Thoughts on MacBook Air
Jan. 15th, 2008 01:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Why I won't be getting one:
- Comes in 1.6 GHz or 1.8 GHz options. (A bit slower than the current MacBook Pros)
- No firewire, which means no connecting it to a DV camera for transferring video, and not connecting it to external firewire drives which have a more constant data stream, which is preferable for video editing
- I don't know what kind of video processor it has. Will it run Final Cut and Motion okay?
If I weren't also occasionally using my MacBook Pro for video editing, this would be a great choice. The weight (3 lbs) is great, though when I look up my current laptops weight I realize there is only a 2.4 pound difference. You'd think that wouldn't matter, but it does.
If you are just doing non-graphic intensive activities, like writing, light image editing, and internet stuff, then this would be a sweet machine!
Oh, and of course, it's still an Intel machine, so it will be able to run Windows. So this will be a sweet little dual boot machine.
I'm looking forward to seeing one of these in person. I wonder if they'll ever make a MacBook Pro Air.
Edit... Yeah yeah... I spelled boot as boat. Big deal. Fixed now.
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Date: 2008-01-15 08:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-01-15 09:13 pm (UTC)I want a dual boat!
MacBook Air
Date: 2008-01-15 09:27 pm (UTC)B
Re: MacBook Air
Date: 2008-01-15 09:29 pm (UTC)Re: MacBook Air
Date: 2008-01-15 09:32 pm (UTC)That is expensive.
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Re: MacBook Air
Date: 2008-01-15 09:41 pm (UTC)Re: MacBook Air
Date: 2008-01-16 12:33 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-01-15 09:27 pm (UTC)There are certainly cases where I can see that they'd be very useful -- but I think if you're looking at a dual boot laptop, or have really intensive processing needs (ie, video), something like a MacBook Pro is still the way to go.
It's a nice machine, if how you use a laptop matches up really well with the specifications.
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Date: 2008-01-15 09:30 pm (UTC)I like the lower price on Apple TV and the iTunes movie rentals.
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Date: 2008-01-15 09:36 pm (UTC)Intel GMA X3100 graphics processor with 144MB of DDR2 SDRAM shared with main memory
Same as Macbook. I am incredibly tempted to get it but I keep hearing the "never the first generation" mantra. Temptation might be too great.
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Date: 2008-01-15 09:52 pm (UTC)