why that was nice

[Pimpdaddyq 10+ year member]

wow

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

nope you can get a deal on one for like $2k

its probably comparable to a $500 pc, though.

 

[Idealrealist 10+ year member]

I like the multi touch control panel they're using.

Rad indeed.

 

[WillyG4444 10+ year member]

I'd be afraid to break the thing. Honestly who needs something that thin anyway?

It's cool they can make it that thin, but it's just another way to charge more money for the same stuff

 

[Loud3 10+ year member]

its probably comparable to a $500 pc, though.

Gunna be hard to shoehorn all of those PC components into that little shell...

I can imagine it being fairly fragile.

 

[95ZJ 10+ year member]

I'll take my Alienware any day.

 

[Tiger Bass 5,000+ posts]

Too bad it doesn't have a fuckin CD drive...

Apple dropped the ball on this one.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

what are you talking about, who needs a CD drive when your at the coffee shop looking trendy and checking your myspace.

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

Too bad it doesn't have a fuckin CD drive...
Apple dropped the ball on this one.

lmao!

 

[05gliguy 10+ year member]

nice

 

[Idealrealist 10+ year member]

Details:

# The micro-DVI out is single-link only, meaning it can drive a 24-inch monitor, not a 30-inch. There's no DisplayLink converter / adapter yet.

# Remote Disk comes on the install DVD -- ironically, Apple expects you to carry around a DVD to install so you can access someone else's DVD drive. Righty-o.

# It uses MagSafe, but the new connector is angled 90-degrees to stay out of the way. You can use a regular MacBook / Pro adapter, assuming you don't mind the side being propped up a little (or hanging off the edge of a table). You can also use the MBA's 45w adapter on other machines -- the plug should still fit, but the adapter may not have enough juice to charge AND power a running machine.

# The MacBook Air superdrive needs special hardware in the MBA to work -- Apple wouldn't tell us if any other devices will be able to use the thing, but we imagine the ~500mA USB outputs won't be enough.

# The 64GB SSD option is +$1000 -- but you probably already knew that if you hit Apple's site.

# The speaker is mono only (not stereo), so your audio output will suffer a bit. The audio comes out of the keyboard holes in the right side, and it sounds a little funny.

# The port array folds down, it's not a door over ports that don't move. It feels extremely sturdy.

# The only audio input will have to be via USB or the built-in mic.

# The machine comes packaged with micro-DVI to DVI and micro-DVI to VGA adapters, but you have to snag the S-Video and composite adapters separately

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

 

[WillyG4444 10+ year member]

lol the "mouse" pad thing is like the iphone moving your finger from side to side to go back and forward and stuff. Interesting

 

[Loud3 10+ year member]

what are you talking about, who needs a CD drive when your at the coffee shop looking trendy and checking your myspace.

True that.

Tall mocha frappe, please.

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

zomg $1000 cheaper and a hard drive 3x the size