Hi, And the fact that the Toshiba one isn't mac is a huge problem to me, (Smiley). Courtney
On 22/10/2010, at 3:42 in the morning, Simon Fogarty wrote: > They are a great little machine, but although they can do everything, > Someone like me that wants power and portability they just aren't yet > suitable. > > I would prefer the new Toshiba R700 which has similar specs but better > processor, supports more ram,similar drive size if right model. > The only problem is it's not a mac. > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Howard Dupuis > Sent: Friday, 22 October 2010 5:44 a.m. > To: MacVisionaries > Subject: Re: FW: Introducing the new MacBook Air. > > I have the previous generation MBA -- with an SS drive. It's got plenty of > power for what I do -- mostly reading and writing -- though it might not be > the ticket for someone who is looking for all sorts of ports, etc. Depends > what you will be doing. > It really is astonishingly light. When I first had the thing, I'd sometimes > check the bag when I was heading out just to be sure the Air was actually > inside -- it's that light. At home, it is usually on my lap, so its lack of > heft is a godsend there, too. It's no more delicate than a normal Macbook, > and I suspect the new model will be quite the same in that regard. > If you don't bring your laptop anywhere and if you generally use it on a > desk, there's probably no good reason for choosing an Air. And if you've got > the need for a Firewire port or something else that the MBA doesn't have, or > if you are constantly using some application that requires blazing fast > processor speed, the Air might not be the most logical computer for you. > But this thing definitely has its place. For me, that place is right here on > my lap. > -- Howard > > Robert Hooper wrote: >> It's Apple, thought I'd pass it along. Does anyone on the list have one of > these? 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