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- Wiseblood, on 01/15/2008, -8/+342Hey, look on the bright side. When you ship it to Apple for a battery replacement you can use an envelope!
- shunpike, on 01/15/2008, -24/+293I can understand why it doesn't, but even so this is a massive downside.
- 350Zed, on 01/15/2008, -16/+173It's thin and it sucks. It should be called the MacBook Paris Hilton.
- serpico, on 01/15/2008, -14/+163Son of a bitch, Apple! Seriously. That's the MAJOR MINOR DETAIL!
- bigredgpk, on 01/15/2008, -5/+154I guess we'll be seeing how true that 5 hour battery life is real quick.
- OrangeCrush, on 01/15/2008, -7/+120It doesn't take very long to wipe all the data. Just use a boot CD. Oh, wait.
- Dhalgren, on 01/15/2008, -16/+119And the Reality Distortion Field begins to fade...
- anks329, on 01/15/2008, -14/+114I was going get this when my current laptop died; but now, I don't know anymore. If I have to send it to Apple to get the battery replaced, do I need to wipe everything off it first to protect my data?
- The_Wallbanger, on 01/15/2008, -8/+103Color me unimpressed. I'll keep my Macbook, thank you.
- sonaboy, on 01/15/2008, -28/+105I ALSO JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE MACBOOK AIR WON'T PLAY DUKE NUKEM FOREVER!
THIS IS AN OUTRAGE! BRING ME THE HEAD OF STEVE JOBS!!!!!!!! - deepdish, on 01/15/2008, -65/+141THEN DON'T BUY IT!
Sorry to yell, but they have other models to choose from. Not every model is for everybody. Choose the one the most fits your needs and desires. - alphaterminus, on 01/15/2008, -33/+102Ok, I know I'll get buried to China... but why the HELL would anyone choose this over an Eee PC?
- zedebsky, on 01/15/2008, -12/+63One of Apple's major tricks is to dress up their products enough that people will look at the form more than the function. If Apple products were reviewed with the kind of scrutiny Windows-based products are, they wouldn't be so well received.
- mentol, on 01/15/2008, -8/+57That sucks :(
- totorototoro, on 01/15/2008, -5/+53It looks like everything is sealed? Memory, hard drive, and battery? Apple is definitely going the iPod route with these...be interesting to see if this approach works for Macs. I'm guessing it will be a tough sell.
- Ndiggnation, on 01/15/2008, -5/+49Over simplifying? Not for repair guys at least. Macs are typically the hardest machines to take apart that I come across. PC HD replacement, typically one screw and slide out drive/tray. Apple laptop, take apart entire machine with 100 screws and odd sized Torx screws...spend most of day disassembling and reassembling.
- skyshock1, on 01/15/2008, -4/+47To show off to all your friends.
- T3CK, on 01/15/2008, -12/+55Backup your date before u send it to apple, who would want that , no thanks to a disposable laptop for 1800, maybe soon they will do that to verify if you have legitimate software on it or nothing pirated.
- gjscds, on 01/15/2008, -5/+44Why does this surprise anyone? They've been sacrificing a replaceable battery for form-factor for years...
- AirRaven, on 01/15/2008, -15/+54FAIL.
That is all. Thank you for your time. - coheedcollapse, on 01/15/2008, -9/+44Yeah, that's an awesome way to think. Just like "I don't care if the transmission can be replaced in my car, I don't ever sell it before the transmission goes out anyway!"
It's stupid that they don't just add a friggin flap to let you take out a battery and put in a new one. Stupid and greedy. Macs are the epitome of forced obsolescence. - thedragon4453, on 01/15/2008, -3/+36I personally think there is no compelling reason to buy this over say, a regular macbook. You pay an extra $500 to get a laptop that is slimmer than a macbook. Same size (13.3), lower spec, just thinner and lighter. Add to that the inconvenience of not having a optical drive (not really a big deal) and only 1 usb port. So my bet is you are going to see a lot of fanboys ponying up the cash for this, then the superdrive add on, then a usb hub, and carrying all that ***** around. So basically, $500 for a slimmer notebook.
What I would have done is gone with 10" with a 20gb SSD or something. That would fill a new market. This does not. - gyronic, on 01/15/2008, -9/+42For ONLY $1800 - $3100K EACH WHY NOT JUST BUY TWO!!!!
- mr.hostility, on 01/15/2008, -9/+41Anything wrong with people getting the word out, and expressing opinions on the situation?
- dysonlu, on 01/15/2008, -0/+31LOL. When my colleague showed me the picture of the MacBook Air, I was OMG!!! Then, I learned about the details:
1) SSD for 3K. :-(
2) 4200rpm HD. :-((
3) A single USB port :-(((
4) And now no user-replaceable battery?! :-((((
Not cool. - Dubbsacc, on 01/15/2008, -2/+32Wow....way to miss the joke...
- staxofmax, on 01/15/2008, -2/+30It's not about this particular model's design, it's about the design direction that Apple is taking its computer and electronics in. This trend of making batteries non-user replacable is a design decision that is deeply flawed in the eyes of many.
- Wargalas, on 01/15/2008, -1/+28Yes. And when your hard drive dies, they get to keep the old one while you pay an exorbitant amount of money for a standard drive that you can get anywhere. Check out the consumerist, there's a couple of examples.
- hella81, on 01/15/2008, -3/+28But you get a neat bag of spare parts and screws after you put it back together. I have a bag from an iBook, and a PowerBook.
- bfdhud, on 01/15/2008, -9/+34what happens when your battery dies and you have to send the whole notebook back to apple. ENJOY THAT!
- inactive, on 01/15/2008, -10/+33Just what I expected from Apple.
- Shawn4168, on 01/15/2008, -0/+23The MacBook Air charges entirely off of your positive feelings.
- jpt62089, on 01/15/2008, -12/+341.6GHz vs. 800MHz
2GB Memory Default vs. 512MB
option of a standard HDD or a Solid state
13.3" vs 7"
Easy to use OS vs. learning some command line.
EEE is for tech people who don't mind using Linux, but for the average joe who wants a small laptop that is very portable, powerful and easy to use this is a very good choice for that individual.
Linux isn't for everyone. Nor is OS X and Windows.
EEE is perfect for some, while Air is perfect for others. - staxofmax, on 01/15/2008, -6/+27How many additional sales have they lost because of this "feature"? I know of at least one.
- Rsulliv1, on 01/15/2008, -2/+23First off, why are people saying that people who travel don't need extra batteries? That's a prime example of who needs extra battery life. Any consultant could need an extra battery since they walk around from meeting to meeting all day. It's not the most convenient to take a power adapter with you. Also, anyone that had to fly would need the option of carrying an extra battery. It's not always the case where your notebook is 100% charged when you get on the plane. Otherwise, five hours is about enough to last for most domestic flight (i think).
I will say this, five hours (if that's true) is about the same amount of time you get with a regular battery AND a high-capacity battery. So, I'm still a big conflicted about this.
I wouldn't mind to see a battery that connects via USB, especially if it worked through a hub and didn't take up the only ssb port. Or, it could have a pass-thru usb built onto the battery itself. That would also allow us to charge the battery outside of the notebook itself... that'd start to turn this situation into pleasure. - 1jaxstate1, on 01/15/2008, -16/+36Not like you can afford a extra battery after paying 1,700 for a dumbed down silver Macbook..
- ScottAG, on 01/15/2008, -12/+32Didn't we already go through this with the iPhone? And apple sold how many million of them in spite of that?
- AlienMushroom, on 02/21/2008, -0/+19With a $1800~$4000 price tag??
- crimson117, on 01/15/2008, -4/+21http://www.digg.com/apple/MacBook_Air_Battery_Repl ...
$129, 5 business days. - yournamehere, on 01/15/2008, -9/+26Like a PC
- tnoy, on 01/15/2008, -0/+164200PRM PATA harddrive.
- Balanced, on 01/15/2008, -10/+26Twice as big of a screen, twice the base RAM, much larger storage capacity...
- bfdhud, on 01/15/2008, -0/+15it is, according to engadget the entire laptop is sealed. Your HDD isn't user serviceable either.
- jfowler27, on 01/15/2008, -1/+16It was Sony batteries, which are used by many manufactures, that had that problem.
- skyshock1, on 01/15/2008, -3/+18You will need to remove it when it gets a dead cell like mine did and only holds 20 min. worth of charge.
- ahhell, on 01/15/2008, -0/+15Winner!!
- Shawn4168, on 01/15/2008, -3/+18Many road warriors will need to have their laptops on for upwards of 10 hours without access to a place to charge it. Many people travel with one or two spare batteries for this very reason. Even if your battery never dies, you should still have the option to swap it out if necessary.
- methodshop, on 01/15/2008, -4/+18i bet it would be hard to replace any part inside this laptop. Apple prob had to cram all the parts inside pretty tight.
it was hard enough upgrading the RAM inside the Mac Mini and the clamshell iBook. - 1jaxstate1, on 01/15/2008, -0/+14No ethernet port, no optical drive, 1 USB port ...
- raskali, on 01/15/2008, -2/+16While it's a nice laptop, the battery, the price, the extra for an SSHD, all make it seem kind of a misfit in the world of ultra-portables. While I have always been a Mac user I think I'd go for the Eee pc before this.
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