http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/ Engadget Comments for MacBook Air splayed -- multi-touch trackpad controller chip same as iPhone http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/anyway seems neat inside lol]]>Feb 1st 2008 6:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/Feb 1st 2008 6:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/Feb 1st 2008 6:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/Feb 1st 2008 6:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/Feb 1st 2008 6:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/
It's amazing how Apple are supposedly masters of design but they think it reasonable that someone has to undo 19 screws in their computer or send it off for a week just to swap the batteries.

It seems clear that they make the batteries difficult to replace so that people will toss an otherwise functional device and buy a new one rather than go through the hassle of replacement. I wish someone like the EU would use their recycling & electronics waste directives as the basis to pass a law on these sort of thing.]]>Feb 1st 2008 6:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/
Well duh! :)

"Apple are supposedly masters of design"

Maybe in terms of appearence but if their designers had to incorparate normal laptop features like a removable battery, optical drive, I/O ports, card reader, etc then their products would look a lot different.]]>Feb 1st 2008 7:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/Feb 1st 2008 7:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/where is the inovation?]]>Feb 1st 2008 7:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/
on the average. everytime you plug in that AC, li-ion loses approx 0.5% of it's total maximium capacity. ]]>Feb 1st 2008 7:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/Feb 1st 2008 7:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/I know there's always VNSea but it's kinda slow to refresh and stuff... I wan't a to use it as a trackpad replacement.]]>Feb 1st 2008 7:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/
I'm fairly certain that the designers don't consider it "reasonable," as you say, to remove 19 screws and/or send the laptop away for a week to replace the battery.

Anyone with a tiny bit of sense knows that the design process is a series of compromises. While they may not have compromised on the "great screen" or full-sized keyboard, the battery had to be made difficult to remove in order to keep the slim profile. There is no "when the battery dies, they'll just have to buy a new one" conspiracy, as you seem to claim. The MBA is the triumph (and victim) of the design process, just like any other computer, gadget, aircraft, car, or any number of things you use in your day-to-day life.

So I ask: what's your point? Do you really think your posting made you look smart? It doesn't. If the difficult-to-remove battery is a deal breaker for you, don't buy it. There are plenty of alternatives. Insulting a company by leaving flame bait doesn't help the situation...douche.]]>Feb 1st 2008 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/
Please enlighten me on a manufacturer that uses something better than li-ion, and espesially one that let you swap batteries for

My 3 year old laptop still does 3 hours on a charge. probably because I only use the battery when traveling, and when not keep the battery off the laptop. Which I can't do with the air so it doesn't suit my way of using a laptop. 19 screws are loosen with a powertool in no time, but not something i would like to do every time i have used the laptop outside of the office and want to remove the battery.]]>Feb 1st 2008 8:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/Feb 1st 2008 8:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/Feb 1st 2008 8:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/]]>Feb 1st 2008 10:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/
As for calling me a douche... grow up.]]>Feb 1st 2008 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/
I know built-in SSD Flash chips would not allow you to upgrade internal storage, but WHO DOES THAT? Seriously, us IT people may do that to our personal machines for kicks, but most times, people buy a machine with as much RAM/HD as they can afford at the time, and grow into it. By the time you feel you need to upgrade RAM/HD, you're probably feeling the need for a new machine anyway. My end users on our office LAN use the same storage in their desktop workstations for 4-5 years, and then we replace the entire system. ]]>Feb 1st 2008 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/Feb 1st 2008 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/Feb 1st 2008 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/Feb 1st 2008 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/Feb 1st 2008 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/Feb 1st 2008 6:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/
So in 4-5 years when it starts to get down to 2-3 hours of uptime, everyone will be ready.]]>Feb 2nd 2008 1:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/macbook-air-undergoes-the-knife-trackpad-controller-chip-same-a/Feb 2nd 2008 1:00AM