Steimes
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I am having trouble seeing the benifit of these two ultra thin computers. The foot print is still that of the same of other computers of the same screen size.
My MacBook is has the same foot print as the MacBook Air and is only about a half inch thicker, and 2 or so pounds heavier, plus it has all the ports I need.
I guess there is a market for these machines, but I personally don't see the fuss over it, the weight maybe, but add in the protective carrying case, and the power supply ect... you are in just about the same boat as a "thick" 1-2 inch computer...
Obviously I am not the target market for these machines  Although I would take the ThinkPad over the MacBook Air, as it has more "features."
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Anonymous
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IA | I think this Air laptop is just a fad. Apple users will buy into it of course.
They almost always do. |
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Steimes
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| said by Anonymous  :I think this Air laptop is just a fad. Apple users will buy into it of course. They almost always do. I'm not sure it is a fad, but I see it as the start of thin computing. Not to say that Apple is the first with an ultra thin, Sony had a production model just as thin, or just a smidgen thinner a few years ago. I just do not see the benefit of a somewhat crippled laptop, by number of ports, media drive, and expandability, when you essentially end up with the same over all size (by footprint) of a full feature laptop.
Although true ultra compacts, well poor sellers now, should take off as technology catches up.
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Yep, it's just a fad. That's why the masses are packing around the good old trusty motorola brick phone. |
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said by Anonymous :I think this Air laptop is just a fad. Apple users will buy into it of course. They almost always do. Apple Fanboys and Fangirls would buy Steve Job's excrement if it looked cool. "Wow, blue poop that plays Quicktime and iTunes! It smells like Apples too! Only $399." 
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| said by supergirl :said by Anonymous :I think this Air laptop is just a fad. Apple users will buy into it of course. They almost always do. Apple Fanboys and Fangirls would buy Steve Job's excrement if it looked cool. You mean it doesn't? I'll be damned.
A website leaked that it's wrapped like a Cuban with a bite out of one side and glows in the dark 
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djrobx
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I like small light laptops, but lack of an optical drive makes it a non-starter in my opinion. No, you don't need it all the time, but I'd rather have a laptop that's SLIGHTLY larger and has that capability. |
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