Comments on: Air is in my future http://scobleizer.com/2008/01/15/air-is-in-my-future/ Exploring the 2010 Web Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:12:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: JAMES BRASELTON http://scobleizer.com/2008/01/15/air-is-in-my-future/comment-page-2/#comment-92410 JAMES BRASELTON Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:12:21 +0000 http://scobleizer.com/2008/01/15/air-is-in-my-future/#comment-92410 COOL MACBOOK AIR WITH SSD DRIVES I AM GETING MINE WITH THE SSD DRIVE I WICHED THAT MORE SSD COMPUTERS GET OUT IN THE COMPUTER STORES. COOL MACBOOK AIR WITH SSD DRIVES I AM GETING MINE WITH THE SSD DRIVE I WICHED THAT MORE SSD COMPUTERS GET OUT IN THE COMPUTER STORES.

]]> By: phone man http://scobleizer.com/2008/01/15/air-is-in-my-future/comment-page-2/#comment-92449 phone man Sat, 26 Jan 2008 02:47:20 +0000 http://scobleizer.com/2008/01/15/air-is-in-my-future/#comment-92449 The whole issue about the lack of removal battery is a non-issue (mostly). If 5 hours is a true 5 hours, then it is a non-issue. Here's why, you can no longer take a spare battery on a airplane (unless checked), so you don't get to use it on board, which is 90% the place you need it. Moreover, if you don't check it, you don't have it at your destination. Please let Apple's 5 hours be a real 5 hours, then I will be happy! The whole issue about the lack of removal battery is a non-issue (mostly). If 5 hours is a true 5 hours, then it is a non-issue. Here’s why, you can no longer take a spare battery on a airplane (unless checked), so you don’t get to use it on board, which is 90% the place you need it. Moreover, if you don’t check it, you don’t have it at your destination. Please let Apple’s 5 hours be a real 5 hours, then I will be happy!

]]> By: BobTurbo http://scobleizer.com/2008/01/15/air-is-in-my-future/comment-page-2/#comment-92409 BobTurbo Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:04:02 +0000 http://scobleizer.com/2008/01/15/air-is-in-my-future/#comment-92409 Completely useless in Australia as we have mobile broadband that requires either an expresscard slot, mobile phone over bluetooth as modem, or USB dongle. The expresscard slot is the only convenient solution. Hanging a USB dongle off an ultraportable is just plain stupid and annoying. A mobile computer without the internet is entirely useless. Oh yeah.. there are wifi hotspots.. in some places.. if you are lucky. Not to mention it has a small, slow, mechanical drive as default. If they fixed those two things it would be good, but as it stands, it is a useless POS for rich people who have no lives and find the only thing they look forward too is using a new gadget to fill the void. Completely useless in Australia as we have mobile broadband that requires either an expresscard slot, mobile phone over bluetooth as modem, or USB dongle. The expresscard slot is the only convenient solution. Hanging a USB dongle off an ultraportable is just plain stupid and annoying.

A mobile computer without the internet is entirely useless. Oh yeah.. there are wifi hotspots.. in some places.. if you are lucky.

Not to mention it has a small, slow, mechanical drive as default. If they fixed those two things it would be good, but as it stands, it is a useless POS for rich people who have no lives and find the only thing they look forward too is using a new gadget to fill the void.

]]> By: Keith http://scobleizer.com/2008/01/15/air-is-in-my-future/comment-page-2/#comment-92411 Keith Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:08:44 +0000 http://scobleizer.com/2008/01/15/air-is-in-my-future/#comment-92411 It's got the great 1.0 asthetic that Apple has nailed down over the years, but IMO the limitations and lack of uniqueness (superthin laptops are already out there) detract from the "Wow" factor. I personally was expecting a tablet PC from them (call it an iPhone on steroids or a real version of MS Haiku) It’s got the great 1.0 asthetic that Apple has nailed down over the years, but IMO the limitations and lack of uniqueness (superthin laptops are already out there) detract from the “Wow” factor. I personally was expecting a tablet PC from them (call it an iPhone on steroids or a real version of MS Haiku)

]]> By: Chris H http://scobleizer.com/2008/01/15/air-is-in-my-future/comment-page-2/#comment-92407 Chris H Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:36:28 +0000 http://scobleizer.com/2008/01/15/air-is-in-my-future/#comment-92407 Tosh, the Cube had real problems though. Provided the Air doesn't have any significant problems, then it's just up to whether it satisfies its market niche. But actually, the cynic in me expects there will be issues. :) Tosh, the Cube had real problems though.

Provided the Air doesn’t have any significant problems, then it’s just up to whether it satisfies its market niche.

But actually, the cynic in me expects there will be issues. :)

]]> By: Tosh http://scobleizer.com/2008/01/15/air-is-in-my-future/comment-page-2/#comment-92463 Tosh Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:08:15 +0000 http://scobleizer.com/2008/01/15/air-is-in-my-future/#comment-92463 @Chris H Somewhat contradicting my above post, this Air thing actually reminds me of the Mac Cube, which at the time was the epitome of form over function, and was a massive failure. @Chris H

Somewhat contradicting my above post, this Air thing actually reminds me of the Mac Cube, which at the time was the epitome of form over function, and was a massive failure.

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