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February 6, 2008

The PowerPage Wants Your MacBook Air Stories!

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The MacBook Air has been out for about a week now and has garnered more praise, criticism and mixed opinions than anything Apple has released in years.

That being said, we want your stories.

What's gone right, what needs improvement, are there good ideas there that may be great a few system or firmware revisions down the line or does Apple need to go back to the drawing board entirely?

Let us know what you think over in the comments or forums.

Posted by chrisbarylick at February 6, 2008 10:51 AM
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Love reaction from co-workers. Best was "Looks like a bog lady;s compact.

I wish it was the size of a 12" PB, though.

Posted by: Jack17 at February 6, 2008 9:51 PM

PROS: Thin. Light. Backlit keyboard. CONS: Migration is busted. Loses wifi connection frequently. Backlight doesn't keep settings. Weird non-rhythmic clicking sound that I THINK is coming from speaker.

THE DETAILS: I wanted a 12", or smaller, and ordered this thinking I can always send it back and get a Macbook (and save money). When I first saw the photos, I thought "what's with all that wasted space around the screen and keyboard?" But, the thinness, which I thought was good for getting comments and not much else, has one advantage; the Air fits nicely in one of those portfolio things with the notepad. Now if I can just find a nice zippered one that doesn't have the worthless credit card slots and built in calculator, I'll have what I think is the perfect MBA sleeve.

All the comments about drinking the koolaid aside, the so-called "limitations" are not that, for me. This isn't a production machine...it's now my web surf, email, IM, and DevonThink machine. It lets me check mail and do chores in the living room in the evening with my wife, not back in the home office.

Migration was DOA, which ultimately was OK. I moved my Adium, Firefox, Mail, and Newsfire apps AND all their associated files by finding all the pieces over the network and dragging them over.

There will be lots to complain about, like it being slower than I like. At the same time, it really is more portable for me, compared to my old 15"/800 which I refused to buy a new battery for. Overall...I'll keep it.

Posted by: leebertski [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 7, 2008 7:13 AM

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