Macbook Air released today! - Page 4

mikecentola · #46 (**permalink**) 01-25-2008, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by GranMassaX

if styling and aesthetic appeal is the most important quality you look for in a computer then apple is for you. I'd rather rock the fastest MFing computer in all the land and wouldn't care if its placed in a rattle canned plastic box.

I got both

mikecentola · #47 (**permalink**) 01-25-2008, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by xceebeex

Well the point is, you have to buy that stuff separately, so that only adds to the cost of an already pricey laptop.

Not only that, but I think its going to be a LONG time before you see optical media obsolete, especially for storage/backup. I don't care how big of a thumb drive you can get, they are more expensive than DVD's and I wouldn't want to buy a new thumb drive everytime I had something that I want toe back up, but didn't want to overwrite something else I had backed up.

External harddrives are becoming so cheap too that backup to those are better than optical media as well...IMO

I just picked up a 1TB single drive FW800 drive for $280...

xceebeex · #48 (**permalink**) 01-25-2008, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by mikecentola

External harddrives are becoming so cheap too that backup to those are better than optical media as well...IMO

I just picked up a 1TB single drive FW800 drive for $280...

Yes, I agree with that, I have an external drive as well. But people obviously back stuff up for reasons, so if an internal drive can crash, so can an external. The chances of data getting screwed up on a DVD are slim to none.

2panther · #49 (**permalink**) 01-25-2008, 10:19 AM

plain and simple, Macs are for homos.
ASUS EEE pc ftw!

mikecentola · #50 (**permalink**) 01-25-2008, 10:20 AM

lmao, you're a homo.

You're just jealous. I can understand that. It's not your fault.

2panther · #51 (**permalink**) 01-25-2008, 10:24 AM

The Far Side of Tech » Apple Air versus Asus Eee: A Comparison

mikecentola · #52 (**permalink**) 01-25-2008, 10:30 AM

Air is way better!

GranMassaX · #53 (**permalink**) 01-25-2008, 10:34 AM

yeah.... Even I'd rather have an Air than an Eee. I think those things are lame.

2panther · #54 (**permalink**) 01-25-2008, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by GranMassaX

yeah.... Even I'd rather have an Air than an Eee. I think those things are lame.

that's cool, opinions vary. I think they are pretty cool. It's not a desktop replacement or a full blown laptop replacement but it could replace my portable dvd player, allow me to use wifi if I'm out and about because I don't have a wifi device or laptop now. It's small enough to put into a small bag, or have my wife toss in her purse. Hell I bet I could fit it in my storage compartment on my R6! People have been upgrading the memory from 512mb to 2GB as well. Still way cheaper than any other laptop you can buy. The screen is the only thing I wish was a little larger but for an ultra mobile pc it works.