I'm back from my extended absence, due to school commitments. Recently, Apple released the new MacBook Air, which it claims to be the thinnest notebook ever. In my opinion, this latest offering from Apple, is not really worth your buck. Why?
The MacBook Air, although thin is missing many important features such as an integrated optical drive. Imagine not being able to watch DVDs or Rip Music directly onto your MacBook. Eventhough Apple has come up with a remedy, a sleek looking external optical drive, I doubt many of us would want to fork out another 100-200 bucks just to buy it. Besides, if we have to lug around the external drive when bringing the Air out, it would make the notebook less portable.
One other problem that would affect roadwarriors is the fact that the MacBook Air does not have removable batteries, the batteries are inbuilt into the casing and cannot be removed (Just like the Ipod). This means that with the Air, you cannot simply swap out batteries when your battery runs flat.
The availability of only one USB port is another problem with the Air that I would like to point out. With only one USB port, you will not be able to plug in both a Mouse and a Thumbdrive into the Air at the same time. This makes things extremely inconvenient.
Despite these shortcomings, the Air does have some of its merits. For one, it is the thinnest notebook in the world and can fit inside a manila envelope. It is also extremely lightweight, weighing it at only 1.36Kg.
And that's it for my extremely short Macbook Air review.
Thanks for reading,
Bryan
The MacBook Air, although thin is missing many important features such as an integrated optical drive. Imagine not being able to watch DVDs or Rip Music directly onto your MacBook. Eventhough Apple has come up with a remedy, a sleek looking external optical drive, I doubt many of us would want to fork out another 100-200 bucks just to buy it. Besides, if we have to lug around the external drive when bringing the Air out, it would make the notebook less portable.
One other problem that would affect roadwarriors is the fact that the MacBook Air does not have removable batteries, the batteries are inbuilt into the casing and cannot be removed (Just like the Ipod). This means that with the Air, you cannot simply swap out batteries when your battery runs flat.
The availability of only one USB port is another problem with the Air that I would like to point out. With only one USB port, you will not be able to plug in both a Mouse and a Thumbdrive into the Air at the same time. This makes things extremely inconvenient.
Despite these shortcomings, the Air does have some of its merits. For one, it is the thinnest notebook in the world and can fit inside a manila envelope. It is also extremely lightweight, weighing it at only 1.36Kg.
And that's it for my extremely short Macbook Air review.
Thanks for reading,
Bryan
The MacBook Air (Picture Courtesy of www.apple.com.sg)
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