April 30, 2009 @ 11:18 pm
This young fella hated the MacBook Air’s cheap build quality so much that he decided to stab it to death and then praise the construction of a nearby IBM Thinkpad X300. [via]
If this turns out to be a viral marketing scheme for IBM, then it’s a pretty damn brilliant one at that.
January 17, 2008 @ 12:18 am
When I first saw the specs on the MacBook Air, I was willing to sacrifice an optical drive (SuperDrive) for the laptop’s ultra-thin body.
At this moment, I still am willing to give up the built-in SuperDrive, but it’s nice to know that Apple is making an external MacBook Air SuperDrive for $99. You know, for when I actually get a MacBook Air and need to read a CD/DVD in the middle of the desert. Cool.
Photos from AppleInsider.
January 16, 2008 @ 9:07 am
Every major player is talking about the newly unveiled MacBook Air today.
This makes sense since the MacBook Air is completely and utterly awesome. It’s basically everything I’ve ever wanted in a laptop with good looks smacked right on it. I’m always saying that wireless is the way to go, especially in a city like New York where open wireless networks are so rampant and freely available.
The wireless capabilities are the main reason why this laptop is so thin. It does away with most wired ports that most laptops still retain despite the gradual embrace of wireless technologies. I mean, honestly, if you had to choose between wired and wireless, wouldn’t you go wireless too?
And unlike most laptops, the MacBook Air doesn’t come with an optical drive, meaning you’ll have to install any CD-ROM or DVD-ROM applications through a wireless network via another computer (see the illustration below).
I’m in the market for a new laptop and this MacBook Air fits my required specs quite perfectly. It’s unfortunate that I’ll have to wait until at least July to get it, but I think I can do it. Check out the video demonstration of the real multi-touch on the new MacBook Air.
Anyway, enough about it. You can check out some more photos inside.
