I was very disappointed that the rest of the Mac laptop range was not updated.
The other MacBook lines get updated about every six months, which is pretty decent. It might be a month, but it will come. The updates usually are about a month or two after there has been a chip update.
So who else thinks there will be overheating & cooling issues? Nice but too small for me.
I do, I do.
I'm quite surprised that the MacBook Air is the same size as the MacBook, only thinner. The bezel around the screen appears to be the same width. Apple should have put a high priority on reducing the width and depth a bit, even while using the same size LCD panel. But I guess thin is in, or at least Apple seems to think so.
I personally dislike black keyboards but they look cooler with lighted letters. I suppose that's the reason for Apple's decision. Aluminum would look much nicer, like on the MBP.
1.) Maybe shallow DOF was used because it looks cool.
2.) Maybe using smaller aperture and longer exposure would require a tripod and getting one of those out in the middle of a crowded floor at MacWorld isn't an option.
I think it's too tight to look cool. It's unusual, and unusual in a way that I think detracts.
The EXIF information is gone on those photos, so there's no info on the settings, but maybe kicking up ISO a notch or two and using a monopod probably would have gotten better results.
i am torn between the MBP and MBA there is no real reason i would need the power of the MBP apart form the occational imovie. i would be carting it to and fro from school everyday so that points to the MBA.
I held off getting a new laptop untill macworld because i thought they would update the MBP.
i would be carting it to and fro from school everyday so that points to the MBA.
I held off getting a new laptop untill macworld because i thought they would update the MBP.
The light weight is Air's only real advantage. If you have a long walk to school, it might be worth it. Otherwise, MBP is a much better computer for $200 more, and MacBook is a better computer for much less.
I would expect to see MBP updates before spring, but if I needed a portable computer now, I'd choose between MacBook and MacBook Pro.
The light weight is Air's only real advantage. If you have a long walk to school, it might be worth it. Otherwise, MBP is a much better computer for $200 more, and MacBook is a better computer for much less.
I would expect to see MBP updates before spring, but if I needed a portable computer now, I'd choose between MacBook and MacBook Pro.
The only prob is school goes back feb 5 and my PB is screwed and unusable.
I usualy carry around three bags and getting a MBA would reduce that to 2.
One question i had was if i plug in a usb external hdd and plug i firewire camera into that will it apear in imovie / final cut? I know it works with i firwire hard drive.
I personally dislike black keyboards but they look cooler with lighted letters. I suppose that's the reason for Apple's decision. Aluminum would look much nicer, like on the MBP.
The one thing I slightly dislike about my MacBook Pro is the keyboard. Not the feel, but the look. They just look a bit tacky. I'd prefer black I think, and I expect thats what the MacBook Pros will get with the next revision.
One question i had was if i plug in a usb external hdd and plug i firewire camera into that will it apear in imovie / final cut?
Not exactly sure how you'd do that. I'm not sure what if anything video camera users can do with the Air. Most video cameras require a Firewire connection, I think.
The one thing I slightly dislike about my MacBook Pro is the keyboard. Not the feel, but the look. They just look a bit tacky. I'd prefer black I think, and I expect thats what the MacBook Pros will get with the next revision.
I really like the white keys on my MacBook and my wireless desktop keyboard. Aluminum would be my second choice. Obviously just personal preference.
1.) Maybe shallow DOF was used because it looks cool.
2.) Maybe using smaller aperture and longer exposure would require a tripod and getting one of those out in the middle of a crowded floor at MacWorld isn't an option.
1) There's a time for shallow DOF and a time where it actually makes the photo less useful.
2) That doesn't explain why even AI's (Kasper's?) studio (office) shots all use shallow DOF. It's almost as though the photographer doesn't know how to set the aperture to increase DOF. Also, even in Macworld, a flash could be used. I'd rather see a poorly lit flash shot of the product that shows the details than an ambient lit wide-open shot that narrows the DOF so much that the photo becomes next to useless.
Obviously this laptop is designed to for easy to carry.. but did Mr. Jobs forget the simple stuff for road warriors? For a long trip, two batteries is almost a necessity. optical drive is another thing but i guess the usb one will have to do..
no ethernet means that this laptop is only useful when you are traveling in the US.. some of us have to travel to other places where there is no wireless connection.
Pros
thin
easy to carry
looks really nice!!!!
plus all the mac goodies
solid state is awesome
its probably very quite with solid state
Cons
is it really for traveling usage or for show while you travel?
price... (needless to say...)
no ethernet port
is it sturdy enough that you wont break it in two? (well.. its very thin..)
Recommendation: If i have a lot of money, i will buy without hesitation.. but then again.. is this a playing thing or a work horse (basically getting my work done) laptop? i guess depends on how you individually use a laptop
The thing I don't get about the air is that damn .75" wide bezel around the screen. Apple could easily have cut the size down 1.5" by eliminating it.
if they cut down the size, they have to cut down battery life.. all that space is for the battery life (probably thicker too to maintain the same battery life)
i am torn between the MBP and MBA there is no real reason i would need the power of the MBP apart form the occational imovie. i would be carting it to and fro from school everyday so that points to the MBA.
I held off getting a new laptop untill macworld because i thought they would update the MBP.
I am using a PB g4 1.6 ghz.
All macworld has done is complicate my decition.
Does anyone know MBP or MBA??
Thanks
I would suggest MBP. why? its because u need the exercise... hahaha (Joking2) but seriously it depends on how u use it. For a long term goal and price, i would suggest MBP because apple has a bad track record when introducing innovative products. For example, remember the macbook problem with the heat sink, my iphone suddenly stop working... i had to replace it... (all free btw under free 1 year apple care ). It wouldnt be too much of a stretch if i expect a problem with the macbook air. But if you are willing to take a chance..
Functionality, definitely go with MBP.. you cant go wrong with that. If this is your main laptop, you want functions.. not looks.
honestly, Macbook air is all looks (If you have extra money, then you buy it)
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I was very disappointed that the rest of the Mac laptop range was not updated.
The other MacBook lines get updated about every six months, which is pretty decent. It might be a month, but it will come. The updates usually are about a month or two after there has been a chip update.
So who else thinks there will be overheating & cooling issues? Nice but too small for me.
I do, I do.
I'm quite surprised that the MacBook Air is the same size as the MacBook, only thinner. The bezel around the screen appears to be the same width. Apple should have put a high priority on reducing the width and depth a bit, even while using the same size LCD panel. But I guess thin is in, or at least Apple seems to think so.
Black keyboard?
I personally dislike black keyboards but they look cooler with lighted letters. I suppose that's the reason for Apple's decision. Aluminum would look much nicer, like on the MBP.
Two things to think about:
1.) Maybe shallow DOF was used because it looks cool.
2.) Maybe using smaller aperture and longer exposure would require a tripod and getting one of those out in the middle of a crowded floor at MacWorld isn't an option.
I think it's too tight to look cool. It's unusual, and unusual in a way that I think detracts.
The EXIF information is gone on those photos, so there's no info on the settings, but maybe kicking up ISO a notch or two and using a monopod probably would have gotten better results.
I held off getting a new laptop untill macworld because i thought they would update the MBP.
I am using a PB g4 1.6 ghz.
All macworld has done is complicate my decition.
Does anyone know MBP or MBA??
Thanks
i would be carting it to and fro from school everyday so that points to the MBA.
I held off getting a new laptop untill macworld because i thought they would update the MBP.
The light weight is Air's only real advantage. If you have a long walk to school, it might be worth it. Otherwise, MBP is a much better computer for $200 more, and MacBook is a better computer for much less.
I would expect to see MBP updates before spring, but if I needed a portable computer now, I'd choose between MacBook and MacBook Pro.
The light weight is Air's only real advantage. If you have a long walk to school, it might be worth it. Otherwise, MBP is a much better computer for $200 more, and MacBook is a better computer for much less.
I would expect to see MBP updates before spring, but if I needed a portable computer now, I'd choose between MacBook and MacBook Pro.
The only prob is school goes back feb 5 and my PB is screwed and unusable.
I usualy carry around three bags and getting a MBA would reduce that to 2.
One question i had was if i plug in a usb external hdd and plug i firewire camera into that will it apear in imovie / final cut? I know it works with i firwire hard drive.
Thanks
I personally dislike black keyboards but they look cooler with lighted letters. I suppose that's the reason for Apple's decision. Aluminum would look much nicer, like on the MBP.
The one thing I slightly dislike about my MacBook Pro is the keyboard. Not the feel, but the look. They just look a bit tacky. I'd prefer black I think, and I expect thats what the MacBook Pros will get with the next revision.
One question i had was if i plug in a usb external hdd and plug i firewire camera into that will it apear in imovie / final cut?
Not exactly sure how you'd do that. I'm not sure what if anything video camera users can do with the Air. Most video cameras require a Firewire connection, I think.
The one thing I slightly dislike about my MacBook Pro is the keyboard. Not the feel, but the look. They just look a bit tacky. I'd prefer black I think, and I expect thats what the MacBook Pros will get with the next revision.
Two things to think about:
1.) Maybe shallow DOF was used because it looks cool.
2.) Maybe using smaller aperture and longer exposure would require a tripod and getting one of those out in the middle of a crowded floor at MacWorld isn't an option.
1) There's a time for shallow DOF and a time where it actually makes the photo less useful.
2) That doesn't explain why even AI's (Kasper's?) studio (office) shots all use shallow DOF. It's almost as though the photographer doesn't know how to set the aperture to increase DOF. Also, even in Macworld, a flash could be used. I'd rather see a poorly lit flash shot of the product that shows the details than an ambient lit wide-open shot that narrows the DOF so much that the photo becomes next to useless.
The thing I don't get about the air is that damn .75" wide bezel around the screen. Apple could easily have cut the size down 1.5" by eliminating it.
Ah, but the extra length and width lets them taper the sides down to a knife edge instead of being blunt like a MB or MBP.
Since it lacks a removable battery does that mean we'll have problems bringing it on an airplane?
i dont know about that.. but it does mean that you cannot use 2 batteries for a long trip....
no ethernet means that this laptop is only useful when you are traveling in the US.. some of us have to travel to other places where there is no wireless connection.
Pros
thin
easy to carry
looks really nice!!!!
plus all the mac goodies
solid state is awesome
its probably very quite with solid state
Cons
is it really for traveling usage or for show while you travel?
price... (needless to say...)
no ethernet port
is it sturdy enough that you wont break it in two? (well.. its very thin..)
Recommendation: If i have a lot of money, i will buy without hesitation.. but then again.. is this a playing thing or a work horse (basically getting my work done) laptop? i guess depends on how you individually use a laptop
The thing I don't get about the air is that damn .75" wide bezel around the screen. Apple could easily have cut the size down 1.5" by eliminating it.
if they cut down the size, they have to cut down battery life.. all that space is for the battery life (probably thicker too to maintain the same battery life)
i am torn between the MBP and MBA there is no real reason i would need the power of the MBP apart form the occational imovie. i would be carting it to and fro from school everyday so that points to the MBA.
I held off getting a new laptop untill macworld because i thought they would update the MBP.
I am using a PB g4 1.6 ghz.
All macworld has done is complicate my decition.
Does anyone know MBP or MBA??
Thanks
I would suggest MBP. why? its because u need the exercise... hahaha (Joking2) but seriously it depends on how u use it. For a long term goal and price, i would suggest MBP because apple has a bad track record when introducing innovative products. For example, remember the macbook problem with the heat sink, my iphone suddenly stop working... i had to replace it... (all free btw under free 1 year apple care ). It wouldnt be too much of a stretch if i expect a problem with the macbook air. But if you are willing to take a chance..
Functionality, definitely go with MBP.. you cant go wrong with that. If this is your main laptop, you want functions.. not looks.
honestly, Macbook air is all looks (If you have extra money, then you buy it)