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My MB pro can "see" 15 networks near my home, MBA only 6.Sometimes It takes more than 30 minute to have internet access at airports and other places. and it is my Home network.This beauty travels really easy, everybody looks at it and it is sturdy. I have my MBA for six month right now. Each time I arrive home it says "there is not preferred networks in range" . The lack of connectivity, the insufficient USB ports, and the underperformance make me think that I have something nice but close to useless. Overall I am almost happy, but. Wireless antenna is not as powerful as I need.
I do believe the MBA will do the same with the optical drive. It is like saying you bought a new convertible, but you are disappointed it won't haul your dining room table. Case. Flash should fix this problem. I can fit twice as much on a thumb drive as a DL DVD at a tenth the space. Sturdy, easy to clean, doesn't pick up fingerprints, though like the MBP, hurts Wifi. I realize I can turn it off, but it does work well in light and dark situations.Other than that, excellent machine. If you put these under negative, than you are missing the point.
Seems delicate, I have seen many a cracked in half MBA because people think this thing can lay flat. Perfect. Beautiful screen, very clear and bright. Did I mention Spore.
I have rarely needed the optical drive with this computer.(+) I went from a Blackbook to this. so on to the MBA. No sht. This thing is light, but unlike an x300 or Sony TT/TZ, looks good doing it. On to the real negatives.
The thing it was missing was unbelievable. Fast forward 9 years. All I do on my computer is surf the internet, check email, listen to music, watch movies/TV shows. Someone said this thing is underpowered, have they actually tried doing anything on it, or are they just looking at the specs. I would recommend it to anyone who understands its capabilities as well as its limitations.
This does it all. I can hook it up to my 1080p LCD, this thing will output 1920x1080 while watching Hulu, couldn't ask for more.(-) No optical drive, one usb port, no ethernet, no firewire, non-replaceable battery, small HDD, poor graphics. I remember when my dad bought an iMac. Sure, not the first laptop, but neither was the iMac without a floppy. In low light conditions, it constantly adjusts the brightness of the screen and keyboard.
This computer will never make it. Any software or movie I want, I download over the internet. a 333Mhz Graphite DV. Didn't think they could improve from the iBook keyboard, but they did with the Macbook, put it in the air and added backlighting. Now we see, no laptop or desktop comes with a floppy of any kind.
It is really the one thing limiting designs of computers. I cannot install boot camp without a Superdrive. I tried using an LG usb powered DVD burner that I bought with my EEE. How could you possibly function without a floppy drive. Probably no firmware in the BIOS to run it. Keyboard. You know it is 4" off the ground and 2WD but still make a point that it can't go off-road.
Too sensitive. Work great for everything on the air except Boot camp. Backlight. Ambient sensor. This thing runs Spore quite well. Hinge.
The MBA comes out with no optical drive. Apple makes it pretty clear before you drop your hard-earned cheddar that it has none of these things. Weight. Sure, you can be thin, but have to be at least six inches wide, to hold an optical drive. This thing is holding 15 gigs of music, 10 gigs of pictures, Spore, and I have 29.29 gigs free.
That is perhaps due to the thinness of the machine. I will be buying one for myself very soon. I bought the mac book air for my son who started college this September. The thing I like best about the machine is the weight ,esay to carry around and very thin. To any one who carries a laptop this is the one for you and in the night or dark areas ,perfect with the lighted keyboard.I cannot comment on its performance but based on looks and what my son says , this is the laptop to get. He is excited and very pleased with it. The only concern he has is that there is no internal CD/dvd drive so he had to buy an external one.
I bought this laptop shortly after it was launched. However I've held back in buying a mac because the smallest laptop at that time is macbook which is an inch thick 5 lb notebook and that is not portable enough for me. I've always used windows since elementary. For years, I've waited for apple to release an ultraportable laptop.
it's so light and thin that I don't notice much difference when I lug it around campus in my backpack. After hearing the release of MBA, Immediately bought it. I find my laptop fast enough to handle my needs. Also,the battery life is very good. Also, its sexiness and thinness is always a plus. I'm a college student and this was my first mac.
After 6 months of owning this laptop, I would say that it is the best computer I've ever owned.Although the specs is not that impressive. I take notes with my laptop during school days and my friends are always amazed that my macbook air can last all day w/o me ever plugging it. Let my start by saying that this laptop is amazingly portable. I was so eager to leave windows because of the crappy operating system and I always find myself waiting impatiently for my old sony vaio sz to boot because of all the antivirus programs that open before I can do anything further.
I just love it. In addition, I found that I use the ethernet USB adapter more ofter than not, since it is suprising how many hotels in the US and Europe are NOT wireless -- order one with your MBA and spare the hassle.
I read a lot of reviews before buying, and I have to tell you, I have experienced zero of the problems that some write about. I think Cupertino must run on a different system, since wireless is an amazing idea that might work there, but does not work in 90 percent of the rest of america.Still, the speed it good, I don't notice any major slowness, programs open zippily, run well, and everything just plain old works.
I have been a mac laptop user for years and year, most recently with a Macbook Pro. Even after many months of use, it still has the "wow" factor when people see it, something us Apple geeks truly thrive on.and it has all the features i need on the road.I did break down and buy the external superdrive, because it is just so much faster than using the Remote Disk feature on the MBA.
I am very happy with this purchase. In fact, I had switched to the macbook pro as my all-in-one computer for several years for work, home, and travel.Boy, was that a mistake, and one that the Macbook Air has readily filled -- I now own an iMac at home, and use the Macbook AIr for travel and work.
It is so small and light, it makes no noticable difference in my carryon or work messenger bag.
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