(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); I've never really been a fan of mac (apart from the ipod touch) but i saw this new Macbook air on the market.
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Is it just as good as a normal mac? apart from the fact it is thin! Have they gone too far with this newer vers. of the macbook air?
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Here's the video from the apple website... Have a discussion.

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This is pretty much all you need to know in terms of "is it just as good as a normal Mac?"...


MacBook Air

•.76" high
•12.8" wide
•8.94" deep
•3.0 pounds
•1.86GHz or 2.13GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 6MB on-chip shared L2 cache running 1:1 with processor speed
•1066MHz frontside bus
•2GB of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM onboard
•120GB 4200-rpm Serial ATA hard disk drive or 128GB solid-state drive
•Optional external USB MacBook Air SuperDrive
•One USB 2.0 port (up to 480 Mbps)
•NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory
•Up to 5 hours wireless productivity
•Starts at $1499

Advantages
•.19" less high
•1.5 fewer pounds (not counting optional super drive)
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MacBook Pro 13"

•.95" high
•12.78" wide
•8.94" deep
•4.5 pounds
•2.4GHz or 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB on-chip shared L2 cache
•1066MHz frontside bus
•4GB (two 2GB SO-DIMMs) of 1066MHz DDR3 memory; two SO-DIMM slots support up to 8GB
•250GB or 320GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard drive; optional 320GB or 500GB 5400-rpm hard drive, or 128GB, 256GB, or 512GB solid-state drive
•8x slot-loading SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
•One FireWire 800 port (up to 800 Mbps), two USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps), SD card slot
•NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory
•Up to 10 hours wireless productivity
•Starts at $1199

Advantages:
•Faster processor
•More RAM
•Larger storage capacity
•Built-in SuperDrive
•More input ports (1 FW and 2 USB vs. 1 USB)
•Twice the battery life
•Out of the box $300 cheaper
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My maint point here is, you could probably buy a Mac that is the same spec as the Air and get it for nearly half the price. So for me, this just sounds like a no-brainer.

I'd say it's a yes. Macbook Airs are awesome. They can fit nearly anywhere and are easy to move. The main downside is the lack of a dvd drive (I don't think they have them) but this can be fixed by an external drive or torrents

BUT it kinda depends on what you need it for. If it is a work laptop or is just for home use a Macbook pro would be more suitable. Nothing beats the air on the move.

Well if an Air is really what you want then id say yeah go for it looks alot better than the last but if you just want a mac go for a macbook pro

Air is a more portable laptop but is still awesome i think maybe the pro from what bux-b has said looks better imo

Thanks guys! keep the stuff coming!

A macbook is a macbook, they're all pretty much the same.

Eeek another macbook.

i guess you've gotta see what it's like though... lol:p