Nahhh.... they're all too busy counting cards!

Wapner, WAPNER!!!!

You look like Super Mario!!

I honestly don't think that the Vista SP1 download is authentic.

I am a member of the Vista Beta program via it's Connect website and the SP1 RTM for Vista is not available there, only Server 2008...

The only Vista build currently available for download is SP1 RC Refresh (RC2).

So I would be very careful installing whatever is in this torrent.

@ Grundler.

Yes, I complain about the cables, because they are always a pain in the ass to carry around. You'll lose them, have the wrong one with you, ...

The fact that I wish to carry a second battery doesn't change that. It just shows apple is a bit inconsistent in it's design. They claim ultra portability in a mobile design but ohoh, if the battery dies the mighty apple road warrior is left with a wall socket as the only way out.

And what is this crap about no LAN port??? Explain that to me? As if a port like that would make the computer infinitely more heavy. But I guess the great and all knowing Jobs decided us mere mortals should not use wired internet anymore, he being clairvoyant and all...

And about the external drive... Is it so uncommon to watch a nice little DVD on your machine if you're traveling? There goes the "you don't need drives anyway" argument. But ah yes... Macheads will much rather prefer to squint at a low res version of the DVD's they own, yet still had to pay for again to get on their iPod or iPhone.

It is a nice notebook but with many big flaws. It just oozes Apples "we now better whats best for the sheep than they do themselves" arrogance.

There is NOTHING special about any of it's hardware (it's got bloody intel integrated video for gods sake) and they left out everything that could add production cost... It's just them maximizing their 200+ % profit margins.

Oh yeah... and to use remote disk you need to install software on the machine running that disk. I see a million exploits just waiting to be exploited.

As if I would ever allow anyone carrying a MB Air to install crap on my machine so they could use my drives...

This is just daft...

1) The claim it to be the thinnest notebook ever. Supposedly this is good because it makes things light and easy to carry. But then to use it you need to lug an external drive and more cables then you can shake a stick at.

2) No replaceable battery? What is up with that?? It is auite common to carry a spare battery, just in case you won't be near a power outlet for a long time...

3) remote disk??? Why is this being treated like anything special? Ever heard of drive sharing under Windows or Samba for that matter? What else is new?

4) The external drive needs special hardware to run it, WTF???

My XPS 1330 costs half the amount a fully decked out MacBook Air does. It's only slightly more bulky, runs a 2,2 GHz CPU, 4 GB of Ram, a hard disk twice as big, wireless n, ... Ah yes, it also runs OSX.

It is still a mystery to me why people remain willing to pay through their noses for a product that is just as run of the mill as the next grey box machine.

I agree...

That reviewer is a plodding tosser if you ask me.

"Cons; blah blah, meh meh, does not run programs intended for Windows or OSX, yak yak, ..."

'Does not run programs intended for OSX or Windows'... what the hell is up with that???? What did mister Santo-rocket scientist-Domingo expect?? The machine runs bloody Linux. That's a DIFFERENT OS, it is not supposed to run .exe files nor whatever those macheads call their executables. Solaris, Unix, Amiga and all the rest are probably also bad OS-es since the don't run win32!!!

Ah and oh, it doesn't run WSÜberXGA... what a surprise. Was he expecting to play Crysis at high rez on the damn thing? Supermarkets are full with run of the mill notebooks that only sport 1280 by 800.

What a fairy.

Why is it that they only sell these things in Asia??

I travel across Europe all the time and although people usually understand me when I speak English, French or Spanish it is obvious I cannot speak all the languages fluently. More often than not there are words missing in my vocabulary so it would be nice to be able to refer to one of these handy eDictionaries instead of having to lug one of those old paper versions along...

But aside from some crappy Franklin offerings or other ridiculously expensive yet hardly functional devices there is nothing, or so it seems.

Why is this???? Can anybody explain it to me? (Or tell me where I can get one of these bad boys with European languages).

I think you are really forgetting the biggest shortcoming of all (although I still think it is a beautiful device).

A battery life of only 4 hours. That's almost a dealbreaker for me. I would use a device like this to stay connected al through my house. But as it is right now I might just as well use my ultraportable. The nokia is smaller, yet the battery life is not much better.

Fuelcells anyone?

oh come on bombastinator... humor us!!!!!!