MacBook Air - News: cripple remote disk, poor access to USB, etc.

fleurya · fleurya #1 (**permalink**)

01-25-2008, 12:47 PM

It looks like the folks over at Engadget received their own MBA yesterday and have posted some surprisingly (and not so surprisingly) sad information on it.

Remote disk does not come close to replacing the functionality of an optical drive

Usb devices and drives: better try before you buy (Think headphone jack on an iPhone)

Superdrive is USB only (already mentioned, but now confirmed)

MBA is slowest Mac (real shocker, but posted nonetheless)

Has anyone head anything else about the MBA from people who have gotten it? I realize this is all negative, so maybe someone out there has some good things to say.

Kash · Kash #2 (**permalink**)

01-25-2008, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by fleurya

Perhaps you wish to change the text for this link, as everybody already knew the Superdrive was going to be USB...

lukem5 · lukem5 #3 (**permalink**)

01-25-2008, 09:21 PM

Is that your sad defense for the MBA kash? Cmon, pump it up a little, tell him the MBA is above all.

Kash · Kash #4 (**permalink**)

01-25-2008, 09:24 PM

I wasn't trying to defend the MBA, I was just pointing out a flaw in the post. I personally couldn't care less about the MBA.

fleurya #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 18, 2006 Location: Anytown, USA Posts: 4,876 Mac Specs: 27" iMac 2.7GHz Core i5, iPhone 4S, 3rd gen iPad	01-25-2008, 12:47 PM It looks like the folks over at Engadget received their own MBA yesterday and have posted some surprisingly (and not so surprisingly) sad information on it. Remote disk does not come close to replacing the functionality of an optical drive Usb devices and drives: better try before you buy (Think headphone jack on an iPhone) Superdrive is USB only (already mentioned, but now confirmed) MBA is slowest Mac (real shocker, but posted nonetheless) Has anyone head anything else about the MBA from people who have gotten it? I realize this is all negative, so maybe someone out there has some good things to say. "Give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others"
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Kash #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 03, 2006 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 9,385 Mac Specs: Black Macbook C2D 2GHz 3GB RAM 250GB HD iPhone 4 iPad 3G	01-25-2008, 09:24 PM I wasn't trying to defend the MBA, I was just pointing out a flaw in the post. I personally couldn't care less about the MBA. June 2007 July 2009
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