arstechnica.com— The MacBook Air has finally made its way into the hands of the earliest adopters. Ars Technica likes the sexy, but digs into the nitty gritty to see whether being so thin is worth it.
Feb 4, 2008View in Crawl 4
Noting the battery life, what Apple should have done is put the computer of the MBA in the shell of the macbook and filled the rest of the space with battery. That would be insane.
I think the thing is it fits in one so nicely, almost to the point where the envelope looks empty. No bulging, no tearing, nothing sticking out the end.I mean, everyone can fit into spandex, from Giselle to Roseanne... Some computers (people) are meant for manilla envelopes (spandex), while others, not so much.
I think it's the perfect laptop for someone like a college student that spends most of their time within range of some wireless AP. All they need is something to take notes in class and maybe surf the web or view some digital media. The rest of the more hardcore computing type stuff, they can either use their own desktop if they have one or use some computer provided by the college. I can remember going class to class and wishing my laptop was a few pounds lighter to make the difference with all the books I ended up having to carry at times too.
gak001Feb 4, 2008
He's an excellent reviewer... and thorough.
elyzariaFeb 5, 2008
She, actually - and I agree!
tacticalpenguinFeb 5, 2008
Noting the battery life, what Apple should have done is put the computer of the MBA in the shell of the macbook and filled the rest of the space with battery. That would be insane.
mccullahFeb 5, 2008
i see what you did there
damacgamerFeb 5, 2008
Too bad anyone who doesn't follow Apple/watch every Macworld keynote would be saying "WTF?" when they opened the box.
node3Feb 5, 2008
I think the thing is it fits in one so nicely, almost to the point where the envelope looks empty. No bulging, no tearing, nothing sticking out the end.I mean, everyone can fit into spandex, from Giselle to Roseanne... Some computers (people) are meant for manilla envelopes (spandex), while others, not so much.
fanclerksFeb 6, 2008
I think it's the perfect laptop for someone like a college student that spends most of their time within range of some wireless AP. All they need is something to take notes in class and maybe surf the web or view some digital media. The rest of the more hardcore computing type stuff, they can either use their own desktop if they have one or use some computer provided by the college. I can remember going class to class and wishing my laptop was a few pounds lighter to make the difference with all the books I ended up having to carry at times too.
moviespoFeb 7, 2008
What about my netflicks!
ben1983Feb 12, 2008
I've got one and its pretty awesome.