First of all, that guy's an idiot. The cheapest MBA runs for the same price as the macbook. And yes, it has a microphone and camera. Also, each air comes with a USB drive that contains your software for restore.
-----Original Message----- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christopher-Mark Gilland Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 9:41 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Apple may have done a number on themselves. No optical drive, and not enough HD space are the two deal breakers for me. Plus the guy at my local Apple store said if the O S crashes I have to send it in for repair, as with no optical drive there is no way to restore the O S yourself. When I pointed out a U S B CD drive, he said in theory you'd think that would work, but it won't boot frm a U S B CD drive. He said even going into open firmware and configuring things wouldn't do it. Finally, he said no microphone nor eyesite web cam, which for me is enough major dealbreaker. I dono if I trust the credibility of any of this, but if that all is true, then, gag me with a spoon! Not only this, but $700 less than a MBP? this guy told me that the two models of MBA's ran for $1200 each. Again, I am not saying that I necessarily believe all of this, but if it's true, then, ee, gacks! Chris. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Miller" <miller...@gmail.com> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 9:59 AM Subject: RE: Apple may have done a number on themselves. > Hi Chris, > > You're right about them not selling the white MacBook as of the release of > Lion. However, we don't know the reasons behind the decision, and they > could > possibly come out with something that meets your needs. I'm confused, > though, what makes the MacBook Air unimpressive in your eyes? It runs just > as fast, if not faster than the MacBook Pros, for $700 less. The only > thing > you don't get is a traditional hard drive, which will end up solving a lot > of drive failure problems anyway since there are no physical read heads to > be damaged. I admit, the amount of storage you get in the entry level > model > is lesser than I'd want ideally, keep in mind the cost to manufacture > solid > state storage is astronomical. You also don't get an optical drive, but > that's only $79.99 as an add-on. > As far as the Lion accessibility issues, give apple time to fix things. No > dot 0 release is always perfect. > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christopher-Mark > Gilland > Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 8:41 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Apple may have done a number on themselves. > > OK, I have a friend who has just informed me that Apple as of the release > of > Lion is no longer making, nor selling refurbished or not, the white plain > macbooks. Now, all they're selling in the laptop style is either the two > sizes of Macbook Airs, or if you want a full laptop, then the Eluminum > Macbook Pro. Not that this really per sey is a major issue for newcomers, > except the price will obviously be more, which leads me to my question. > > What about people like myself? I got my macbook back in April. It's not > a > Pro. It's just a stocked white 13 inch. So, God forbid that thing ever > stops working during my year warranty, but hypotheticly, let's just say > that > it did. I'm not in the least impressed with the Macbook airs. Not even > the > 13 inch model. It's just not at all compreble for what I need. So, don't > tell me I'd be either forced to get an air, seeing that they're at equal > price, or pay more to get a Pro. Why should we pay more for something > under > warranty, and furthermore, more for a product replacing the one we already > have. It's not our falt that they decided to quit making a good product. > What is Apple's deal lately! First it's the accessibility bugs in Lion, > now > this? I hope my friend's assumption is incorrect, but he clamed he called > Apple and asked them. > > Does anyone know? > > Chris. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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