New Apple release slimmest laptop available on market
Tom Auchterlonie - Daily Orange (Syracuse)
Issue date: 1/25/08 Section: Science and Technology
This leaves consumers with two options. They can either purchase an external USB disc drive or use a new feature that allows users to wirelessly sync with disc drives from other computers to install and run certain software and media.
The Air lacks a built-in Ethernet port, which relies on a user to have access to some WiFi coverage. With only one USB port, consumers will not be able to use multiple external products simultaneously.
If processing speed is a concern, the Air lags behind its product line counterparts. It contains a miniature version of the Intel Core Duo processor, which will be available in 1.6 or 1.8 GHz versions. In contrast, the slowest, regular-size version for the low-end MacBook runs at 2.0 GHz.
Steve Kleimen, a Syracuse University graduate television, radio and film major and MacBook owner, was generally excited about the notebook's features, but its lack of standard components made the idea of buying unlikely in the short term.
"My only concern is the lack of a disc drive," Kleimen said. "While I completely agree with Steve Jobs' stand on the unnecessary nature of a disc drive in the next five years, I would be tentative to purchase a new computer without one."
For Clayon Parker, a junior information studies major and MacBook owner, the Air seems to cater to a certain niche market.
"I think the base model is too expensive for what they offer. I don't think people, or at least casual consumers, will be appealed to it," he said.
For those who might be hesitant to buy the new notebook, there are already rumors circulating on various technology blogs that Apple will soon include the Air's multi-touch trackpad with the MacBook Pro. Given the company's history of allowing new features to trickle down into its overall product line, a broader laptop overhaul might be in the near future.
The Air lacks a built-in Ethernet port, which relies on a user to have access to some WiFi coverage. With only one USB port, consumers will not be able to use multiple external products simultaneously.
If processing speed is a concern, the Air lags behind its product line counterparts. It contains a miniature version of the Intel Core Duo processor, which will be available in 1.6 or 1.8 GHz versions. In contrast, the slowest, regular-size version for the low-end MacBook runs at 2.0 GHz.
Steve Kleimen, a Syracuse University graduate television, radio and film major and MacBook owner, was generally excited about the notebook's features, but its lack of standard components made the idea of buying unlikely in the short term.
"My only concern is the lack of a disc drive," Kleimen said. "While I completely agree with Steve Jobs' stand on the unnecessary nature of a disc drive in the next five years, I would be tentative to purchase a new computer without one."
For Clayon Parker, a junior information studies major and MacBook owner, the Air seems to cater to a certain niche market.
"I think the base model is too expensive for what they offer. I don't think people, or at least casual consumers, will be appealed to it," he said.
For those who might be hesitant to buy the new notebook, there are already rumors circulating on various technology blogs that Apple will soon include the Air's multi-touch trackpad with the MacBook Pro. Given the company's history of allowing new features to trickle down into its overall product line, a broader laptop overhaul might be in the near future.
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perry williams
posted 1/28/08 @ 12:37 AM EST
it's too good but the real scene will be explained after the user reviews.
sachin
posted 1/28/08 @ 4:24 AM EST
I wanted to buy Macbook Air but after reading reviews on many websites (they reveal it is slow in camparison to other same price laptops). I wonder can anyone give me three positives of Macbook Air, so that I can buy one. (Continued…)
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