Ok, it comes with a waranty, and ... wait, did you throw in Office? Now I see, you were just being ignorant.

imrubber

Patchouli

Patchouli

Patchouli

Well said my friend...well said.

tangledweb16

Oh, you are going to use it? Even with that old school 4200 rpm drive?
Ok, well $2216.98, plus MS Office 2008 @ $399.95 + tx add $432.94
Then an additional $99.00 for superdrive + tx = add $107.16
Just think.......
_Only_ $2756.75_ to surf the web, do mundane tasks, and "Be Cool" !

maclaptop6

would've cost apple all of $2 to add. and could've made the SuperDrive itself into a pseudo "dock".

i seriously doubt i would use it... but it seems like kind of a no-brainer.

x23

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@DJJS: sometimes i need to use a DB-9 serial port. doesn't mean i think all laptops should have them. sometimes i see old files on Zip discs (or EZ135 disks) i might want to make a better backup of. same deal. parallel port printers? etc etc etc.

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@brucejr: i have needed exactly 1 replacement battery (warranty replacement. thanks sony.) in the past 10 years of Apple laptop owning. granted there were like 7 machines in that period. but the batteries don't get painfully bad to use for several several years. even my second generation iPod (*gasp!* non-user replacable!!!1! OMG!!! *gasp!*) has a perfectly good battery in it still.

i did notice the bottom of the MacBook Air has several holes on the bottom that seem to be filled with some sort of metal plug that has an "X" shape on top of them. it's a bit technical but a friend of mine in the business said it's possible to remove those with a specialized tool to gain access to the internals of a computer. "enscroo" or something like that. supposedly works with more than just the MacBook Air but i can not confirm that. i'll have to do more research.

x23

mferrari

mferrari

yeah cause you never know when that Nuke is going to land in your back yard and EMP your PC...

mtroute

mtroute

munan

No. Thats "an" idea of a laptop computer.
My idea of a laptop computer is pretty much the MacBook Air, but with built in EDGE/3G so I can access the net from anywhere. The DVD drive/Ethernet port/etc. are just fine sitting at home in my idea of a laptop computer :p

Totorototoro

Hands up who considers buying a Windows Laptop - ok the macbook air is not for you go buy a Sony vaio

Hands up who is on a tight budget and would be happy buying a Asus Laptop - ok the Macbook air is not for you go buy asus

Hands up who does video editing on the move - ok the macbook airs not for you, go buy a 17 inch beast

Hands up who can't encode there dvds and cd's to there hard drive - ok the macbook air is not for you, go shoot yourself you are petarded (no thats not a typo)

Hands up who plays cutting edge games - ok the macbook airs not for you. go buy a ps3 you are not after a laptop

All those people please don't post about a product that is not for you

And finally hands up who wants cutting edge design , the slimmest laptop, the best operating system, something hardly anyone else owns and does not mind pay over the odds. This is the sexiest piece of kit at the moment all the features will filter to the macbooks and macbooks pro so dont sulk and patients, good things come for those to wait I have wanted this machine since I saw the powermac duos. Oh tablet pcs are so retro and no one bought them then and no one wants one now.

Airbook

str88f

Xenocide

This laptop does 99% of what my home computing consists of (e-mail, web, office, light photo editing, iTunes, etc...), and based on the specs, it probably does it better than my current desktop. And if I had it, I could actually take it with me and be able to do that 99% of computing untethered to my desk.

The other 1%, the hard stuff like AutoCAD, Solidworks, Maya, etc...? I prefer/need a workstation class graphics card, and that means either a desktop or Lenovo T61P--and that is a laptop that is overkill for most people, and a little large/heavy to have with me at all times.

Maybe you don't feel the Air has the features for you, but for me, someone whose computing needs are at opposite ends of the spectrum--light use and really heavy use--I could easily integrate an Air into my life and enjoy the size/mobility of it.

If, however, you do things in the middle of the road--photoshop, video editing, gaming, DVD watching, etc... I don't think this computer is for you, nor was it designer to be.

JoeKing

kadtech

bengny1

Also, I've owned a lot of laptops, going all the way back to a b&w IBM Thinkpad 700 in 1993. I have never purchased a spare battery for any of them, and I have never had to replace a battery. I can easily see Apple going to non-replaceable batteries across the board.

superbad

Wiseblood

Falconfire

As for watching DVDs, I guess you missed the part about being able to download Movie rentals. Watching movies on any laptop is not optimal when compared to watching it at home. For $3-$4, you can rent a variety of movies to entertain you.

Need more ports? Again -- MacBook, MacBook Pro.

The reality is that most people don't need to lug around this extra stuff if they are traveling. If you are trying to use Air as a desktop replacement machine, you've chosen poorly -- again, MacBook or MacBook Pro are better suited.

Apple's focus was on light and thin, which is a great combination for the traveler. Me, I don't want to drag around a DVD drive when I'm traveling, whether it is external or built-in. MacBook Air will be used by normal folks that do normal things: check email, surf the web, perhaps work on a Keynote presentation or a Word document.

Air is NOT a 12" PowerBook -- get over it. Don't like the specs on Air, then don't buy it (did I mention you can get a MacBook or MacBook Pro with your wanted ports and drives if you need it?)

For me, Air is sleek and sexy. If that doesn't work for you, don't buy it. I could understand these complaints if this was the ONLY laptop Apple was selling, but they aren't. Get Over It!

mmeister

[www.notebookreview.com]

Noobs-R-Us

Falconfire

Best of luck!

Apple hit another one out of the park with superb design, and intelligent options for peripherals

MINI Driver

Noobs-R-Us

brucejr

YamIinLawSchool

My Macbook Pro has taught me a hard lesson in "don't carry your open laptop around by the corner the cd drive is on because after doing this too many times it will bend inside and not work anymore so you can't upgrade OSX or watch movies". The repair price is pretty salty compared to $99 for an external drive.

Narual

OENOPHILE

preacher

Riemannian

At least 50% of the road warriors I see on any given flight are watching movies (the other half are working on their PPT or XLS).

Once you put the Air on the tray, where do you put the external drive?

Windhawk

What does one do if the OS is messed up and you need to re-install it (and you don't have the external drive)? I would assume the DVD drive sharing thing only works when the OS is loaded.

Zarian

Falconfire

Rususeruru

Falconfire

bms

yogibimbi

knowles

Crescent

djtooshay

Palestina

glibberthwix

This is a ultra portable.

Buy the model that best fits your needs and stop complaining that this particular model doesn't have everything you need.

deepdish

DJJS

DJJS

Wow, that was easy.

dantax

DJJS

WalkerP

2. Editing Movies with iMovie is possible with a similarly spec'd Mac Mini (and it didn't have a flash drive, which would dramatically improve the speed, and it had half as much memory.) - besides - How many people do video editing anyway? and how many of those do editing while on the move?

3. You don't pay to download movies that you already have on iTunes. You copy them over. this is basic stuff You can copy over ripped DVDs if you like too…

WalkerP

But no DL? You got to be shitting me (again). What's wrong with Apple these days?

yogibimbi

Joseph

Not that it will work anyway since IME apple gear always complains about USB port overloads more then PC's

richms

I pay to Download My Movies that i all ready have on itunes . that i could of simple pop in my DVD?
I understand this Is Marketing to Certain individuals. that are willing to pay the price..
Look People.. its Simple. Its Over Priced.. Looks Cool.. Not worth it.. Prd..
Buy a Apple Notebook!! ! and if you must have small
UMPC : ) or Your iPhone!!

P.S I though Air was Free.. ( insert Joke Hear)

DJJS

raginmegamac

they could have at least integrated the 10/100BASE-T adapter into the thing.

xoul

Thunder_Child

JustEaton