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The Air is stylish, but what problems does the thinness of this laptop solve? The laptop is not supremely light nor does it have a significantly reduced footprint. On the other hand, the laptop is more fragile. Mobility has actually suffered when one considers a dead battery cannot be swapped out for a fresh battery. The lack of an optical drive may on occassion prove to be a problem, like when trying to install an app while on the road. The single USB port no doubt will result in use of an external hub. Lack of an Ethernet port means network file transfers will be slower.
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Solving Problems  carrilion | 01/15/08
NO... NOT QUITE.  Hard Cider | 01/15/08
Sure make the notebook thinner and lighter ...  ShadeTree | 01/15/08
How many external devices do you need?  nucrash | 01/16/08
You forgot the USB  xuniL_z | 01/16/08
Innovation?  plovelace@... | 01/16/08
Where do you share that drive from while ....  mrOSX | 01/17/08
Mac Users are strange  paul@... | 01/15/08
my thoughts exactly!  Boxarox | 01/15/08
You sound like a dilbert stereotype.  Tigertank | 01/15/08
Totally missing the point, as usual...  jinko | 01/16/08
You mean the point on your head?  Tigertank | 01/16/08
Right, up until the point  rtk | 01/16/08
Right, up until the point? you missed it, RTK  The Ash Man | 01/16/08
He may have been addressing the blogging about how this gets Apple into the  xuniL_z | 01/17/08
so, just to be clear.  rtk | 01/17/08
oops. wrong machine  springerj | 01/16/08
it's the wrong machine for most people.  rtk | 01/17/08
No, you're trying to impress b/c it's pretty  tikigawd | 01/16/08
Don't project your insecurities on me.  Tigertank | 01/16/08
Opinions  tikigawd | 01/16/08
yeah!  Rama.NET | 01/16/08
What do you expect  Mectron | 01/16/08
What do you know?  jacarter3 | 01/16/08
That's "Sweetest" laptop and it's even recommended by Dell  jacarter3 | 01/16/08
Sweetest laptop  xuniL_z | 01/16/08
Nutrasweet maybe...  jacarter3 | 01/16/08
Not sure which you were looking at  xuniL_z | 01/16/08
keyboarding on a red-eye flight.  rtk | 01/16/08
Both of you:  jacarter3 | 01/17/08
Irony not lost on me.  xuniL_z | 01/17/08
yada yada vitriol yada vitriol [nt]  jacarter3 | 01/17/08
what? proven?  psimpsongore | 01/16/08
WTF?   | 01/16/08
WTF? Innovation in action!  ANUBUS | 01/16/08
Can't see the forest for the Air?  Fred Fredrickson | 01/15/08
Well, apple has never been seen  GuidingLight | 01/15/08
Uhm ok, to what standard?  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 01/16/08
Looks over common sense will apple products  pcguy777 | 01/16/08
Why?  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 01/16/08
If this is the only computer...  arminw | 01/16/08
Maybe you are thinking in old terms  rarsa | 01/16/08
Jobs@MacExpo vs Gates@CES = Salesman vs Geek  pauliusp | 01/15/08
good observation & excellent point  BrutalTruth | 01/15/08
aha  ThinkFair | 01/16/08
all about marketing  Akumal | 01/16/08
It does fix a problem..  arminw | 01/16/08
dilberts  dhays | 01/16/08
process vs verses end result  tzcannon | 01/16/08
RE: Macworld Expo: A tale of two keynotes  Qbt | 01/15/08
MS sheeps  theo_durcan | 01/15/08
Mac Idiot  GuidingLight | 01/15/08
Wow  andrewjg | 01/16/08
Yeah, wow  Fred Fredrickson | 01/16/08
Ha, I KNEW it wouldn't take long for people to claim Apple invented thin!  NonZealot | 01/16/08
Dude, you're very bad at comprehension  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 01/16/08
Hehe, you missed the point  NonZealot | 01/16/08
Again without the italics... sorry  NonZealot | 01/16/08
Here's one!  GSavage777 | 01/16/08
Ffascinating indeed...  tikigawd | 01/16/08
poor NZ  theo_durcan | 01/16/08
WOW, a prediction! Know this Kreskin.......  An Apple a Day | 01/16/08
You're thinking of 3M  rtk | 01/16/08
It's actually BASF.......  An Apple a Day | 01/17/08
It's the software....  xuniL_z | 01/17/08
Mindless Drone  Mectron | 01/16/08
I thought sheep was plural... i wonder what "sheeps" are...?  tikigawd | 01/16/08
well  theo_durcan | 01/16/08
Free iPod Touch Update?  dms@... | 01/15/08
I do not understand, and maybe the author does not either  GuidingLight | 01/15/08
Your answers  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 01/16/08
RE: Macworld Expo: A tale of two keynotes  bmobile40 | 01/15/08
hehe  ThinkFair | 01/15/08
yes you can  bmobile40 | 01/16/08
BMW  ThinkFair | 01/16/08
APPLe is the BMW of cars  bmobile40 | 01/16/08
Delorean  rtk | 01/16/08
Replacement parts...  jacarter3 | 01/16/08
Carter, Sony is overpriced and always has been.  xuniL_z | 01/17/08
[nt]  jacarter3 | 01/18/08
thats why the govt will never mass purchase macs  pcguy777 | 01/16/08
Re: Gov't purchasing  mike_ohanlon | 01/16/08
Care to guess the percentage?  rtk | 01/16/08
Re Care to guess  mike_ohanlon | 01/16/08
Well I will tell you what happened when...  mrOSX | 01/17/08
The thing is...  Ben_E | 01/16/08
Let me correct you  kitko | 01/16/08
Posted to wrong message, but you're spot on...  jacarter3 | 01/16/08
RE: Macworld Expo: A tale of two keynotes  cocomimi@... | 01/16/08
yes I've tried a mac  bmobile40 | 01/16/08
RE: Macworld Expo: A tale of two keynotes  ahoward@... | 01/16/08
Message has been deleted.  jiagebusen | 01/16/08
What?  jacarter3 | 01/16/08
Have you never opened up a Mac?  devin6687 | 01/16/08
Not that you guys are biased or anything...LOL  socialism=nowhere | 01/16/08
sorry your not you...fast typer...  socialism=nowhere | 01/16/08
Have you ever opened up a Mac?  devin6687 | 01/16/08
Yes and because...  xuniL_z | 01/16/08
Too bad you aren't backing up anything you are mumbling about  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 01/16/08
 xuniL_z | 01/16/08
as well  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 01/16/08
Ok.  xuniL_z | 01/17/08
I hate this comment system...  devin6687 | 01/16/08
iPod Touch firmware update is $20  dgreenshields@... | 01/16/08
RE: Macworld Expo: A tale of two keynotes  alfred321 | 01/16/08
You HAVE to check this out......  xuniL_z | 01/16/08
I agree  cmueller@... | 01/16/08
be thankful for great diversity in the industry  pcguy777 | 01/16/08
be nice if the case was nice soft gel instead of hard plastic. (nt)  wessonjoe | 01/16/08
Marjorie Morningstar...  GrizzledGeezer | 01/16/08
words  dhays | 01/16/08
What are people doing...  CowLauncher | 01/16/08
PC users still whine...  3dtodd | 01/16/08
Master Joe Says...  MasterJoe | 01/16/08
Pass me some of that MS Kool-aid  rarsa | 01/16/08
mac users are really strange  Jean-Louis Herman | 01/16/08
Quit drinking the Apple Kool Aid and be impartial analysts.  Solid Jedi Knight | 01/16/08
Excellent points...  deuce63 | 01/16/08
Yes, You can buy Cheaper PCs  tzcannon | 01/16/08
RE: Macworld Expo: A tale of two keynotes  james.faction | 01/16/08
I love this TalkBack...  GSavage777 | 01/16/08
Apple vs. PC = apples vs. oranges  alekp | 01/17/08
Apple is a hardware company, Microsoft is a software company  SBArbeit | 01/17/08
Quality and durability  green alien | 01/17/08
Don't forget that Apple is new to intel based  xuniL_z | 01/17/08

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