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mrreet2001 wrote:

dvpierce wrote:

user wrote:

I wonder when they are going to make the MacBook version of the Air. If it's just an extension of your desktop, I'd like one for the form factor, but I'd want to get it for $1000.

iPod Touch?

bump the screen size to 5 - 6 inches ... give me a folding keyboard (laptop style)... some sort of ethernet connectivity add-on ... bluetooth..   and some more apps (word, excel, ping & port sniff)   

oh and the ability to save documents

and the touch would be a laptop replacement

It would be a laptop.

So, basically, you want a Macbook Air for $1000?

dvpierce wrote:

mrreet2001 wrote:

dvpierce wrote:

iPod Touch?

bump the screen size to 5 - 6 inches ... give me a folding keyboard (laptop style)... some sort of ethernet connectivity add-on ... bluetooth..   and some more apps (word, excel, ping & port sniff)   

oh and the ability to save documents

and the touch would be a laptop replacement

It would be a laptop.

So, basically, you want a Macbook Air for $1000?

ehh I was just stating the things about the touch that keep me from completely replacing my laptop with it.

I love it as a PDA ... but a laptop replacement it isn't

Last edited by mrreet2001 (2008-01-30 10:57 am)

The only only only concern I have is that there's no way to set it as target disk mode.   Apart from that I'll definitely possibly maybe get one sooner or later...

My iPod Touch is serving me very well as a laptop replacement.  In light of the cost of the Air, it seems like a bargain.  It isn't perfect, but I have a feeling the SDK is going to bring some pretty amazing software to it.  It certainly has revolutionized the computing experience for me.  I love my Touch.

Last edited by volk (2008-01-30 12:23 pm)

Has anyone tried the macbook air external superdrive with the latest macbook?


[edit]

And also the Aluminum iMac.  Those have "high-power" USB ports to support the latest apple keyboard.

Last edited by SamGuy (2008-01-30 4:12 pm)

ScifiterX wrote:

Part of that whole supplement thing that I was talking about earlier.

I'd buy one tomorrow if I had the Target Disk Mode capability - even though a MacBook would do it and do it for less ££.

I don't need an optical drive, and big hard drive, ethernet, lots of USB ports, but I do need the quirky flexibility of TDM!

NAG wrote:

The only mac with the above spec USB ports currently is the Macbook Air. You'd have to rig up some ability to power the thing separately.

If by "above spec" you mean "supplies more than standard" then you are wrong.

Apple has been adding "high-powered USB 2.0" ports to their [edit] new models [edit] since the aluminum iMac came out.  So when in the developers notes for the MacBook air say only: "high-powered USB 2.0" and the macbook, macbook pro, imac aluminum say only: "high-powered USB 2.0" then that gets me wondering they might be the same "high-powered USB 2.0". 

folks on the internet have confirmed that the drive doesn't work with their macs but they haven't specified if their mac has high-powered USB ports.

Last edited by SamGuy (2008-01-30 6:45 pm)

I've read that article and the article that it cited already.

Apple is weird and keeps some stuff secret for no apparent reason.

reasons for not advertising:

all macs with high-powered USB ports already have Superdrives standard (except the lowest low end macbook)  the high-powered USB ports are new as of the latest product revisions.
and not even all the products.  apple would probably wait till every computer had high-powered usb ports (we're waiting on the mini. .. maybe the macpro. not sure about that one)

http://developer.apple.com/documentatio … TP30000519

See if you can find anything in the developers notes.

all i'm saying is that the people who say that they've tried haven't specified which version of the macs they were testing it on.

SamGuy wrote:

I've read that article and the article that it cited already.

Apple is weird and keeps some stuff secret for no apparent reason.

reasons for not advertising:

all macs with high-powered USB ports already have Superdrives standard (except the lowest low end macbook)  the high-powered USB ports are new as of the latest product revisions.
and not even all the products.  apple would probably wait till every computer had high-powered usb ports (we're waiting on the mini. .. maybe the macpro. not sure about that one)

http://developer.apple.com/documentatio … TP30000519

See if you can find anything in the developers notes.

all i'm saying is that the people who say that they've tried haven't specified which version of the macs they were testing it on.

I was merely quoting to expound upon how this drive is indeed most likely only compatible with the Macbook Air at this time. See if you can find any mention of any computer that is not the macbook air being compatible (as you should know finding proof is on your assertion since Apple clearly states what the drive is compatible with).

Huh? It says right on the page that it isn't compatible with any mac except for the Macbook Air. I'm just trying to get the point across to you that it won't work without some sort of weirdo hack. Saying my posts aren't useful just because they give you the answer you don't want is silly. If you just want someone to come in and agree with you then wow.

LukeLucas wrote:

ScifiterX wrote:

You can't imaging burning a disk?

not "over the air" as it were.

i agree with Volk's notion regarding .Mac. there is a ton of potential there, and if nothing else, there's not really been anything in the way of new, cool stuff with .Mac.

like widgets.

you could just use toast to burn disks remotely...


ok, for those who don't get it yet: them macbook air is not a desktop replacement, nor is it really a laptop replacement. it is more like a cross with an ipod touch and a macbook pro. apple kind of got it wrong, in that it should be more of a cross between an ipod touch and a macbook. (with a price that falls between them to boot.)

Last edited by Freezer mac (2008-02-02 8:59 pm)

As for reviews, Ars has theirs up now:

http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware … review.ars