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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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| 644295 | 2008-02-29 07:18:00 | Thats with the SSD! Wait till the HDD version comes out AMD it basically has 2x the features of the Air except the processor. I am guessing that the next Air will have a bigger SSD for around the same price as Apple is moving away from the harddrive concept. |
vitalstatistix (9182) | ||
| 644296 | 2008-02-29 10:01:00 | Thats with the SSD! Wait till the HDD version comes out AMD it basically has 2x the features of the Air except the processor. so when a windows machine comes out with a faster processor then a mac the mac is crap. You can't have it both ways |
plod (107) | ||
| 644297 | 2008-03-01 09:43:00 | No, the crap is a standard apple feature, force fed to those who deserve no better. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 644298 | 2008-03-01 12:45:00 | Having just recently started Uni myself after a few years of working, Im happy to say I would much rather my EeePC than any other notebook in terms of student-attractiveness. Not only is it small enough that I can throw in my backpack before jumping on my motorbike each morning, but the power supply too, along with lunch, books, wet-weather gear, a mouse, shower-in-a-can & one or two other little things like a thumbdrive / mp3 player... Now, my friend who catches the bus to Uni has a larger bag, JUST for his laptop. Sure, you could shave a cm or two off the thickness, it still needs a large bag to carry it, not to mention its much heavier (Not much is lighter than the EeePC), cost a lot more ($600 is great when you're living on $118 a week), does exactly the same in-class (Well you could watch DVDs in-class but you're gonna be pushing your luck with the lecturer) and lasts less time on batteries (3.5hrs with WiFi going is great)... Sure the target market of the EeePC is rather limited, and definitely best complimented when used in co-operation with another PC such as a Desktop, but the target audience of a Macbook Air is even slimmer! Not to mention cut down by the fact you could purchase 5x EeePC's for the price of one Macbook Air :D |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 644299 | 2008-03-01 12:48:00 | The moment the update version of the EEE PC comes out, I am so getting one. Just want a bigger screen. | beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 644300 | 2008-03-01 18:24:00 | The moment the update version of the EEE PC comes out, I am so getting one. Just want a bigger screen. Apparently that was one of the biggest complaints about the eeeeePC (obviously something the designers overlooked,) so I gather the next revision will have a bigger screen with better resolution. |
vitalstatistix (9182) | ||
| 644301 | 2008-03-01 18:37:00 | As regards the EEE PC, I'd be willing to bet that with the flash based "hard drive" it will take more knocks as a portable device than most notebooks. Actually, that is something that has always amazed me - that so much is put into features on notebooks - rather than into making them less fragile. They are supposed to be a portable device and yet I reckon my desktop could take a drop better than my notebook could. |
Deane F (8204) | ||
| 644302 | 2008-03-01 18:47:00 | It has to be admitted, for drop resistance, the mac aIr is way ahead of the competition. All you are dropping is a mac. ;) | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 644303 | 2008-03-01 20:14:00 | So if you drop an EEEEEPC does it just break? Guess I could go and drop one and find out. |
vitalstatistix (9182) | ||
| 644304 | 2008-03-01 21:13:00 | Well, if you drop an EEEPC, you risk damaging something useful. With a mcair, you have nothing to lose. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
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