AirBook

Mike Lucey · 26 Mar 2008, 14:10

Hi Guys,

Has anyone tried out the Mac AirBook yet? I have not
seen one but hope to do so next week as I will be visiting
my local Apple Dealer in Limerick.

I have been reading some reviews / articles on the AirBook
and it seems that sales are not going as well as originally
expected! The lack of a built-in CD player is a downer also
limited ports.

I think Apple should have brought out a Table Laptop instead?

Mike

kwistenbiebel · 26 Mar 2008, 15:04

@mike lucey said:

....
and it seems that sales are not going as well as originally
expected!

Only 1 USB port, no DVD-Rom, etc....
Need more reasons not to buy an Airbook?
In the case of hardware, form should follow function and not the other way around.

dylan · 26 Mar 2008, 16:48

It certainly looks beautiful.
My wife has set her heart on one, maybe later this year.

remus · 26 Mar 2008, 20:08

I think there pretty good really. Youve just got to bear in mind thats its never going to replace your desktop, or even yur current laptop. Its a very lightweight mini laptop for emailing/document editing/internet browsing while your on the move.

Stu · 26 Mar 2008, 22:58

Mike, before you go out and get yourself an AirBook why not look at a lappy that is actually usable and with something approaching 2008 specs.
http://www.cnet.com.au/laptops/laptops/0,239035649,339286831,00.htm
[You would remember how to use a Win. machine....wouldn't you?]

lewiswadsworth · 27 Mar 2008, 01:59

I really wish that the Air had more horsepower and less air. I get so tired of lugging around my old Dell.

I've been tempted to buy one of these , although without a doubt they also don't have the horsepower to run SketchUp. But Rhino, my other main modeler, has much lower hardware requirements, and Rhino 2 will run on Linux so I don't even need to cough up for a Windows license.

Geez, they're only $500. I should just go buy one. Might cheer me up.

Mike Lucey · 28 Mar 2008, 00:06

@stu said:

Mike, before you go out and get yourself an AirBook why not look at a lappy that is actually usable and with something approaching 2008 specs.
http://www.cnet.com.au/laptops/laptops/0,239035649,339286831,00.htm
[You would remember how to use a Win. machine....wouldn't you?]

I still have my Enigma P3.4 lapie for certain tasks

Mike

dylan · 28 Mar 2008, 07:48

Im sure the Airbook has plenty of horsepower for the market it was designed for.

Alan Fraser · 28 Mar 2008, 18:10

It looks very desirable...like most Apple products, but for me it would fall between two stools. If I merely wanted to keep in touch....email, surfing, GTalk or even FaceBook...I'd just take my BlackBerry; it fits in my shirt pocket and it'll work anywhere, not just a WIFI hotspot. If I thought that I'd need to do some real work I'd take a proper laptop.

Gjenio · 29 Mar 2008, 10:55

@alan fraser said:

It looks very desirable...like most Apple products, but for me it would fall between two stools. If I merely wanted to keep in touch....email, surfing, GTalk or even FaceBook...I'd just take my BlackBerry; it fits in my shirt pocket and it'll work anywhere, not just a WIFI hotspot. If I thought that I'd need to do some real work I'd take a proper laptop.

Totally agree with you.
Evenmore I want to say this...
Macs are very fascinating items (I had a IMac G5) but when you have to deal with your everyday work you 'll certainly run against softwares that does not support the OS platform.
So I prefer to give the Apple's design up and go for a Win laptop where I can run all my favourite apps!