Comments on: MacBook Air: Style Over Substance or Another Winner for Apple? http://www.davidarno.org/2008/01/15/macbook-air-style-over-substance-or-another-winner-for-apple/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:10:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David Arno http://www.davidarno.org/2008/01/15/macbook-air-style-over-substance-or-another-winner-for-apple/comment-page-1/#comment-685 David Arno Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:54:23 +0000 http://www.davidarno.org/2008/01/15/macbook-air-style-over-substance-or-another-winner-for-apple/#comment-685 I think the comparison is completely sensible: both are trying for the ultra-portable market and the Asus wins hands down. It is truly portable and its "toy" operating system (ie Linux) and built-in applications provide everything the average person will want from a portable device. <a href="http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/01/16/eee_vs_air/" rel="nofollow">The register's article comparing them</a> (thanks to Trevor Marshall for the link) shows just how comparable they are. UPDATE: I've just been reading the <a href="http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/01/15/macbook_air/comments/" rel="nofollow">comments on The Register post about the Air</a>. There is a great one that sums this product up: <blockquote>It's the Paris Hilton of laptops. Thin and pretty at first glance. After a second look though it is ultimately shallow, expensive, and useless.</blockquote> I think the comparison is completely sensible: both are trying for the ultra-portable market and the Asus wins hands down. It is truly portable and its “toy” operating system (ie Linux) and built-in applications provide everything the average person will want from a portable device.

The register’s article comparing them (thanks to Trevor Marshall for the link) shows just how comparable they are.

UPDATE:
I’ve just been reading the comments on The Register post about the Air. There is a great one that sums this product up:

It’s the Paris Hilton of laptops. Thin and pretty at first glance. After a second look though it is ultimately shallow, expensive, and useless.

]]> By: Laurence http://www.davidarno.org/2008/01/15/macbook-air-style-over-substance-or-another-winner-for-apple/comment-page-1/#comment-680 Laurence Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:17:12 +0000 http://www.davidarno.org/2008/01/15/macbook-air-style-over-substance-or-another-winner-for-apple/#comment-680 MB Air vs. ASUS Eee? Hardly a sane comparison, David! The ASUS is a toy with a single core 900MHZ (!?) processor, barely enough RAM, a 7" screen, WiFi-G and a toy-town OS. The Mac has a Core 2 Duo running at 1.6Ghz (1.8 upgrade is fairly reasonable by Apple standards), 2GB of RAM, a proper screen, full size keyboard, WiFi-N and a real OS. In short it's usable. I could quite easily work with one - not an ASUS. The ratio of style:substance is different in this machine but there is still plenty of substance. And yes, I want one... If you want value shop at Dell. Agree with you on the rip-off in the UK and various other comments about the battery not being user-changeable. But I see the battery issue as less of an problem than it is with the iPhone, especially if it can be changed at an Apple Service Centre for the same price as a MBP battery. MB Air vs. ASUS Eee? Hardly a sane comparison, David! The ASUS is a toy with a single core 900MHZ (!?) processor, barely enough RAM, a 7″ screen, WiFi-G and a toy-town OS. The Mac has a Core 2 Duo running at 1.6Ghz (1.8 upgrade is fairly reasonable by Apple standards), 2GB of RAM, a proper screen, full size keyboard, WiFi-N and a real OS. In short it’s usable. I could quite easily work with one – not an ASUS.

The ratio of style:substance is different in this machine but there is still plenty of substance. And yes, I want one… If you want value shop at Dell.

Agree with you on the rip-off in the UK and various other comments about the battery not being user-changeable. But I see the battery issue as less of an problem than it is with the iPhone, especially if it can be changed at an Apple Service Centre for the same price as a MBP battery.

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