[OFB Cafe] OFB: Not Buying It: Why the MacBook Air Misses the Mark

[Fred A. Miller]

Timothy Butler wrote:
> My analysis of Apple's big product announcement yesterday. I really  
> wanted to like it, but...
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> The MacBook Air is, at first glance – or really any glance – one of  
> the most impressive looking little laptops ever to appear. Anyone who  
> hauls a laptop around a lot would be hard pressed not to be excited  
> about the prospect of a good, lightweight laptop with a full sized  
> keyboard. For me, the easy to carry PowerBook 12” has long served as  
> my trusty mobile companion and I was excited about the idea of a  
> lighter, newer model to follow in its path. Having seen the MacBook  
> Air, it seems in many ways to be the true successor to my PowerBook –  
> but if I were shopping today, a MacBook Pro would get my money.
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> http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/447.html

'Sounds somewhat like a solution in search of a problem?

Fred

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