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Ars Technica reviews the MacBook Air with solid state drive
Apple's MacBook Air Could Have Issues
TUAW Reviews the MacBook Air
Is the MacBook Air Too Lightweight for Serious Users?
MacBook Air Review
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Ars Technica reviews the MacBook Air with solid state drive
Ars Technica Jacqui Cheng reports:
The MacBook Air is nice, but as we discovered in our in-depth review, not everything is sunshine and roses—at least with the hard drive model. But there's a higher-end Air as well—1.8GHz with a 64GB solid-state flash drive instead of your traditional ATA hard drive. We picked up an SSD Air so that we could try it out, run some benchmarks, and report back to you on how much (or little) of a difference that extra $1,300 makes.
[ Editor's note: not a whole lot, apparently. ]
For the full review visit here:
http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/macbook-air-ssd-review.ars
Apple's MacBook Air Could Have Issues
DailyTech's Shane McGlaun says:
When Apple announced the MacBook Air, Apple fans were ready to whip out their wallets right then to get their hands on the thin notebook. Apple's latest darling is just now arriving into the hands of eager customers and the company has several notices on its website to address some issues users may see when their Air goes into service.
For the full report visit here:
http://www.dailytech.com/Apples+MacBook+Air+Could+Have+Issues/article10596.htm
TUAW Reviews the MacBook Air
TUAW's Chris Ullrich reports:
As you probably know, I'm one of the people who, upon first opportunity after the Macworld Keynote ended a few weeks ago, exited the hall into the lobby of Moscone West and immediately ordered a MacBook Air -- the 1.6 Ghz version with the 80GB hard drive, to be exact. I've already spelled out my reasons for ordering one and you've all had a chance to comment and otherwise make your views known, good or bad, regarding my decision.
Now, after waiting for Apple to ship my MacBook Air to me, its finally here and in my hands. In fact, I'm writing this very review on it. So, now that it's here and I can examine it more closely, use it and otherwise put it through its paces, does it live up to my expectations? Will I really miss not having Firewire or more than one USB port? Will the MBA become my notebook of choice or now that I can actually use it, do I regret ordering? For those answers, and more, read on.
For the full review visit here:
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/06/tuaw-reviews-the-macbook-air/
Is the MacBook Air Too Lightweight for Serious Users?
Low End Mac's Alan Zisman says:
Oh, and one more thing: Jobs introduced a new notebook model. Added to the company's two lines of notebooks - the entry-level MacBook, with a plastic case and 13" screen, and the more expensive, metal-clad MacBook Pro series, with 15" and 17" models - was what Jobs referred to as the thinnest notebook ever: the MacBook Air....
I think I'm in love.
But wait: In order to be ultra-thin, Apple had to treat the Air like a supermodel forever on a strict diet.
Before rushing off to slap down US$1,799 (or US$3,098 for one with a no-moving-parts solid state drive) for one of these, pay attention to what's been left out......
With all those limitations, the MacBook Air isn't going to work for most users as their main work computer....
For the full commentary visit here:
http://lowendmac.com/zisman/08az/macbook-air-2-lightweight.html
MacBook Air Review
NotebookReview's Kevin O'Brien reports:
Apple's latest notebook, the MacBook Air, is being hailed as the world's thinnest. At well under an inch at the thickest point, the Air offers a thin design coupled with an extremely lightweight package for a notebook that has the same basic footprint as the standard MacBook. The flip side to all of this, however, is the (some say inexcusable) list of features left out, with a staggering price tag that has wallets cowering in fear at the cost of the top tier configuration.
For the full review visit here:
http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4238
More on Why The Apple Air Doesn't Work for Me
dkseto.wordpress.com says:
Ars Technica has a pretty good review of the Apple Air and its strong and weak points. For me, the things that don't work, out weight those that do.
For example, it can't be used as a primary PC unless you buy the accessory external optical drive and maybe the external Ethernet dongle. Otherwise, getting data into and out of it with WiFi may be problematic.
Secondly, the hard drive is too slow. Whenever any background task occurs, the foreground task may stop. This is the deal breaker for me because I need a business class laptop that can be used for presentations that include displaying video. Said videos must smoothly play while I also run other programs in background, such as a word processor where my notes may be and/or a spreadsheet where my numbers may be. Hence, anytime the hard drive is accessed could cause the playback to stutter or pause. This is just not acceptable. Hence, until Apple includes a faster drive (and faster processor) this won't work for me.
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