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Early Review of 11" Macbook Air
adeelarshad82 writes "Apple's latest entry into the ultraportable space is no netbook, even though it's the closest the company has come to making one. Its chassis is, amazingly, even thinner than the original MacBook Air, with a screen two sizes smaller. Moreover, the MacBook Air's 11.6-inch widescreen is not the only first for Apple; so is its 1,366-by-768 resolution. Although Apple found a way to squeeze in two USB ports and a speedy solid-state drive (SSD), the MacBook Air (11-inch) is not nearly as feature-packed or as fast as the rest of the MacBook family, primarily because its 1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400 Ultra-Low Voltage (ULV) processor is running on previous-generation Intel technology. Still, it will give the latest batch of Consumer Ultra Low Voltage (CULV) laptops a run for their money."
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"It is way overpriced like all Apple products"
"Closed system sux"
"Apple is going to stamp DRM on your ass"
"It sux because i can not edit feature length movies in HD on it"
"It sux beacuse i can not play the latest games in 1920x1080 at max settings"
"It sux beause i can not download the source for OSX"
"This was not on my Windows Phone 7 talking points power point for astroturfers so I am not sure how to respond."
did i mess any?
It's not a netbook because such comparisons would not reflect favorably on the unit's price.
Now cue a zillion Apple supporters explaining just exactly WHY this unit is clearly what everyone should want, and that if you don't want this device you're obviously stuck in the past and just not doing things right. And of course, this is probably ACTUALLY cheaper than netbooks because it has some useless obscure feature that you have to pay twice as much for on a netbook (the fact that for the features that matter, it's 3x as expensive, is not relevant).
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I just looked at the wikipedia entry, and the Acer's processor is 1.8gHz, the Apple is 1.4. So the acer is faster.
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I can't speak for anyone else, but I don't give a shit about what you want.
I've been thinking about a new laptop for about a year and a half (since the extended warranty on my MacBook expired), looking for one that was light, had a near-full-size keyboard, a dual-core processor, at least 6 hours of battery life, and would run something other than Windows. I was tempted by a couple EEE PC models with 8-10 hours of battery and 11 inch screens, but I heard bad things about Linux compatibility.
I also have had great luck with my Mac laptops in the past. My iBook G4 lasted 3 years, and my MacBook was purchased in July of 2009 and still runs just as well as when I unboxed it (and replaced the stock hard drive and added more RAM, because that shit's expensive). I know that a 1.86 GHz Core Duo with 2 GB ram runs fast enough for me. I also know that Apple laptops have the best trackpads I have ever used as far as accuracy and functionality and size.
That's why I want one. Buy whatever piece of shit you want. This computer meets my needs, and I can afford it. I know a ton of Mac users, and I guarantee not a single one of them cares what computer you buy, so shut the fuck up about how we all want you to get one. You're probably ugly and lonely anyway.