Meet the new MacBook family
By Darren Murph 
posted January 15th 2008 1:47PM
posted January 15th 2008 1:47PM
posted January 15th 2008 1:47PM
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CORRECTION: MacBook Air apparently is not the world's thinnest notebook: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl6qZzAQ0f4
Ya this thing is sexy... but I cant justify the cost... they only difference is the size from my current macbook......
What that means is zero buyers' remorse for a little while longer for those of us who bought a macbook sometime in the last two months... :-)
Well, it costs quite a bit to shrink that much power down.
If you want something you can slide in the smallest of bags, or in with a lot of other things, it's perfect.
and an assload less ports....
where the hell is the macBook pro update?
thats what i was waiting on!
damn apple
Same here. Apple has begun to turn the tides in their favor from this particular consumer. I've always been a big Win-based PC guy, despite having been raised on Macs in school. I had adopted the Linux community for awhile and even still I dual-boot Vista/Ubuntu on my laptop and I have Fedora set up exclusively on my desktop. And still, I hadn't really looked back at the Macs with much interest.
The 'Mac vs. PC' commercials always pissed me off, even though with a chuckle hear and there, but they just seemed arrogant to me. But I have finally decided to adopt a Mac into my gadget family, and I was really hoping that a MacBookPro update would have unveiled today, as that is what I want.
The new MBA is sleek, sexy and definitely eye-catching (holy shit is it eye-catching, being that thin) but I want the bigger, meatier MBPro for my video/photo editing.
@StrangeBum
It's just a computer... did we really need your whole life story here?
strangebum: you will not be disappointed i did a similar thing... started with win 3.1 - XP jumped to Linux for 2 years and then came to Mac in '07 and i have not looked back, they are a good bit of gear powered by a great operating system.
enjoy.
|G|
Agreed. I had my credit card out and ready to drop down 3k on a new MBP, but we got nada. The Air is a neat toy, but definitely not robust enough for my needs.
So here I wait... I guess I'll hang onto my 3k a little while longer. :(
Me too. All I wanted was a slightly faster MacBook Pro - or a smaller Pro! Why, Apple, why!??! You make it impossible to plan purchases, you jerks.
1 word: Disappointment
agreed.
X2
We can only hope that the slamming their stock is taking on Wallstreet will smarten them up a bit.
The Macbook Air does come with a polishing cloth!
I kid you not! Brilliant thats enough for me to want to buy one!
How does $1,799.00 translate into £1,199.00 in the UK???
And blimey $3,098.00 (for the other model) into £2,028.00!
I used a currency calculator on x-rates.com
It gave me £914.545 and £1574.90 as an equivalent...
This is a LOT of taxes or someone is making serious money!!!
VAT @ 17.5%, for a start.
"but that fellow in the middle sure it getting a lot of attention."
Yeah, fancy that. Who would have guessed...
:D
I was ready to buy a MacBook Pro today, but no updates!
WTF, Apple?
you were warned, if you were paying attention. same goes for that mythical tablet thing. there really are NO surprises here.
So Expensive!
How so? The nearest competitor, the Sony TZ starts at over $2000 and has a much lower spec than the MBA. Oh, and it's an inch thick too.
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&categoryId=8198552921644507782&parentCategoryId=16154
well think the ssd version of the mba costs 3,000 bucks, that makes no sense
I had my Macbook for Christmas, and the new line is great. However, I hope the multi-touch trackpad is available as a software update to the existing line of Macbooks and Macbook Pros. And I'm glad it's out of my price range, because I didn't want it to be better than mine...
Still, the Apple team still doesn't cease to amaze me.
$3000 for the SSD.... wtf???
I had my Macbook for Christmas, and the new line is great. However, I hope the multi-touch trackpad is available as a software update to the existing line of Macbooks and Macbook Pros. And I'm glad it's out of my price range, because I didn't want it to be better than mine...
Still, the Apple team still doesn't cease to amaze me.
careful...don't snap it in half!
Definately disappointing.
I'm in the same boat, I was going to purchase a ("new") Macbook Pro. I guess I will have to wait a little longer.
From that angle, the Macbook Air looks really uncomfortable to type on. Are the edges really that sharp??
Pfft.
Of course not, when would Apple design something uncomfortable...?
http://helpdesk.nycenet.edu/photos/iMacMouse.jpg
The Macbook is really sharp on the edges. So I wouldnt doubt it to be sharp either
The Macbook Air is a tiny bit wider and deeper than the Macbook, so your little pic there is a bit off...
too pretty,too damn expensive just too be bolemic....haha supermodels.
No Firewire, no ethernet = deal breaker for me...
True, adding FireWire would have been an awesome idea; I'm thinking the port is thicker than the MBA actually, though. Ethernet I could do without; who needs it with 802.11n?
My thoughts exactly!
And I wish it was smaller - thinness is nice, but I can't see any reason to have display larger than the width of the keyboard, especially at the low resolution of 1280x800.
not every office allows wireless...
There is a USB Ethernet adapter if you really need it. But to me, the whole "ultra-portable" (if you can call it that) is about wireless mobility. I can do without Ethernet, firewire, and optical drives. As long as it is thin, light and has great battery life (which this does, the site says 5hr!)
not disappointed at all. glad im still keeping my macbook.
Terrible!!!
I was ready with my card out waiting....what a let down!!
4200 80gb ...1.6...$1800??? are you kidding me???? and it only weights 2lb less than macBpro..??
I cant run a damn thing on this thing with these specs...sorry apple, no upgrade from me this year....see ya next year...
Seriously, no MacBook Pro update?? That's all I been waiting for since August!
Very happy with my 2 year old SZ that easily gives the new air a run for its money in all departments except thickness...(and wifi speed)
The whole 0.16 inches thick at the front really is stretching the truth a little too...
On the whole a little underwhelming but fun way to pass an hour hitting the refresh button none the less.
Now I'm off to the pub!
why can't the current macbook/pro have updates to include new multi-touch gestures? do they not have the hardware already for multi-touch? only new gestures shown on the air are pinch, and rotate, swipe. the rest on the website is not new
Apple Ireland store. Macbook Air €1700, or in US dollars, $2530. Unless the EU just got a lot greedier on taxes since the keynote Steve Jobs is screwing the Europeans again. Id rather import a Sony TZ for the same price than get ripped off.
Same here. I've got my eyes on a new MacBook Pro.
It has ethernet doesn't it? Or is it wireless only? Is the battery removable? What kind of graphics? AND you have to give up the DVD writer? Too expensive.
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?nnmm=browse&tg_tabcontroller=tg_tabcontroller_1&mco=5EAFB58E&node=home/shop_mac/family/macbook_air
It says the built in speakers are "mono"? how can that be? you cant
listen to music on this in stereo?
that is correct