Let the Mac/Apple guessing game begin.
Jan 16, 2008 | 11:20 am
#61
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It is sexy, but not enough sexier than my Vaio SZ to make me drool all that much. Plus it would cost me another $300 to dump Leopard for Windows so that my necessary applications would run.
From a corporate perspective, Apple has another big winner. They have their niche well targeted. I'm just close enough to their demographic that I can feel the waves of lust and envy passing just outside my "space" without rushing out to buy.
From a corporate perspective, Apple has another big winner. They have their niche well targeted. I'm just close enough to their demographic that I can feel the waves of lust and envy passing just outside my "space" without rushing out to buy.
Jan 16, 2008 | 11:37 am
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Now the details are out. The MBA is a no-go for me. I like a full featured notebook with less weight, but NOT at the sacrifice of features (large HD, more DRAM, DVD....). And in typical Apple fashion on pricing... 
PS: I am a cross platform user.
PS: I am a cross platform user.
Jan 16, 2008 | 11:41 am
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For my none business travel, I had envisioned something like the E-PC (I reckon the next generation will be very good) and in some ways, the Air is a very high end super luxury version of this. There's no doubting it's an amazing piece of kit but I would personally prefer one of the existing, more functional Mac Book models.
Jan 16, 2008 | 12:02 pm
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Jan 16, 2008 | 1:12 pm
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Nah, the Twentieth Anniversary Mac was priced at about 5x a normal computer. If it flops the thing it'll be closest to is probably the G4 Cube. When I saw this yesterday I went "Oh, at least it doesn't cost more than the cheapest MacBook Pro". But I just as reasonably could have said "Hey, it costs a lot more than a more powerful MacBook."
Jan 16, 2008 | 2:39 pm
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Nah, the Twentieth Anniversary Mac was priced at about 5x a normal computer. If it flops the thing it'll be closest to is probably the G4 Cube. When I saw this yesterday I went "Oh, at least it doesn't cost more than the cheapest MacBook Pro". But I just as reasonably could have said "Hey, it costs a lot more than a more powerful MacBook."
Jan 16, 2008 | 10:25 pm
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Jan 17, 2008 | 5:11 am
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I will probably get a MBA soon. I've been carrying 3lb linux boxes around for 100K miles/year and would like a unix OS which is supported by a real company. The MBA seems to be what I want.
The other Apple notebooks are 5+ lbs, which is not gonna work.
I'd have been happier with a 2 lb, 10", 90% keyboard solution, but I can live with this.
The other Apple notebooks are 5+ lbs, which is not gonna work.
I'd have been happier with a 2 lb, 10", 90% keyboard solution, but I can live with this.
Jan 17, 2008 | 12:07 pm
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That thing was hideous. We actually had a Blue Dalmation model here at the office, which was not quite as bad but still pretty silly. We were looking for the iMac with CD-RW, needed it quick and those two were the only colors in stock. Oh, well.
BTW, I actually own both a G4 Cube and a Twentieth Anniversary Mac. No, I didn't pay anywhere near full price, for either.
BTW, I actually own both a G4 Cube and a Twentieth Anniversary Mac. No, I didn't pay anywhere near full price, for either.