Apple MacBook Air

[Scott Brady]

Sweet!

 

[Scott Brady]

Oh man, you can get it with a 64gig solid state drive too... Drool.

 

[HongerVenture]

Apparently I wans't the only one keeping an eye on the MacWorld Expo keynote news...

I had three seperate browser tabs open and refreshing to give me live updates. =)

Agreed that the Macbook Air is very sweet! I'd love to have one.

Ouch! The solid state drive nearly doubles the price.

 

[adventureduo]

Nice! I might be upgrading Yosh's G4 iBook!

 

[Expedition Pictures]

No Blu-ray at this time.

 

[Scott Brady]

I also noted the 45watt max power draw. That is quite good, and works with my "mobile" model for this coming winter and early 09.

 

[thallca]

Oh man, you can get it with a 64gig solid state drive too... Drool.

Thats great, but, thats one damm expendive drive. It's will set you back $999.

 

[Scott Brady]

Thats great, but, thats one damm expendive drive. It's will set you back $999.

Yeah, unfortunately, the cool stuff is rarely cheap...

Well, the exception would be my new Disco. The deal of the century as far as I am concerned! :wings:

 

[thallca]

I still wish Apple would come out with a "Mac Toughtbook." I would drop everything and get one of those in a heartbeat!

 

[Scott Brady]

I still wish Apple would come out with a "Mac Toughtbook." I would drop everything and get one of those in a heartbeat!

You and me both brother... For a moment, I thought that was what this was, but not to be.

With the solid state drive though, I bet it is pretty tough. The Mac products tend to be pretty durable overall. Put a keyboard protector on it?

 

[thallca]

I'm also not to happy with the idea of not being able to replace the computers battery without sending it off to Apple. I could live with a tethered optical drive but that battery issue could be a deal-breaker for me.

 

[thallca]

You and me both brother... For a moment, I thought that was what this was, but not to be.

With the solid state drive though, I bet it is pretty tough. The Mac products tend to be pretty durable overall. Put a keyboard protector on it?

I have also been very interested in the idea of using a Mac Mini as a carputer. It isn't the best Mac out there, but it is cheaper and rather rugged.
Some of the installs that I have seen on the web where really cool. Of course, it becomes a permanent member of your truck.

 

[Desertdude]

Makes last months MacBook look clunky

Apple never stops innovating and delivering the excitement...

 

[HongerVenture]

The battery can be replaced in store by an Apple Technician... no big deal. They couldn't have made this form factor work with a pop-out battery.

As far as a Mac Toughbook, they are already quite rugged. My father has given his old Titanium G4 Powerbook quite a beating over the past 6 years... and it still runs great!

Heck, I still have one of the original 1984 Macintosh computers... moved it several times. Still boots great, just doesn't do much. =) I've found that my Macs usually physically outlast their usable life due to technology improvements.

Joel

 

[gjackson]

I've found that my Macs usually physically outlast their usable life due to technology improvements.

2x! I still have a Mac plus and a PowerMac 9600. They work fine but I don't have much use for them. The iBook we took through Africa is still in use. It got the *$% beaten out of it and still works fine.

cheers