Comments on: Is the MacBook Air Another Cube? http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/01/30/is-the-macbook-air-another-cube/ Daniel Eran Dilger in San Francisco Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:19:24 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Steve Jobs: Apple tablet “the most important thing I’ve ever done” — RoughlyDrafted Magazine http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/01/30/is-the-macbook-air-another-cube/comment-page-2/#comment-23574 Steve Jobs: Apple tablet “the most important thing I’ve ever done” — RoughlyDrafted Magazine Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:14:04 +0000 http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/01/30/is-the-macbook-air-another-cube/#comment-23574 [...] least successful product introduction of the last decade was the G4 Cube, an upscale, dazzling acrylic block of small form factor personal computing that happened to hit [...] [...] least successful product introduction of the last decade was the G4 Cube, an upscale, dazzling acrylic block of small form factor personal computing that happened to hit [...]

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]]> By: ncbill http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/01/30/is-the-macbook-air-another-cube/comment-page-1/#comment-4954 ncbill Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:36:49 +0000 http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/01/30/is-the-macbook-air-another-cube/#comment-4954 Not the Cube so much as a sealed "appliance" ala the first iMac. Apart from the possibility of a 3rd-party battery, there are NO upgrades for the MBA. Not the Cube so much as a sealed “appliance” ala the first iMac.

Apart from the possibility of a 3rd-party battery, there are NO upgrades for the MBA.

]]> By: David Dennis http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/01/30/is-the-macbook-air-another-cube/comment-page-1/#comment-4817 David Dennis Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:30:50 +0000 http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/01/30/is-the-macbook-air-another-cube/#comment-4817 I considered a Cube at the time but realized I could get the PowerMac G4 with the much more powerful dual processor option for not too much more. I made the right decision; the dual G4/450 lasted me straight up until the first PowerMac G5 was introduced, which is a pretty long run for a computer. I sold it to someone who needed a cheap but reliable ProTools machine, and he's been using it ever since. I have noticed something about how much people talk since iPhone was introduced. People were saying it was too expensive, they were saying it was too limited in features, and they really hated that it was tied to AT&T's network. And yet six months later they were lined up in front of the Apple, Inc store! I think the Air's going to have a similar trajectory. It might take six months but I'll bet a lot of the people I see putting down the Air here and elsewhere will be walking out of Apple Retail Stores with one. I feel that I need the higher power of the MacBook Pro since I plan to travel a lot in the next few years. If I was planning to stay in one place I'd be very tempted to buy a new Mac Pro and an Air. D I considered a Cube at the time but realized I could get the PowerMac G4 with the much more powerful dual processor option for not too much more. I made the right decision; the dual G4/450 lasted me straight up until the first PowerMac G5 was introduced, which is a pretty long run for a computer. I sold it to someone who needed a cheap but reliable ProTools machine, and he’s been using it ever since.

I have noticed something about how much people talk since iPhone was introduced. People were saying it was too expensive, they were saying it was too limited in features, and they really hated that it was tied to AT&T’s network.

And yet six months later they were lined up in front of the Apple, Inc store!

I think the Air’s going to have a similar trajectory. It might take six months but I’ll bet a lot of the people I see putting down the Air here and elsewhere will be walking out of Apple Retail Stores with one.

I feel that I need the higher power of the MacBook Pro since I plan to travel a lot in the next few years. If I was planning to stay in one place I’d be very tempted to buy a new Mac Pro and an Air.

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]]> By: Ephilei http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/01/30/is-the-macbook-air-another-cube/comment-page-1/#comment-4809 Ephilei Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:29:45 +0000 http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/01/30/is-the-macbook-air-another-cube/#comment-4809 You'll see on Air on the street as often as you see a BMW roadster. If you consider that successful or not successful, so be it. To me, that seems good, but not Apple good. But the Air helps Apple indirectly: 1 Advertising. The Air will be more visible than its other computer because it's so mobile and that entire Windows users to switch to something Mac, even if not the Air itself. 2 Techie clout. As with the iMac and the floppy, Apple has declared that optical discs are optional. REAL geeks get their media and software downloaded from the Cloud. And even users that don't like the Air can't deny it's unbelievably thin. 3 R&D. The smaller motherboard and OLED display will later go into the other MacBook lines and the Air sales will help pay for that. You’ll see on Air on the street as often as you see a BMW roadster. If you consider that successful or not successful, so be it. To me, that seems good, but not Apple good.

But the Air helps Apple indirectly:
1 Advertising. The Air will be more visible than its other computer because it’s so mobile and that entire Windows users to switch to something Mac, even if not the Air itself.
2 Techie clout. As with the iMac and the floppy, Apple has declared that optical discs are optional. REAL geeks get their media and software downloaded from the Cloud. And even users that don’t like the Air can’t deny it’s unbelievably thin.
3 R&D. The smaller motherboard and OLED display will later go into the other MacBook lines and the Air sales will help pay for that.

]]> By: lnikj http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/01/30/is-the-macbook-air-another-cube/comment-page-1/#comment-4785 lnikj Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:07:20 +0000 http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/01/30/is-the-macbook-air-another-cube/#comment-4785 As a travel writer and photographer, I so wanted Apple to get this one right, and they almost did, except for the absence of firewire. I would have bought it in a flash, but no firewire is simply a showstopper for me. From the moment the rumours started, I had dreams of leaving my MBP at home, and traveling a bit lighter, but I'm afraid that maintaining large libraries of raw files on external disks on a long trip over a USB connection is not a compromise I am prepared to make. I hope Apple listen, and roll out a version 2, that manages to cram at least a firewire 800 connection on board, or, even better, the forthcoming USB3 or FireWire S3200 connection. As a travel writer and photographer, I so wanted Apple to get this one right, and they almost did, except for the absence of firewire. I would have bought it in a flash, but no firewire is simply a showstopper for me.
From the moment the rumours started, I had dreams of leaving my MBP at home, and traveling a bit lighter, but I’m afraid that maintaining large libraries of raw files on external disks on a long trip over a USB connection is not a compromise I am prepared to make.
I hope Apple listen, and roll out a version 2, that manages to cram at least a firewire 800 connection on board, or, even better, the forthcoming USB3 or FireWire S3200 connection.

]]> By: L http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/01/30/is-the-macbook-air-another-cube/comment-page-1/#comment-4731 L Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:40:12 +0000 http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/01/30/is-the-macbook-air-another-cube/#comment-4731 Complainers of the MacBookAir don't appreciate the obselecense of optical drives and external peripherals. Nor do they appreciate the new era of longer battery life, or optionally higher performance. Complainers of the MacBookAir don’t appreciate the obselecense of optical drives and external peripherals. Nor do they appreciate the new era of longer battery life, or optionally higher performance.

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