Of course the cool thing to say is that there’s nothing surprising and that the MacBook Air lacks much and costs more than it should. I’ve yet to see one in the flesh but not one of the limitations fazes me.
No Optical* Drive? The last software I installed from DVD was Leopard before that erm … Tiger.
One USB Port? Never, ever, have I had more than one USB port in use on my PowerBook. Fact.
No Ethernet? Not used it in ages.
No FireWire? If you *really* need FireWire you’d never consider a sub-notebook anyhow.
No user replaceable battery? I have a spare battery for my 12in PowerBook on the shelf at home somewhere, used 3 maybe 4 times
Only one speaker?? Audio on your laptop? Seriously?
Soldered RAM? The 12in PowerBook has the same RAM configuration as the day I bought it.
Desperately trying to justify the price tag? You bet your ass I am.
However, if you need all the stuff mentioned above you could stop complaining about what the MacBook Air lacks and move right along to the the MacBook/Pro pages where you’ll find a machine that fits your need perfectly.
The thing is Apple doesn’t design products that fit the mantra of ‘it has to have’ They design products and fit in what they can. This approach doesn’t suit everyone and the MacBook Air certainly won’t but then not all products Apple make do suit everyone. Nor do all Apple products prove a resounding success. I think the proof of the Air pudding will be in the reliability. If complaints are minimal it’ll do well but if it overheats or warps or, worse, snaps then it’ll be a tough sell.
* Bet your ass that Apple will be selling software by download soon.
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