Hi all.
well here in the UK my local apple store has taken on a couple of the
macbook air machines. so naturally I've had a chance to play with it. well yes
its
thin. wow. really thin indeed and the keyboard is rather strange. it lacks
the feel of the traditional powerbook and macbook pro keyboard but its still
the same ish lol.
well lets look at a few rather daft things here. an extra large bloomin
trackpad. well ok its cool to have a trackpad that you can do so much with but
when it encroaches the keyboard by aprox 1/2 inch its not something I would
want.
well here is the big bit. reduced I.O. connectivity. 1 usb port, mini DVI
port and magsafe connectors.. please be aware that there is NO DVD SUPERDRIVE
on this machine. instead you are required to purchase a companion DVD drive
designed by apple or use a program called remote disk. remote disk being the
feature whereby you mount your source media to a windows PC or MAC and use
over a WIRELESS port. this can present a rather different series of
problems.
as there eis no ethernet connector and only wireless installed you will
need to have wireless networking. no good for the likes of me running a studio
or dealing with customers when sometimes a cable ethernet is needed.
for the price I would say its worth it and by god it is light indeed. good
sound quality and something that students or on road business users would find
handy.
anyhow its only an opinion so please dont shoot me. I've been an apple user
for a long time and am used to powerbooks etc that are more feature opacked
and do their job. take for instance at the time it was produced a powerbook g
which I am now an owner of after aquiring from a friend. never used, perfect
condition and has that design I love.
lew
