Linked by Smith Johnson on Wed 16th Jan 2008 01:24 UTC, submitted by Dan Warne
Apple 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[4]: Comment by jaylaa
by jaylaa on Wed 16th Jan 2008 13:13 UTC in reply to "RE[3]: Comment by jaylaa"
jaylaa
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2006-01-17

This is the kind of market the Macbook Air is looking for: not your real computer, but an extension of your computer, where you load whatever you are going to use while on the go, and stay connected with wifi whenever it is available.

Ok, well if it's not meant to be a "real computer" it shouldn't cost real computer dollars. Now, I'm not saying that the tech in there is overpriced since I'm sure it was hard work cramming it in that package, just that it's a lot of money for a 2nd for-play laptop.

I had the silly idea that a 2nd on-the-side, weaker-speced computer would be cheaper than your main computer. So, sure, if my main computer were a several thousand dollar Mac Pro, then this Air would fit right in. And I guess it's probably people like that who will buy it. Fine.

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RE[5]: Comment by jaylaa
by Moochman on Wed 16th Jan 2008 18:23 in reply to "RE[4]: Comment by jaylaa"
Moochman Member since:
2005-07-06

Spot-on. If we're going to look at this laptop as "just a companion", even the Foleo was a better deal. Don't charge real-laptop dollars if it's not a real laptop.

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RE[6]: Comment by jaylaa
by aesiamun on Wed 16th Jan 2008 23:23 in reply to "RE[5]: Comment by jaylaa"
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2005-06-29

I've seen mention of the Macbook Air as a subnotebook.

This may or may not be the case, because the screen is larger. But aren't subnotebooks more expensive then comparable laptops themselves?

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