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DaveNB · 02-10-2008, 02:04 PM

Well, I've had my new MacBook Air for a week now and aside from some intermittent problems re-associating with my US Robotics (non-Apple) WPA encrypted WiFi router, it's been flawless. This is a great laptop if you're interested in going light yet wanting to be able to get some work done on a comfortably sized screen and full sized keyboard.

I have a partial review/first impressions posted here:
http://groups.google.com/group/mac-b...12f586c71cbf17

There are lots of decent reviews on the MacBook Air out there, AppleInsider.com has a series of very well written/thoughtful reviews that you should definitely check out if you're looking at one of these.

BTW, getting back to the Asus EEE PC issue, here's an interesting followup on how usable the EEE has turned out to be:
http://gizmodo.com/351086/asus-eee-p...fficially-over

http://www.geek.com/eee-pc-chronicle...ality-sets-in/

The EEE's screen was just a bit too small (something I've experienced with my Noikia 770), the stock OS just isn't all that stable, WiFi can be flaky, and poor battery endurance (still drains too much power even while sleeping). I'm not sure if using an alternative hacked Linux OS flavor (Ubuntu for EEE or some other variant) fixes these problems, but they're not going to be easy solutions for most buyers to implement on their own.

All in all, I'm really happy with my Mac Book Air purchase. BTW, the Sony Connect eBook Library software runs perfectly in VMWare Fusion virtualization so now I can run it on my Mac for the occasional purchase. I still prefer to use libprs500 or Docudesk's PRS browser for most day to day chores.

Dave

P.S. I've been collecting the URL's for various MacBook Air reviews, tips, hacks and resources on that Google Groups page, check it out if you're interested.

02-10-2008, 02:04 PM	#57
DaveNB Connoisseur Posts: 86 Karma: 399 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: Nook, Sony PRS-500, Nokia 770 (FBReader)	Well, I've had my new MacBook Air for a week now and aside from some intermittent problems re-associating with my US Robotics (non-Apple) WPA encrypted WiFi router, it's been flawless. This is a great laptop if you're interested in going light yet wanting to be able to get some work done on a comfortably sized screen and full sized keyboard. I have a partial review/first impressions posted here: http://groups.google.com/group/mac-b...12f586c71cbf17 There are lots of decent reviews on the MacBook Air out there, AppleInsider.com has a series of very well written/thoughtful reviews that you should definitely check out if you're looking at one of these. BTW, getting back to the Asus EEE PC issue, here's an interesting followup on how usable the EEE has turned out to be: http://gizmodo.com/351086/asus-eee-p...fficially-over http://www.geek.com/eee-pc-chronicle...ality-sets-in/ The EEE's screen was just a bit too small (something I've experienced with my Noikia 770), the stock OS just isn't all that stable, WiFi can be flaky, and poor battery endurance (still drains too much power even while sleeping). I'm not sure if using an alternative hacked Linux OS flavor (Ubuntu for EEE or some other variant) fixes these problems, but they're not going to be easy solutions for most buyers to implement on their own. All in all, I'm really happy with my Mac Book Air purchase. BTW, the Sony Connect eBook Library software runs perfectly in VMWare Fusion virtualization so now I can run it on my Mac for the occasional purchase. I still prefer to use libprs500 or Docudesk's PRS browser for most day to day chores. Dave P.S. I've been collecting the URL's for various MacBook Air reviews, tips, hacks and resources on that Google Groups page, check it out if you're interested. Last edited by DaveNB; 02-10-2008 at 03:03 PM.