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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1010321" data-attributes="member: 24098">I would buy a MacBook Air in a heartbeat with just a few minor changes, which I believe could be implemented quite easily (and help justify the premium price):1.&nbsp; USB 3.0.&nbsp; USB3 would be a boon to the MBA, because it basically resolves 99% of the problems surrounding lack of ports on this machine.&nbsp; USB3 allows for enough bandwidth to make it possible to have several hubs hanging off the machine and still have enough bandwidth for external devices like HDDs, TV tuners and other bandwidth intensive peripherals.&nbsp; As it stands today, the single USB 2.0 port is limited to a max bandwidth of 480Mb/s, when you add a hub, you split the bandwidth by the number of ports - and it's possible to saturate that bus quickly, even with a lowly 5400rpm HDD.2.&nbsp; Removable memory.&nbsp; It doesn't need to have more than a single slot to conserve space, but I can't bring myself to own a machine that can't even have the RAM upgrade.&nbsp; 2GB is fairly scant these days when most machines are shipping with 4GB+, especially for a premium priced machine.3.&nbsp; The SuperDrive should be bundled in with the price of the machine.&nbsp; Quite frankly, charging an additional $99 for what is absolutely necessary to have the machine fully realize its potential is a crime, particularly at the original asking price of $1800.&nbsp; And for those of you that say &quot;oh wait, can't you just use the Air Disc software?&quot;, remember that won't work with Boot Camp.&nbsp; So, if you want to install Windows, you'll have to pay the premium for the Super Drive - forget about generic optical drives and flash drives as the EFI is apparently rigged in such a way that it won't allow booting from either for the purposes of installing Windows.&nbsp; The Super Drive for the Air, just so happens to work - it's hard to believe that this is just an odd happenstance.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1010321, member: 24098"] I would buy a MacBook Air in a heartbeat with just a few minor changes, which I believe could be implemented quite easily (and help justify the premium price): 1. USB 3.0. USB3 would be a boon to the MBA, because it basically resolves 99% of the problems surrounding lack of ports on this machine. USB3 allows for enough bandwidth to make it possible to have several hubs hanging off the machine and still have enough bandwidth for external devices like HDDs, TV tuners and other bandwidth intensive peripherals. As it stands today, the single USB 2.0 port is limited to a max bandwidth of 480Mb/s, when you add a hub, you split the bandwidth by the number of ports - and it's possible to saturate that bus quickly, even with a lowly 5400rpm HDD. 2. Removable memory. It doesn't need to have more than a single slot to conserve space, but I can't bring myself to own a machine that can't even have the RAM upgrade. 2GB is fairly scant these days when most machines are shipping with 4GB+, especially for a premium priced machine. 3. The SuperDrive should be bundled in with the price of the machine. Quite frankly, charging an additional $99 for what is absolutely necessary to have the machine fully realize its potential is a crime, particularly at the original asking price of $1800. And for those of you that say "oh wait, can't you just use the Air Disc software?", remember that won't work with Boot Camp. So, if you want to install Windows, you'll have to pay the premium for the Super Drive - forget about generic optical drives and flash drives as the EFI is apparently rigged in such a way that it won't allow booting from either for the purposes of installing Windows. The Super Drive for the Air, just so happens to work - it's hard to believe that this is just an odd happenstance. [/QUOTE]

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