Boswell Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 A new notebook has just been released by Apple called the Macbook air. It is ultra thin and has a high spec, im impressed are you?www.apple.com/macbookair/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrix Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 very very very impressed.Deviously Sexual piece of kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 6 hours oldddd!! Chriiist! We spoke about it in the Mac thread http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/forum/index....t&p=1461823But yeah, very nice for journalists.£2028 for 1.8Ghz C2d, 2GB RAM, 64GB SSD, 5+ hours battery. Niiiice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boswell Posted January 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 6 hours oldddd!! Chriiist! We spoke about it in the Mac thread http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/forum/index....t&p=1461823But yeah, very nice for journalists.£2028 for 1.8Ghz C2d, 2GB RAM, 64GB SSD, 5+ hours battery. Niiiice!Well I only just got an email from Apple so blame them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrix Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 6 hours oldddd!! Chriiist! We spoke about it in the Mac thread http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/forum/index....t&p=1461823But yeah, very nice for journalists.£2028 for 1.8Ghz C2d, 2GB RAM, 64GB SSD, 5+ hours battery. Niiiice! I want one, NOW!Arggghhh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 I want one, NOW!Arggghhh. I prefer the fact it has a 64GB SOLID STATE DRIVE. 10 second boot up anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hI-OOPS-CAPS Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 I prefer the fact it has a 64GB SOLID STATE DRIVE. 10 second boot up anyone?if its flash memory it should be much quicker than that,cant see ad cus quicktime is a load of turd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Well it's going to be around those times. Thats about the time of a Vista bootup, dunno how long that usually takes but my MBP is about 30 seconds, so its probs gonna be sub 10 seconds.And yeah, SSD's are flash memory, solid state means the same thing . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrix Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 10.Seconds.Seriously ?I thought my PC was fast at 34 seconds from pressing the button.Damn. I've gotta be doing some saving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_state_diskFaster startup (as no spin-up is required).Faster random I/O (compared to hard disk drives).Extremely low read and write latency (seek) times, orders of magnitude faster than the best current hard disks drives.Faster boot and application launch time when hard disk seeks are the limiting factor. See Amdahl's law.In some cases, somewhat longer lifetime – Flash storage typically has a data lifetime on the order of 10 years before degradation. If data is periodically refreshed, it can store data indefinitely.Few to no moving parts.For small SSDs up to 64GB, lower power consumption and heat production.For small SSDs up to 64GB, no noise – Lack of moving parts makes the SSD completely silent (although high-end SSDs may include cooling fans).Better mechanical reliability – Lack of moving parts almost eliminates the risk of mechanical failure. High level of ability to endure extreme shock, high altitude, vibration and temperatures[2], which apply to laptops and other mobile devices, or when transported.Relatively deterministic performance– unlike hard disk drives, performance of SSDs is almost constant and deterministic across the entire storage. This is because "Seek time" can be constant, so fragmentation has less impact on performance than on physical drives.For very low-capacity SSDs, lower weight and size. Size and weight per unit storage are still better for traditional hard drives, and microdrives allow up to 20 GB storage in a CompactFlash 42.8×36.4×5 mm (1.7×1.4×.2 in) form factor. Up to 64GB, SSD is lighter than Hard drive for the same size Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 The only thing im impressed about is the Solid State Drive. Good news to finally see them coming into the mainstream market. Hope the prices drop soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrix Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 To be fair though. For what you're getting, and I mean, you're really getting something. It's not "really" expensive.I'm sure someone that works as a Photographer professionally or something like that, could write it off at the end of the year right ? Tax Expenses I think ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 The only thing im impressed about is the Solid State Drive. Good news to finally see them coming into the mainstream market. Hope the prices drop soon.I'm with you on this one.Looks sexy, but there's no way in hell I'd even consider one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikenipple Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Don't forget however that you have to spend another £65 to get an (external) optical drive.I do like it a lot otherwise though. It's funny how they claim it's 0.19in thick and will fit into a standard Manila envelope. However it's 0.19in thick at the thinnest point of the laptop, which is at the edges and the rest is 0.4in thick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 saw the clip from the keynote.really nice looking, and nice specs. expecting to see a few of them in uni soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikenipple Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Ooh I lied. It's 0.16in at the thinnest and 0.76in at the thickest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 which means between 4 and 19.4 mm, for the more rational among us not clinging on to the imperial system for dear life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 I was under the impression it had no from of optical drive?If so, eerrr, GAY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Thomson Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 I just cameEverywhere...That's actually f**king gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 (edited) Don't forget however that you have to spend another £65 to get an (external) optical drive.Or you could just use one of your other macs/pcs to install software via Remote Disc as long as they're on the same network. Which I imagine they would be.My superdrive hasn't worked for about... 3 or 4 months, but it doesnt bother me as I rarely use it, infact I'm looking into taking it out and doing this with it.Just checked out prices, £50 for the adaptor and less than £100 for the external drive, and I could have a 500gb laptop, or have it setup in a RAID formation. Edited January 16, 2008 by JonMack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamness™ Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 My comp takes days to start up. If i want to do something I have to start it up the night before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M-i-t-c-h Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 sony made a laptop the same size 3 years ago, granted this is much better!think that apple may be targeting the wrong market, the only use i can see this having for the people that currenty use macs is as a field laptop, but that woud mean you would need two compters, its proper good, but not sure it will be a success Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/15/sizing-...ir-vs-the-rest/I have two computers anyway, and yeah this is marketed to journalists and people who would usually have 2 computers anyway, it's obvious it's not a replacement machine, it's more for conferences and stuff like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future orange 660 Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 looks very nice.but i would sooner have a 15 mbp.mbp's are still way thinner than most laptops anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M-i-t-c-h Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 that was quite an interesting read jon, good find! i guess your right about the journalist i didnt think about that, but still, if its guna me a field laptop is going to on and off charge and no user replacement batterys. not coool, guess you will have to send it off to apple.I can wait to see one, forum competition.........whos going to be the first to get one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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