New Macbook Air

Bryancd · October 22, 2010, 07:58:22 AM

Yep, the Air, with instant on, flash memory only, the very clever track pad/touch interface is all geared towards the lighter side of computing in a very cool and ultra portable form factor. It's not meant to be a laptop in the traditional sense, they have the MacBook's for that. And the price for their products will ALWAYS be at a premium. That's their market. I find it amazing how they can sell so many of their products while demanding that premium to people who likely can't afford it. It's aspirational for some consumers, a status symbol and as such, watch how many of these things they sell. They also do deliver on the experience, so people don't feel disappointed.

KingIsaacLinksr · October 22, 2010, 11:01:53 AM

Quote from: Bryancd on October 22, 2010, 07:58:22 AM
Yep, the Air, with instant on, flash memory only, the very clever track pad/touch interface is all geared towards the lighter side of computing in a very cool and ultra portable form factor. It's not meant to be a laptop in the traditional sense, they have the MacBook's for that. And the price for their products will ALWAYS be at a premium. That's their market. I find it amazing how they can sell so many of their products while demanding that premium to people who likely can't afford it. It's aspirational for some consumers, a status symbol and as such, watch how many of these things they sell. They also do deliver on the experience, so people don't feel disappointed.

In a way, they had to do this. The iPad was beginning to blur the lines of their old Air and Macs. This new Air distinguishes itself like you said.

Its an interesting product, but I'm heading for either the iPad or the Playbook, depending on which screen I think is better. Currently looking for an android 7" Pad in my town so I can test it out.

King

KingIsaacLinksr · October 22, 2010, 11:34:56 AM

http://lifehacker.com/5670974/

(tl;dr): Apple is no longer going to bundle flash into its Macs. This isn't a big deal really, you just go to the website and install it. Just get HTML5 out already so Apple quits having issues ;)

King

Rico · November 04, 2010, 01:57:21 PM

Seems the new Air has some display issues for some people. And Apple may have known about it.

The redesigned MacBook Air is only two weeks old, and reports of display issues have begun to crop up.

Cult of Mac reported earlier this week that it noticed flickering horizontal lines sometimes appearing on the display of its 13-inch model. A quick check of Apple support forums reveals a couple dozen reports of similar issues.

Though Apple has yet to publicly acknowledge the problem, a leaked internal memo shows that the company's support staff is indeed aware of it. Boy Genius Report received the memo from an unnamed source, and published it today.

source:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20021789-260.html

X · November 04, 2010, 03:20:49 PM

Rico, don't you know that you can't post the flaws that come up with Apple. Since some here are seen as biased against the company, other might see it as undermining the Apple Experience.

KingIsaacLinksr · November 04, 2010, 03:29:13 PM

HEY! Quit being biased against those who think your being biased against the stuff we buy because it's "perfect" X. We don't tolerate that. Err, wait...

=P jk. Although I like how someone always leaks that the company in question knew about the flaw...

King

X · November 04, 2010, 03:54:25 PM

Quote from: Kingisaaclinksr on November 04, 2010, 03:29:13 PM
HEY! Quit being biased against those who think your being biased against the stuff we buy because it's "perfect" X. We don't tolerate that. Err, wait...

=P jk. Although I like how someone always leaks that the company in question knew about the flaw...

King

LOL! Yeah I like that the leaks are always after the fact.

Rico · November 04, 2010, 03:56:10 PM

LOL! You know, I wonder if it's building up static or a grounding issue? That entire metal case could be a problem actually.

Bryancd · March 07, 2011, 05:51:27 AM

Not bad for an overpriced, under powered device. :)

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/05/apple_ships_over_1_million_macbook_airs_in_new_notebooks_first_quarter.html

X · March 07, 2011, 05:57:27 AM

Quote from: Bryancd on March 07, 2011, 05:51:27 AM
Not bad for an overpriced, under powered device. :)

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/05/apple_ships_over_1_million_macbook_airs_in_new_notebooks_first_quarter.html

Remember what Apple said about Samsung. Ship thru does not equal sale thru. They might have shipped that many, but we don't have numbers on what they actually sold.

Edit: The did toss out a figure of 700k, so they sold a little more than half of what they shipped. Not bad.