http://blog.cbciweb.com/articles/2008/02/19/macbook-air-shows-%E2%80%9Cnever-been-a-better-time-to-switch-to-a-mac%E2%80%9D en-us 40 just do it <p>I love my MacBook like no other computer I&#8217;ve ever owned, and I&#8217;ve owned <strong>many</strong>. My initial thoughts on the MacBook Air were naturally positive. Beside the fact that I had just purchased my first MacBook, the one I currently own, three weeks before the new &#8220;Air&#8221; was announced&#8230;</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/columns/ci_8294034">MacBook Air shows: “never been a better time to switch to a Mac”</a>: &#8220;‘As I look at a newly arrived MacBook Air laptop,’ writes Dean Takahashi (mercurynews.com), ‘it occurs to me there has never been a better time to switch to a Mac.’ And he points to the new MacBook Air as ‘a great example of the faster innovation’ that Apple offers customers. ‘The design is attractive and nobody can boast having a thinner notebook computer. It has an innovation dubbed Remote Disc. You install a disk on a desktop’s <span class="caps">DVD</span> drive. Then you can use your MacBook Air’s Remote Disc function to take over the <span class="caps">DVD</span> drive and install software into the MacBook Air. It’s an innovation that may signal the beginning of the end of disk media.’&#8221;</p> <p>(Via <a href="http://www.apple.com/hotnews/">Apple Hot News</a>.)</p> </blockquote> <p>... however, after closer investigation I was disappointed to find that the &#8220;Air&#8221; has no <span class="caps">DVD</span> drive, no removable or replaceable battery, no firewire port, etc.</p> <p>Don&#8217;t get me wrong. I think it is a marvelous piece of engineering, as only Apple can achieve. But what if I&#8217;m on a plane and I want to watch a movie? How do I record my latest home videos to <span class="caps">DVD</span>? Then finally, one day the battery will run down and no longer take or hold a charge. Does Apple expect me to throw it away and buy a new one? Has anyone even asked them that question? Maybe we are all just hopeless fan-boys and girls and just drool over anything new Apple puts out.</p> <p>No thanks. I&#8217;ll just happily keep my MacBook. I even like it better than the &#8220;Pro&#8221;.</p> Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:55:00 -0600 urn:uuid:756b236b-9bc7-42fb-9eb1-d07509065578 Chris Blackburn http://blog.cbciweb.com/articles/2008/02/19/macbook-air-shows-%E2%80%9Cnever-been-a-better-time-to-switch-to-a-mac%E2%80%9D Mac mac macbook air http://blog.cbciweb.com/articles/trackback/37 <p>Hahaha! Thanks Geoffrey, where were you in December. Lesson learned. :)</p> Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:27:43 -0600 urn:uuid:f3438a14-967a-4773-9a21-b9432293a21d http://blog.cbciweb.com/articles/2008/02/19/macbook-air-shows-%E2%80%9Cnever-been-a-better-time-to-switch-to-a-mac%E2%80%9D#comment-35 <p>Mac Purchasing Rule #1: Never buy Apple equipment in December. Something is bound to be announced at MacWorld.</p> <p>Mac Purchasing Rule #2: If you disobey Rule #1 and buy a laptop in December, Apple will probably announce new or upgraded laptops.</p> <p>;-)</p> Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:52:54 -0600 urn:uuid:9b90e8bb-6eb6-4b37-ad51-72604c89a9e1 http://blog.cbciweb.com/articles/2008/02/19/macbook-air-shows-%E2%80%9Cnever-been-a-better-time-to-switch-to-a-mac%E2%80%9D#comment-34