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Macbook Air
18 years ago
I'm sure everyone has already read about the Macbook Air. It's Apple. Their products are everywhere. Anyway, here's my opinion.
I think it's shit. Let me say it this way. This computer is supposed to be a portable. I'm writing this on a regular-sized aluminum Mac. This aluminum Mac is already warping, depending on the temperature and humidity. The case is fine, a bowed screen cases the latches to open when my computer is in its case, kicking it out of sleep mode and wasting battery. If my thicker, meatier computer is doing this, I can't imagine what a much thinner computer would do. Folks, the aluminum finish is there because it makes the computers look sleek. That doesn't mean it's a good material to make a laptop out of. Case in point: I have a friend who has to hold his power chord in with a rubber band because his computer took a fall and dented. The inconsistent power screwed his battery up pretty good too.
In comparison, I have an IBM from a while back that has flown across the room and landed open, face down on the ground. It was made of plastic so the screw covers snapped back on. I turned it on hearing scratching from the cd-drive. I hit the emergency latch on the side, popped the cd back in, and it was as good as new. This was back when laptops were made with the understanding that they might take a fall because they are portable. Judging from it's younger cousins and the materials it uses, the Macbook Air does not seem like it can take the damage a portable computer should be able to take. Sure, you can always blame people for dropping their computers, but that doesn't mean that accidents don't happen. Of course, I can be proven wrong. The iphone did, so maybe the Macbook Air can do it too.
My second gripe is that you're paying that price for a computer that will have to be a secondary one. With no optical drive, you have to install programs from another one or buy a drive separately. Apple makes us spend more money and we love them for it. Actually, it's not that we need a drive anyway. After all, we should be buying everything we need off of itunes. Otherwise it's just not worth it. Who are The Beatles? Never heard of them, but since they're not on itunes, they're probably not that good of a band, anyway.
In conclusion, I'm going to say that some people actually will need a computer like the Macbook Air. People who do powerpoint presentations, etc. for businesses would need something thin and presentable without any extra baggage. The Macbook Air is a perfect purchase for these people, and I see no other computer that would do a better job. These people will account for about 9% of Apple's customers. The people Apple will make money off of are the trendy motherfuckers who think a think computer means a good one, and will spend $1800 on a computer that will no doubt booster their social life. The people that have a BMW in college. That is why I'm being a cynical ass in this review.
-That and I haven't eaten yet today because of fucking laundry. Fuck pay laundry machines. And fuck the broken change dispenser that made my life a living hell today. 15 minutes became 2 hours. It's bullshit.
Peace!
I think it's shit. Let me say it this way. This computer is supposed to be a portable. I'm writing this on a regular-sized aluminum Mac. This aluminum Mac is already warping, depending on the temperature and humidity. The case is fine, a bowed screen cases the latches to open when my computer is in its case, kicking it out of sleep mode and wasting battery. If my thicker, meatier computer is doing this, I can't imagine what a much thinner computer would do. Folks, the aluminum finish is there because it makes the computers look sleek. That doesn't mean it's a good material to make a laptop out of. Case in point: I have a friend who has to hold his power chord in with a rubber band because his computer took a fall and dented. The inconsistent power screwed his battery up pretty good too.
In comparison, I have an IBM from a while back that has flown across the room and landed open, face down on the ground. It was made of plastic so the screw covers snapped back on. I turned it on hearing scratching from the cd-drive. I hit the emergency latch on the side, popped the cd back in, and it was as good as new. This was back when laptops were made with the understanding that they might take a fall because they are portable. Judging from it's younger cousins and the materials it uses, the Macbook Air does not seem like it can take the damage a portable computer should be able to take. Sure, you can always blame people for dropping their computers, but that doesn't mean that accidents don't happen. Of course, I can be proven wrong. The iphone did, so maybe the Macbook Air can do it too.
My second gripe is that you're paying that price for a computer that will have to be a secondary one. With no optical drive, you have to install programs from another one or buy a drive separately. Apple makes us spend more money and we love them for it. Actually, it's not that we need a drive anyway. After all, we should be buying everything we need off of itunes. Otherwise it's just not worth it. Who are The Beatles? Never heard of them, but since they're not on itunes, they're probably not that good of a band, anyway.
In conclusion, I'm going to say that some people actually will need a computer like the Macbook Air. People who do powerpoint presentations, etc. for businesses would need something thin and presentable without any extra baggage. The Macbook Air is a perfect purchase for these people, and I see no other computer that would do a better job. These people will account for about 9% of Apple's customers. The people Apple will make money off of are the trendy motherfuckers who think a think computer means a good one, and will spend $1800 on a computer that will no doubt booster their social life. The people that have a BMW in college. That is why I'm being a cynical ass in this review.
-That and I haven't eaten yet today because of fucking laundry. Fuck pay laundry machines. And fuck the broken change dispenser that made my life a living hell today. 15 minutes became 2 hours. It's bullshit.
Peace!
Apple's no longer a respectable computer company. It's a fashion label.
It's fairly obvious when someone bought their computer due to what's outside, rather than what's inside.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbLeFNjYeTs
It's fine if you need an ultraportable. (Although there are other, cheaper ultraportables on the market.) But most of the people who buy it will buy it because it has an Apple logo on it, rather than actually considering what they actually need out of a computer.
(My computing needs and budget have generally prevented me from getting ultraportables.)