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  • i love the guy!! he is hot :)

  • I just Wish they sold Macs...without the Apple Logo and make Windows Operating System For it too. I honestly think 2/10 people by macs because of there design.

  • @Andre35822

    well even if the Apple logo is removed they're still gorgeous?

  • cool like

  • It sucks!!!!!!!!

  • Cool video! I heard about the Apple offers for Indian students and I'm all excited about it! You can try the toll free number - 1800-425-4646

  • cool

  • im gettinh one for free :))))

  • howw

  • lucky bastard

  • how?

  • My eyeglass is lighter than this but I have to change the lense casue I

    cannot see. what is point of having something VERY light

    when it is IN fact not able to do MOST ? With that price I got Sager NP 5797

    with Geforce Graphic card GTXM on it with almost eny ports you need, Quad

    processor. so why use this mac for ? Is it becasue the operating system is good and not crash so much ? So called Unix like operating system ?

  • For someone with the name "objectivity", you responded very subjectively.

    The MBA is a whole lot more powerful than most ultraportables that are in its class (Adamo, anyone?). And you are comparing it to a regular notebook.

    Yes, you could get a more capable notebook. There is no question about that. What you cannot get is a notebook that is both as thin as, and as light as, the MacBook Air that has equivalent or higher specs. Not at the moment.

  • macs are cool (i have one myself)

    but no optical drive for dvd's?

    bad mac! baad

  • yeah but pc's are way to involving and annoying Especially windows

  • Explain

  • then y the fuck are u watchin this youtube video?

  • lets not argue. Here is the real deal

    PC: more efficiency with less money, but looks crap from the outside and so does the software.

    Apple: COOLEST looks, nice apps and stuff, but you pay double the money than getting a PC.

    So if you care about looks go apple, if not go PC. Simple as that, dont argue noobs!

  • damn who cares both are good coputers 2 me n i have a mac n a pc

  • If Apple Didn't Exist, Microsoft Didn't Exist? Microsoft Was The First Company who OWNS the super old OS, Windows 95? i can't even remember, So You're TOTALLY WRONG, "If Microsoft Didn't Exist, Apple Didn't Exist"

  • thats actually true. if anyone watched the interview with steve jobs and bill gates they would know that. apple was in deep trouble and if it werent for microsoft then apple may not have been here today which would suck

  • Noone cares what you think.

    If you like the product/price, buy it, if you don't then don't post. This space is better used by people who have bought said product and can give further feedback.

  • it's not only for people who bought the product, it's for people who don't want the product, stupid.

  • lol

  • ahaha. in hind sight the air flopped harder than vista. FAIL.

  • no it didnt........

  • It is so bad, anyone that bought it hated it! At least vista is good now!

  • No it doesn't... I know some good programmers that tried to develop for Vista and they switched back to XP because the coding was an absolute slop heap and a pain in the ass to program for.

  • That's why i said now...

  • Um..... They RECENTLY tried to code for vista and switched back. Listen your obviously pissed cause you can't a better machine even though your mother works her ass pussy and mouth working in a strip club and so you had to settle for a shitty ass of running shtty ass vista.

  • Oh and. If vista wasn't a bigger flop that. The air why isn't apple making a new one? Windows is currently Malone 7 so why isn't apple making a better air? All apple did was bump up the graphics cause their contract with their old supplyer expired so they made a new One with nvidia. Microsoft is killing costa and going to 7. Explain that please.

  • Umm... what? Not to be a grammar nazie, but really what the heck does that even mean?

  • your a poor son of a bitch who is pissed at apple who can make a  better computer than you can afford and youre also pissed that your moms a slut who can only make like 200 bucks after she pays the pimp. so why dont you shut up and that apple makes the best computers out there and you know it. dont throw the vista is better bull shit.

  • Getting a mac is like getting a cat. If you get a cat you'll never know what a real pet is.

  • getting a PC is like getting a monkey infected with AIDS. very low immune system for viruses and such and will eventually die. sure you can revive it but then itll only delay the inevitable.

  • More like a rat with aids, it's no big deal when one dies, you can get a new one 'cuz it's cheap! try buying a couple pure bread dogs on the other hand...

  • LMAO Lets see how many windows imitators are on the mac products? why? what is the most popular computer in the world? The mac is good only for video and pictures stuff.. I mean wtf where is the right click? *sigh* on you hippies and your mac shit.

    Thank you

  • Totally Agree. It's Hard to Use Mac, w/out the RIGHT CLICK, What if You're Copying Porn Pictures? XD My Mom would Have caught me by that time! XD Were Kinda Switching from Windows to Mac, So I Hate It...

  • WOW. haahhha you toook a laugh from me...nice comment =)

  • u tap 2 fingers to right click (u go to preferences to set it up)...........

  • sexy men....bäääähh

  • ahahah agree, and btw "sexy guy" lol no offense ty for the review really got my attention

  • how do mean that?

  • why does he not stop talking LOL

  • in my eyes, apple take a piece of technology and just makes it think and flashy, puts an "i" infront of the name and sell it for a hell of a load of money.

    mp3 player = ipod

    mobile phone = iphone

    computer = imac

    wtf?

  • They should call it Appod , Apphone or Applemac Lols.

  • i = stands for intelligent, innovative and incredible prices... so incredible like iCANNOT afford it. so iGO alienware.

  • iDon't go windows alienware are expensive too!

  • Fck you,

    at list it better then Mp3 players and shit!

    Maybe your just jealose and shit.. that u want it so badly

    BUT U CANT FUCKING AFFORT THE ITEMS noob shit!

  • Yeah i can afford them. i have an ipod myself because its the only product of apple which is decently priced.

    Next time, you don't have to be so rude.

  • you can't be surprised... this is internet people are most of the time always rude..... and iDiot.. and iMbecile...

  • fanboy comment anyone?

  • Great review! Thanks for sharing.

    Stu :-)

  • 'It comes with a great software so you don't need to have an external drive to install software.'.... nope, all you need is another computer.... WoooTTT

    This guy is obviously paid for trying to make the air sound good and practical...

  • well, in a lot of ways he's right. the macbook air is a very fine piece of technology, a breakthrough in many ways. the direction of it being fully wireless makes a lot of sense so this machine will be mimicked for years to come.

  • admittedly, it's an impressive piece of tech, but it looks a lot like a copy of the X505 by sonya few years back except with a bit of tech upgrades, and I honestly can't see this being mimicked in the future, less USB port, no CD ROM is definitely not the way to go.

  • sure, when you modernize something to such an extreme your going to appear to copy other products.

    and i'll have to fully disagree about USB and especially CDs. the apple direction for a long time has been "pure wireless"

    the Air"Port" product direction that first appeared 1999, is fully developed on Macs now, but with PCs they are about 4 years behind. Now the Airport series of products makes everything wireless, except the pesky "power" cable :)

    Google: Apple Airport wiki

    Kinda nice!

  • Since when does modernising meant appearing to copy others? That's new to me....

    As for USB and CDs. what's the point of making it wireless if it meant that you need another machine that got a built in CD rom anyway? As for purely wireless CD rom, well, don't they have that already?

    I have no idea what you meant by the Air Port, I wasn't old enought to care 'back in the days, but I find it unlikely that it would take 4 years for PC to 'catch up', if it's actually useful.

  • everyone said that when the first iMac came out with no floppy disk drive, then look we never use those now.

  • I never said it -.- by the time I used a computer properly I barely touched the floppy drive -.- unless you five me a year you comment is hard to reply to.

    On the Air the CD Rom was taken out when it was still the preferred method of traferring data, even USB, you could use external hard drives or pen drive and what not. If it was an upgrade such as putting in a Blu-Ray, that would be different.

    Let's face it, the Air isn't morderning anything, it a product that's aimed at a new niche.

  • Can't play DVDs?!!

    >:((

  • movies are downloadable, no need for obsolete CDs and DVDs anymore. (at least if you use Macs)

  • Lol! Looks like it could snap! XD

  • no, it's made from a solid block of anodized aluminum so it's nearly has hard as diamond. strongest laptop currently made outside of the toshiba toughbook series.

  • When the Upgrades of the macbook air come in novmeber, ( 120 gb drive and more powerful graphics and speed) Then the macbook air will be one of the best notebooks ever. and when the updates come im gonna get one, And use migration assistant. So i'll have my macbook ( For everything at home and dvds.) and my macbook air ( Taking it everywhere )

  • if this was 1500 that would be a great price

  • My full gaming rig costed me only $1200.

    I say the Air's price is a rip off.

  • mac can play cod4 ect. right?

  • Why would you want to play games on a Mac?

    If you want a Unix OS, get Ubuntu. Dell sells it with their computers

  • Yeah it can play cod 4, and dont listen to that other dude, Ubuntu is shit unless you want 'do it yourself' software. Other than the price, the macbook air is great in my view. With now 256mb intergraded graphics, theres no reason not to get a macbook air, with the exception of its price tag.

  • spend less and get a macbook

  • i hate mac book air if it was $600 sure but im not paying $1800 + tax for a fucking piece of a computer chip!!!

  • you know what? I run windows xp inside my max pro and it's smooth and when I run Mac OS x on my PC , both nearly same spec but a little bit hang on virtual PC on windows xp..

    PC users are like zombie-brain user ; mac users like a living human .

  • Then don't come on the video if you hate it so much

  • i was looking at spoofs

  • why is it gay,just because its sexy?i think that would make you gay?...im not a huge mac fan but i can admit that there's no other PC in the world that looks that good atm

  • now there is, search for voodoo envy133

  • why do you hate mac go back to your dell craptop dipshit

  • i really hate pc get over it dipshit

  • I couldnt have said it better

  • So u want a Dell XPS for 15000???a piece of gay shit laying there NO DAMN it

  • i would never buy one but i tried one and the touch pad is the best touch pad i have ever used. It is big, very responsive, and the multi touch works great

  • i dunno why macs are so powerful when they don't need much power to run osx the mac pro has two 3.2ghz quad cores!!!! why the hell?

  • because if you want to do stuff you can. No need to upgrade, the hardware is just there and it just works

  • yea but it has barely any harddrive i have a 1.5 tb hard drive and if i were to get a mac it would be taken up so fast they suck .

  • It is a SUB notebook. Everything is done wirelessly these days. EVERYTHING!! If you don't like the Air and have no need for it like traveling or a business man get a Macbook Pro.

  • The only thing keeping me from buying this beautiful notebook is the price. I don't mind not having an optical drive; I never use CD/DVDs anymore, I use flash drives for temp storage, and I download all my software.

    But for $1800; I'd get more with a Macbook, and for less money. I'm just stating my case, not telling you what to do (SO NO REPLIES SAYING "DUDE UR WRONG THE AIR PWNS MACBOOK SUX"). If you're thinking about buying this, however, wait for July 1st. Maybe new Macbooks. I did 500 chars!

  • oh, no problem, $1749 or so is a lot and yes, new MacBooks are due at any moment so it will be interesting to see how close they get to the MBA in weight/size. June 9th is the big day for the iPhone and we could see other stuff right before that. Glad you understand that CD/DVDs are obsolete, so many people are SO stuck on the past on that! So that's cool DUDE! :)

  • The iMac price dropped substantially with the new 2008 update (I feel kinda ripped off, bought 2 months ago)... So maybe the Macbooks will drop in price or increase in performance. I'm hoping for multi-touch, aluminum case, and possibly backlit keyboard. I hope Apple also brings back the matte displays, I'm tired of seeing my reflection when looking at dark images :(

  • yeah, I hear you and agree... be aware that Apple has a 2 week price protection policy which might not of helped you on the iMac, but may in the future. I try and only buy Apple refurbed units so I don't incur the loss as much. Yes, the new MacBooks should be aluminum, but backlit keys while a GREAT feature, probably won't make it into the consumer level mac laptop space. We'll see soon! PS: I use "Lab Tick" to keep my keyboard lit all the time, kinda cool!

  • I actually agree with you

  • I think macbook air is Apple's strategy they're going to compete with some umpc with no cd/dvd-rom & with that macbook air is much powerful... 'till now with some new umpc's but mac-air has wireless support that no umpc has...:) it is still advance...'cause you know in the future it's gonna be all digital storage & more wireless than ever now. :)

  • im sure that its not the best laptop.. but it sure is sexy!

  • + 1 if you think macbook air is a piece of shit

  • What da Fuck?? A laptop without an optical drive?? Gotta be a joke?? Just to make it thin? OHH! but you can use some1 else optical drive!! stupid!! They are so fucking worried about the design that it wouldnt be a surprise if the next time the mac's come without a screen just to make it cool!!

    Im happy whith my laptop, is not that thin but it works good and is not that expensive!!

  • Well, you just need to be a more advanced user that's all. The MacBook Air is about 4 years ahead of everyone and even about 1 year ahead of many Mac users. It's how ALL laptops will work in 10 years, since it's using fast wireless for most everything. It doesn't saddle you down with obsolete CD disks or DVDs. All that is now wireless in the Mac world but I agree it will take Windows users awhile to figure it out.

  • 1: Sony vaios are better

    2:the sony vaio TZ is more portable

    3:it is not the thinnest search on google.

  • 1) Vaios can't run OSX, so by default can't compete.

    2) TZ has poor battery life and doesn't run OSX.

    3) It's the world's thinnest laptop you can buy today, that's the point.

  • apple does an amazing job packaging their products. everything is placed neatly in the box without anything being broke. my dell laptop came to me with a pre-broken monitor, and dell gave me trouble trying to return it because of some guy in india thought i intentionally broke it. i bought an hp desktop and apple notebook for college since then, and i love the apple. i use it for my graphic design class, since most animated movies are made with macs. steve jobs is a genius.

  • Apple does make very stable and useful computers, but the macbook air is a piece of shit.

  • why tha fuck would u buy that shit if it dont have a hardrive

  • You must be the most stupid person on this planet. Fuck, I just hate people like you. Unable to understand things... My wish is that you cease to exist asap.

  • What the fuck are you talking about? The hard drive is great on the Air. It's a lot faster than most people think it is (yes the 80GB 4200rpm drive).

  • Jeez you're a twat.

  • WTF?! um, what, do you buy a new laptop everyday mr moneybags?

  • they weren't out yet when this vid was made

  • he desperately desperately DOESN'T want one! he's just acting and unfortunately he's HORRIBLE duhhhh

  • And you're one of them that hasn't tried a mac yet? It usually are them that complaints...

    I was a apple and mac hater/windows lover 6 months ago. But that was before Vista came out, and before I laid my hands on a mac. I'll never go back to crappy pc's and windows.

  • ive used a mac its cool and ive used linux its cool to and ive used windows they all r cool also mac is now trying to copy media center from windows lol ok bye

  • lol how is it copying? vista was the biggest rip off of osx ever.

  • agreeing with acertainromance!!! (what with the WIDGETS and such)

  • lol at the appple fan boy

  • I switched a month ago :)

    I hate it when people say that macs are for stupid people who like pretty colors and can't "do things themselves".

  • Yes, technically, Macs are quite a bit more powerful than Windows. They are full blown UNIX boxes with far more customizability and software selection than Windows has to offer. Plus OSX is more battle tested than Windows could ever hope to be in business situations, so it's the machine to have if you are a power user.

  • And the DUMBEST argument is probably the one-button mouse thing. Macs have shipped with 4-button mice for what, 6 years now? Even though their mouse sucks IMO, it's still a retarded argument.

  • I Love that......!

  • the fact that it has no disk drive is just a sign of the times. Disks are on there way out. you can upload most software through the net and the same can be said of movies and music.

  • no disk r really still in its just they couldn't fit a disk in there it would have tookin to much space

  • Hey did you eat any "rice o roni" when you were over there?

  • What is up with all of these double-posted comments?

  • when you clikc the "post comment" it takes time to process the request but like me people are inpatient so they click again because they think it didnt work the first time.

  • Didn't think people could be that impatient...

  • Didn't think people could be that impatient...

  • What's the battery life on this piece of shit?

  • 5 hours pretty good for something you call a "piece of shit" for those of us who travel this is a great piece of technology.

  • If you want something that's portable, the air is actually heavier than the macbook original. And I still think that it's a piece of shit because way too much was compromised for design in this computer. I'm sure that everyone wants to carry around a disc drive with their $2000.00 computers!

  • It's actually not. It's 3 lbs where the original MacBook is 2 lbs. But it's true this is not weight lost without compromise. The 2.4Ghz white Macbook is better than MacBook Air in EVERY WAY and costs $550 less... >_> pretty funny.

  • And what would you use a disk drive for?  Installing programs and copying/playing media. Considering you can get most programs from the internet today, you can find any program you want. And for media, why not iTunes?

    Macbook air = Laptop for businessmen/creative professionals that FLY A LOT!

  • More like... a laptop for businessmen/creative professionals that have replaced a brain for air.

  • wow, you HAVE to be younger than 10. Some people don't get it. Stupid children like you shouldn't even be allowed on the internet. It is a computer!!! Buy it if you have the money and the want to have it. If not, then shut up!

    I saw no valid argument in your, "brain for air" response. Please get a life.

  • lol at the appple fan boy

  • I'm not a fanboy if I don't have Windows bashing fits. (which I don't) I still use windows (at least twice a week), but it is a hassle.

  • Business professionals who work for a medium to large size company will never use these. First of all, it costs way to much for what it is. Second, while you may not need an optical drive, most business professionals do as swapping files via USB stick is cost prohibitive. Third, there are many new laptops, that while not as thin, although close, weigh about the same as the Air. I can't see any reason why the Air will supplant the ThinkPad as the businessman's laptop of choice.

  • Yeah, I don't see the company buying them for workers. But if the office or whatever runs macs, workers usually like to have a second computer for travel. This is for personal preference. And here's another thing to think about: It has mac os x on it. It isn't a thinkpad, so you expect high quality. (Not to mention the ability to run windows if you need to.)

  • Im in the uk. If i bought one in the us would it be compatible with software and other things from the uk?

  • no. it'll be fine

  • its made 4 students who r always on the move w.e!! 2 portbale i'd say

  • no, it made for the traveling CEO of a successful company, who has money, and friggin lots of it

  • its made 4 students who r always on the move w.e!! 2 portbale i'd say

  • The air doesn't seem SO great

    you're basically paying 300 or 1,000+ dollars MORE to DOWNGRADE

    but hey

    it fits in a manila envelope

    0_o

  • it depends on the peoples taste...

  • it depends on the peoples taste...

  • i agree, it only has 1 USB PORT!. And also, no CD/DVD drive. WTF!? i will stick to the macbook pro

  • EXACTLY!

    and i don't think that a lot of people realize that the macbook/macbook pros are pretty thin

    just as portable as the air!

  • i agree, it only has 1 USB PORT!. And also, no CD/DVD drive. WTF!? i will stick to the macbook pro

  • i love macs, but thats way to fucking thin and overpriced like a bitch i'll just stick to my macbook and imac.

  • i cannot wait until apple have to cease production cos kids are just snapping the ridiculus mac book air, and i don't really see why everyones complaining about the weight of normal laptops i mean they're not heavy its not like weight lifting!! Just 3 words i sed wen i first saw the ad for the mb air "It's thin, fuckadoodledo!!!"

  • you guys know that microsoft if gonna counter that with somthing bigger and better in about 3 months right?

  • bahahah dell.... ok so what happens if i dont want a dell?

    you do know a lot of apple parts are made by sony.. sony has some of the best quality around, hence why they are expensive. so then your criticising sony.. so if its so shit, you should throw out your speakers tv etc and do i want 3d animation and gaming? no.... i want imovie, idvd and time capsule....

    seriously get over the cd drive and ure gaming... and this brand is a quality brand... you obviously dont know what your talking about.

  • OMG GET OVER THE F*CKING CD DRIVE!!!

    I want one because it doesnt have a drive! I never use my drive as it is! I use my imac's to watch movies! I use my flash to back up! And it uses a wireless CD drive function! who cares?

    i want something thin thin thin to carry around, and I wont miss my cd drive in a lecture that for sure! Apple was criticised 10 years ago for getting rid of the floppy drive... In 10 years we wont be using CD drives, they will be extinct like all the other drives!

  • why the hell would u waste ur money on a computer with no fuckin cd drive in it?????

  • god these things suck.. doesnt even have a CD drive.. WTF?

  • Try putting a cd drive into something that small for less money with the same features and then complain. Nobody is forcing you to buy it are they? It's made for someone who's always on the move who just needs a small light notebook to organise all their tasks and keep on touch with people. The majority of people will most likely have another system with an optical drive anyway so if they want to install something with it then they can.

  • the macbook isnt very convienient, due to its thickness....

    just because it's soo thin dosnt mean it can proform better than an ordinary laptop. take this into consideration: looks may be diceiving.

    but dont get me wrong, the mac book can have various qualities, it's nice, thin, it also might be capable, to have the same proformance as an ordinary laptop, but it would be more expencive, but the chances of it running well are highly low.. BUT IT'S STILL A GREAT SYSTEM.. I GIVE IT A 8 OUT OF 10

  • still.. noone should ever use laptops inside their home. that is just stupid

  • I own one I cant belive I wasted my money on this crap at leat it could of had a 17 inch screen insted of a 13.3 screen I am a really big fan of mac and this invention was crap who cares if this crap is light I sold mines for $7,000 thiis kid on ebay said that he was rich so now I have the mac pro and the mac book pro and the mac mini and a 30 inch sceen and the iphone and the ipod touch and the ipod classic and the nano video ipod witch is crap what im saying is mac pro and mac book pro rule 11

  • yay! ive had a play on my teachers @ school (UK)

    and it is just amazing!!!!

    maybe a tad slowwer than i hoped but ok.

  • would it really be THAT hard to squeeze a cd/dvd drive in there??? seriously.

  • apple seem to care more about getting sexier than smarter, Looks arnt all that matters and in this case its a put down towards the laptop. if it had a dvd drive yeah ii would think bout getting one "considering the Battery life was decent, Dought it is tho due to small battery size" anyways, Im not a fan

  • sadly know you have to spend $100 dollars on a external superdrive which im pretty sure you get discount if you buy it with the macbook air

  • Yes. Unless you want to pay a few thousand more for because they had to develop a "just bigger than cd" sized drive that didn't effect the size or weight of the final product.

  • WOW! That is a notebook! I have an ASUS-Notebook F5 with 160 HDD and 3 Ghz.

  • lol wow worlds thinnest notebook............... i bet i can break it with my dick