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• MBAir = .25 sleekness, .75 PR bull.
  Ok, i got it, Steve's all into this 'wireless is the new white" thing, but isn't it ironic (at best; evil-genius marketing at worst) that MBAir comes with "Install/Restore DVD's"? ONE USB?
  What's all this ultraportable crap? MacBook 'classic' IS ultraportable already! Are 2 pounds that much of a difference? Let's put things into perspective:
  
  1. $1800 gets me an MB Air with a 1.6 C2D proc, an 80GB slow iPod hard drive, no firewire, one USB.
  For $1793 bucks I can get a regular MB at 2.2Ghz, with 160 GB HDD at 5400, ethernet, firewire, 2 usb ports, Superdrive + mini DVI-DVI adapter, PLUS 3 year Apple Care. Yeah, it's 0.35'' thicker than MB Air (GASP!)
  2. $3098 gets me a 64GB SSD MB Air. $3048 gets me an (admittedly heavier, but only 1'' thick) MBPro with 2.4 proc, 256Mb dual link dedicated video, all manner of ports and wireless, 15.4'' screen, superdrive, A FAST, 200 GB 7200 RPM HDD AND 3-YR APPLE CARE PLAN.
  So sorry if i think MB Air is a whole bunch of bullcrap. Stick to your MacBooks guys, they're portable enough :) In reply to: "Hands-on with the MacBook Air"

  January 16, 2008

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