Linked by Smith Johnson on Wed 16th Jan 2008 01:24 UTC, submitted by Dan Warne
Like an anorexic fashion model, Apple's new super-thin MacBook Air has made too many compromises for the sake of being skinny. With such emaciated specs, many are asking: who would buy it?
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RE: Its not too bad but...
by bsharitt on Wed 16th Jan 2008 02:44
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RE[2]: Its not too bad but...
by FellowConspirator on Wed 16th Jan 2008 13:21
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The price is still notably less than the competition (namely Sony). Sony's super-slim notebook is $2500 with 60% of the battery life and half the RAM. Also, Apple offers the SSD option at ~30% less ($999 versus $1300 on NewEgg, and the $1300 drive is physically more than twice the size).
I'm not saying that I'm likely to be satisfied with a MacBook Air (I wouldn't), but, as far as features and price go -- it's actually very competitive in its market segment.
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This is a slick looking laptop but it just isn't worth the $1799 Apple wants for it. A thin light portable laptop is great but with the stripped out features most people find essential I just can't see the price for the performance. The article does point out some of the drawbacks to this laptop.