from the right sources. |
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