Macbook Air

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by Nate the great

I think aPple made two mistakes in the design.

The first mistake was a small one; no 10/100 port. I, for one, don't have wireless everywhere.

I'd say that's a big mistake, personally. I use wired networks a lot more than wireless!

The second mistake could kill the mAcbook aIr. The user cannot replace the battery.

That "problem" hasn't especially harmed the iPod.

[Nate the great]

Originally Posted by HarryT

That "problem" hasn't especially harmed the iPod.

There is a big difference between the Ipod and the aIr. One tops out at $400; the other starts at $1800. They basically made a disposable laptop.

And the battery was a problem on the Ipod. I remember when it first came out. One early adopter had a bad battery, just past the warranty. Apple told him to buy a new one. It was $400 at the time. Instead, he made a documentary about his experience that got Apple enough negative publicity that they released a battery replacement kit.


P.S. Heavy users often have several batteries that they swap out so the can keep working. The aIr won't let them do that.

[yvanleterrible]

A seventeen hundred dollar disposable laptop?

Must be kidding! Everything that can be assembled can be disassembled, you only have to know how.

[carld]

That keyboard reminds me of something ...

Memories

[Alexander Turcic]

Originally Posted by HarryT

I'd say that's a big mistake, personally. I use wired networks a lot more than wireless!

I think I read somewhere that optionally you can use a Ethernet-to-USB2 adapter to use wired networks...

[TadW]

Poor Steve... out of context you could easily misinterpret his gesture...

[yvanleterrible]

Tiny chips!

[nekokami]

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

But....but....IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A TABLET!!! Waaaa!

I'm crying with you

Even though I couldn't have afforded it anyway.

[NatCh]

Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

A seventeen hundred dollar disposable laptop?

Must be kidding! Everything that can be assembled can be disassembled, you only have to know how.

The trick isn't disassembling it, yvanleterrible, it's disassembling it in such a way that you can reassemble it afterwords!

[Alexander Turcic]

Originally Posted by NatCh

The trick isn't disassembling it, yvanleterrible, it's disassembling it in such a way that you can reassemble it afterwords!

So true... I learned it the hard way when I attempted to replace the battery of my 2nd gen iPod Mini.

[NatCh]

I can't even remember all the stuff that I took apart and couldn't put back together. The one that still pains me to recall even now was my Armatron -- it just had so many gears in it, I just couldn't ever get it to work quite right again.

[vivaldirules]

Originally Posted by nekokami

I'm crying with you

Even though I couldn't have afforded it anyway.

Well, neither could I, frankly. But that would not have stopped us from ogling and drooling heavily!

[yvanleterrible]

They're not making a tablet because some idiot might be inspired to carve the ten commandments on it with a chisel and kill himself in the process... litigation you see.

[NatCh]

Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

... litigation you see.

[tommy still]

Originally Posted by Nate the great

I think aPple made two mistakes in the design.

The first mistake was a small one; no 10/100 port. I, for one, don't have wireless everywhere.

The second mistake could kill the mAcbook aIr. The user cannot replace the battery.

The battery is replaceable, but Apple have to do it, the price is comparable to their other laptop batteries so you don't get charged for the replacement.