The Japanese trash-talk the MacBookAir

I don't think any of us have sufficient knowledge of the Japanese technology press to understand why they are panning the MacBook Air.

Hell, plenty of people in the US technology press, including Walt "Steve Jobs Touched Me There" Mossberg, have panned it. Nobody's been able to come up with a convincing answer for that either.

Believe me, as someone who makes his money from the tiny scraps that Apple throws to third party developers, the whole Air backlash thing is baffling everyone.

(I can posts links to a bunch of reviews, but I doubt anyone would care)

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Christ trying to talk about technology on Gamingforce is impossible.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Where the hell do you people come from? Did you read anything I wrote? A 2 meter drop would have a significant chance of breaking most other subnotebooks, hell, most computers that aren't specially hardened against drops.

This also flies blatantly in the face of what numerous Air owners have written, which is that the case feels sturdier than the case on the MacBook Pro (perhaps because it's curvy? No optical drive? Unclear).

How are you people capable of using a computer, much less breathing? Please exit.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Nall

Buuuuuut when it comes to the Air I have two big hang-ups: The price ($1,800 retail US, which in no way conforms to its performance),

You are a retard. There are other similar products from Lenovo (Thinkpad X300) and Sony (Vaio TZ). This is not a gaming rig. You sacrifice processor performance for portability and battery life. Stop talking out of your ass.

Originally Posted by Nall

and that it has almost no user-replaceable parts.

Neither does the iPod. Neither do many of the other Macs that Apple sells. If you're shocked that Apple makes a machine you can't open up and swap parts, then you are one of the most ignorant people on the internet. Let me guess, next you're going to be shocked to learn that we didn't actually find WMD in Iraq.


For the interested, here's an article about the X300 that includes comparisons to the Air and Vaio TZ, among others. Via Engadget.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Merv, you read the original article? What the fuck is wrong with you.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Shorty

You forget that this is a discussion board Merv

Does Merv have Alzheimer's? Get well soon, buddy!

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?