MacBook Air - Thoughts?

charliecrosslan · charliecrosslan #1 (**permalink**)

02-29-2008, 04:53 PM

I was just wondering what everyone thinks about the MBA.

My view: I think it is really cool(obviously, because i'm typing on one currently)

I know the drawbacks but i just had to have one(1.8Ghz, 64GB SSD)

All views welcome and that.

a4 abt · a4 abt #2 (**permalink**)

02-29-2008, 04:59 PM

I think the MBA is a very cool notebook, as long as it's not your main computer. If I had to travel a lot, I'd probably get a MBA as my secondary notebook. The MBA is not a bad computer, but it doesn't offer enough for what I'd need from my main computer. My MBP is bigger and heavier, but it can do everything I want.

MacUser2k8 · MacUser2k8 #3 (**permalink**)

02-29-2008, 07:35 PM

I like the MBP it's very nice.

Waterpolo820 · Waterpolo820 #4 (**permalink**)

02-29-2008, 08:09 PM

Yea, MBA is better as a secondary computer, with only on usb and no optical drive it doesn't really suit me. But if i were a traveler then definitely!

D3v1L80Y · D3v1L80Y #5 (**permalink**)

03-01-2008, 04:07 AM

http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92620

mathogre · mathogre #6 (**permalink**)

03-01-2008, 08:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by charliecrosslan

I was just wondering what everyone thinks about the MBA.

My view: I think it is really cool(obviously, because i'm typing on one currently)

I know the drawbacks but i just had to have one(1.8Ghz, 64GB SSD)

All views welcome and that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by D3v1L80Y

http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92620

Frankly, given that you charliecrosslan have one, especially with the SSD, that would be worthy of a review thread. What do you do with it? How do you use it? How well does it work? Tell us what's good and bad about it, and especially tell us what's in between the extremes. Does it keep a charge well? How's the screen? Is the refresh rate fine with movies/videos? Does it feel flimsy or substantial? What about the backlit keyboard? Is that just coolness, or is it useful?

It's fine to get others' opinions, but there's nothing like hearing from someone who actually has one.

D3v1L80Y #5 (permalink)
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charliecrosslan #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 03, 2008 Location: Manchester, U.K. Posts: 190 Mac Specs: MacBook Air 1.8 Ghz, 64GB SSD, iMac 24"Core2Extreme, iPhone 8GB, iPod Classic 80GB	02-29-2008, 04:53 PM I was just wondering what everyone thinks about the MBA. My view: I think it is really cool(obviously, because i'm typing on one currently) I know the drawbacks but i just had to have one(1.8Ghz, 64GB SSD) All views welcome and that.
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a4 abt #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 29, 2007 Posts: 135 Mac Specs: MBP 2.53Ghz, 4GB ram, 500gb hd -- Apple TV 160gb -- MacMini 1.83ghz	02-29-2008, 04:59 PM I think the MBA is a very cool notebook, as long as it's not your main computer. If I had to travel a lot, I'd probably get a MBA as my secondary notebook. The MBA is not a bad computer, but it doesn't offer enough for what I'd need from my main computer. My MBP is bigger and heavier, but it can do everything I want.
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Waterpolo820 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 27, 2008 Location: the OC, SoCal Posts: 536 Mac Specs: 2x 2.2 C2D MBP 15", 3x Mac Classic, Mac Mini, iPhone 3G, Clamshell	02-29-2008, 08:09 PM Yea, MBA is better as a secondary computer, with only on usb and no optical drive it doesn't really suit me. But if i were a traveler then definitely!
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