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15 Jan 2008, 9:20 pm

Unveiled today at the Mac expo:

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http://www.engadget.com/photos/apple-ma ... wn/588102/

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BTW: Has a multitouch area, like the new Iphone :O

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http://www.apple.com/macbookair/


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16 Jan 2008, 4:26 am

It's ridiculously amazing how small that thing is and how much is packed into it. *drools*

I'll stick with my trusty plastic macbook for now, though. :)



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16 Jan 2008, 8:07 am

Cool, though don't care for the price. Of course I say that about all things Mac... I have a hard time justifying more than 1000$ for any computer.

They should have put more usb ports on that thing though... just one? Lame...

Plus apple wants 100 for a dvd drive... double lame. At that price the external drive should come with it...

I really like the new aluminum look of the Macs now... I didn't care for the white that much... despite owning a white MacBook.

Multitouch is neat too, I already am used to the two fingered scrolling as an instinct... nice.


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16 Jan 2008, 8:29 am

Hm. Is it very rugged though?



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16 Jan 2008, 11:43 am

wonder will they have these in the apple shops in UK yet? want to have a proper look at one of these,not that want to buy one though.
It looks great,what is the ventilation like on it as everything is even tighter together?


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16 Jan 2008, 5:23 pm

Yeah, me too, I'd like to see how rugged it is, because that's a lot of money for a computer.
In fact, why don't they release a $500 one, to compete against Dell/HP/etc?

KingdomOfRats wrote:
wonder will they have these in the apple shops in UK yet? want to have a proper look at one of these


it's not available yet, only as a preorder

KingdomOfRats wrote:
It looks great,what is the ventilation like on it as everything is even tighter together?

I saw that they asked intel to make the chip smaller, so now they have a custom one, and it's like 50% smaller :O


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17 Jan 2008, 4:21 am

Very nice, only the lack of a network port stops me buying one.

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17 Jan 2008, 5:43 am

USB-Ethernet bridge (not gigabit though)
USB audio (to get mic/line in)

Could have done with an expresscard slot though to give it a few more options, like gigabit/firewire/sata/evdo/etc.



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17 Jan 2008, 12:30 pm

I like the illuminating keyboard... I want one of them...8)

Or one of these:
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The Macbook Sea, with it's amazing underwater keyboard :lol:



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17 Jan 2008, 1:04 pm

Looks great, but you sacrifice a bit of performance. I hope to hear the next announcement.


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17 Jan 2008, 1:19 pm

Tequila wrote:
Hm. Is it very rugged though?


I would be afraid to snap it in half. Should be made by carbon or something.


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17 Jan 2008, 3:24 pm

Can I install Linux on it? :?



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17 Jan 2008, 3:30 pm

Kalister1 wrote:
Can I install Linux on it? :?


I think you should be able to do that, but I'm no MAC expert. You would probably get killed by all Apple and Mac fans though! :lol:


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17 Jan 2008, 4:18 pm

It looks nice, but I'd be a little worried about the quality.


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17 Jan 2008, 4:23 pm

Airbrush wrote:
Kalister1 wrote:
Can I install Linux on it? :?


I think you should be able to do that, but I'm no MAC expert. You would probably get killed by all Apple and Mac fans though! :lol:


Good 8)

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