MacBook Air: The Solid State Drive Premium
The hefty premium for a Solid State Drive is not worth it - I do nothing productive on any of my Macs other than surf the internet and word process.
1.6 v 1.8Ghz? I am not paying the premium - the thing with mediocrity is that this product is but a toy, and as such, I am going for the cheapest option!
1.6 v 1.8Ghz? I am not paying the premium - the thing with mediocrity is that this product is but a toy, and as such, I am going for the cheapest option!
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If the HDD is user accessible, one can go buy a SSD for cheaper!
See you soon MacBook Air!
1.6 v 1.8Ghz? I am not paying the premium - the thing with mediocrity is that this product is but a toy, and as such, I am going for the cheapest option!
I wouldn't call it a toy - I needed an ultraportable for web dev work and it's perfect - if the Eee PC had run OS X with any sort of reliability or speed i would've gone for that... this is a machine that many can get serious work done on in an unbeatably portable form factor. I'd say many other ultraportables fall into the 'toy' category before the Air... have you ever tried working on a 9" screen and mini-keyboard?
It's a 11.1" Screen. It works.
What is also has in addition, is Biometric software - this is crucial for my sensitive files.
I am an early adopter of the Air, having pre-ordered one now - but as mentioned, all I do is Word Process and Surf the Web. The 1.6Ghz, 80Gb PATA is suited for me. SSD is that much faster - technically. Operationally, I doubt users will see the difference the £500 pays for.
I'm approaching 55 GB of data on my current PowerBook. If I buy a MacBook Air, I will need to get the 80 GB disk drive just to ensure I have enough space for future music, movies, documents, applications, etc. The premium price is just not worth it.
I'm curious how much additional battery life the SSD will provide.
Excellent question and one that I would consider too, though clearly the stability/security of data issue is also of interest. I'm looking forward to actually playing with one of these and probably adding it to my world for travel back and forth across the Pacific (5 hours battery life won't do it! ), but the idea of going through Customs with an envelope full of computer is a thrill in itself! and running in and out of libraries and research institutions with a super transportable machine, that still allows me to hook up to a projector [-- when will wireless there be possible??? ] is enough to put me on the edge.
Excellent question and one that I would consider too, though clearly the stability/security of data issue is also of interest. I'm looking forward to actually playing with one of these and probably adding it to my world for travel back and forth across the Pacific (5 hours battery life won't do it! ), but the idea of going through Customs with an envelope full of computer is a thrill in itself! and running in and out of libraries and research institutions with a super transportable machine, that still allows me to hook up to a projector [-- when will wireless there be possible??? ] is enough to put me on the edge.
I agree the SSD is very expensive, but I think the 1.8" 80GB HD at 4200 RPM is going to crawl. I wish there was a way to have a small amount of flash to just hold the OS and than a large drive, like the 1.8" to hold your applications and personal files. Thus providing the best of both worlds.
I wish there was a way to have a small amount of flash to just hold the OS and than a large drive, like the 1.8" to hold your applications and personal files. Thus providing the best of both worlds.
In Vista, called ReadyBoost.
In Vista, called ReadyBoost.
Was it ever released? I remember hearing about it followed by a mountain of delays. I do know the current Vaio TZ's support ReadyBoost, with a smaller SSD and larger HDD for roughly the same price of the Air with just an SSD.
Let's have a small 16GB partition of flash to hold Mac OS on, than the slow 1.8" 4200RPM main drive to hold the applications and personal files on, that is what I was invisioning.