Air-y speculation

[Mark Smith]

On 26.02.2008, at 11:27, Matt Johnston wrote:

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> On 26 Feb 2008, at 09:56, Jim Sims <sims at ezpzapps.com> wrote:
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>> The Mac Lust created by the MBA is a very serious force.
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> My better half received her MBA earlier this week as an early  
> birthday present

This would be the purpose of [one of] the MBAs I'm thinking about  
buying. Wifey has bday on 25th March. Recently sold wifey's iBook G4.  
Wifey need new computer. Me like new computer. Its going to be either  
an MBA and an iMac, or 2 MBAs. Its hanging on the disk upgrade  
potential and the likelihood of solutions for the absence of firewire.

[Everyone has dived in on the MBA lust - understandably so, but nobody  
is speculating (even wildly)]



> and I must say that I'm impressed even though my workhorse is a most  
> recent model 17" MacBook Pro.
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> In terms of the hardware, its thin but not in any way flimsy and I'd  
> reckon my MBP has more 'give' and 'flex' in the case.
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> I didn't bother with the DVD drive as in the previous 8 months she  
> had used the DVD drive in her white macbook only twice.
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> It is, frankly, a beautiful machine. And in no way feels like a  
> compromise.

In my short tests I'd say that even the 1.6 GHz 80GB model is faster  
than my 2GHz Macbook (1. Gen). A little of that might be down to  
having a nice fresh disk with minimal fragmentation - I'm a little  
concerned about how the 4200 HD performs when disk R/W gets intensive.  
I see that Toshiba have introduced 1.8 inch 5400 SATAs w/ 120GB. Guess  
these (or similar) will make their way into MBAs - but not in time for  
wifey's bday.

Mark.