Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 29th Feb 2008 15:41 UTC
The envelope had been lying there on the minimalist desk all throughout Jobs' keynote. The rumours had been clear: Apple is going to launch a subnotebook, a sort of MacBook Mini. Despite the rumours, the collective gasp of amazement was clearly audible when Jobs pulled the MacBook Air out of the envelope. I have to admit, even I was all wowed. Consequently, you can imagine I was delighted when Apple NL agreed to loan me a review unit as soon as they had the MacBook Air in stock. Read on for the review.
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Member since:2005-07-06
I just wanted to make a comment based on the thickness of the MacBook Air. I think the shape of it is genius, because it tricks the eye into seeing it as thinner than it actually is. The slight scallop toward the edges shows you the absolute thinnest part of the laptop at all times when viewing it from the side. While this laptop is extremely thin, it isn't quite as thin as it appears to be at a glance.
It's a great design illusion and I hope it's adopted by more laptops in this category.
It's a great design illusion and I hope it's adopted by more laptops in this category.
You're right, and that is the problem; the difference in thickness isn't all that much - and worse, to actually make the whole venture of purchasing the machine worthwhile one has to shell out a few more dollars to get the SSD drive. If the base model included an SSD drive standard and maintained the price, all good, but that isn't the case.
For me, I have a Black MacBook, and I take it everywhere with me; and the thickness? its a non-issue. a few extra millimetres gives me nothing in the way of space. As I said on a previous forum, if you're complaining about the 'weight' of your MacBook I think that the solution isn't getting a lighter one but going to the gym and building some muscles. One shouldn't be so damn unfit to find that the current crop of laptops 'bulky and heavy' to carry around.
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2007-06-24
I just wanted to make a comment based on the thickness of the MacBook Air. I think the shape of it is genius, because it tricks the eye into seeing it as thinner than it actually is. The slight scallop toward the edges shows you the absolute thinnest part of the laptop at all times when viewing it from the side. While this laptop is extremely thin, it isn't quite as thin as it appears to be at a glance.
It's a great design illusion and I hope it's adopted by more laptops in this category.