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dannyp's avatar
16 years ago
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http://www.apple.com/macbookair/

:o
nestor's avatar
16 years ago
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nestor
nestor
:O

but still a 13.3

design reminds me of the old clamshells

nice!
lucas's avatar
16 years ago
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lucas
i ❤ demo
bwahaahahahffhfhfhf
nny's avatar
16 years ago
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nny
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meh... i have no desire for a laptop since i've owned a touch. I mean I don't need a mobile desktop... and for having a pc easily accessible for emergency use... the touch does just fine.
asemisldkfj's avatar
16 years ago
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the law is no protection
I'm glad it's 13.3", but kind of bummed at how expensive it is. I wish they focused their energy on improving the existing MacBook lineup instead of creating an entirely new model. they should have just made the MacBooks slightly thinner and lighter!

1,800 USD for a computer with no optical drive = no thanks
dannyp's avatar
16 years ago
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Optical might be useful for:

dvd movies + netflix = rockin'
burning cds for rockin' the car

But really I don't much think the first is productive, and I can burn a ton of cds at once and drive with those for quite a while.
dannyp's avatar
16 years ago
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Hey nny, how have you loaded up your itouch? They're nice to play with, and slim!
asemisldkfj's avatar
16 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
optical is crucial for watching DVDs.
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16 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
iTouch is very nice. similarly too expensive and not functional enough (drives to small, granted they're SSDs) for me. a friend of mine has one and it's very neat to browse the web on though. the keyboard could use improving, but overall it seems nice.
nestor's avatar
16 years ago
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that's cool nny, i'm going to keep my x60 for as long as it turns on, i might investigate your itouch as 'emergency computer'.

then again i'm going to be crackberry'd soon enough...
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16 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
also, having a laptop is more just convenient to bring to different rooms of my house, not necessarily transport everywhere with me. but in the case that I do need to use it at school or something it's really nice to be able to. speaking of which I think I'll do that tomorrow.
dannyp's avatar
16 years ago
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dannyp
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hey nny have you tried this? http://touchmods.wordpress.com/
nestor's avatar
16 years ago
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nestor
nestor
LENOVO STRIKES BACK

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4213
lucas's avatar
16 years ago
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lucas
i ❤ demo
YES
asemisldkfj's avatar
16 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
that X300 looks nice. really fucking nice.
dannyp's avatar
16 years ago
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dannyp
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:O sweet
nestor's avatar
16 years ago
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nestor
i like the 64gb ssd

too bad about the drive. i wonder how long the battery will last
lucas's avatar
16 years ago
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lucas
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the optical drive? yeah.
 
16 years ago
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karpet
awesomeness!
The X300 does look nice, I just wish I had 3000 to blow on a laptop... the sad thing is I really like the 12inch format. Why did everyone under the sun decide on 12.1?
nestor's avatar
16 years ago
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nestor
nestor
x60's are going down in price these days karpet (probably due to C$), you can get them for half that
nestor's avatar
16 years ago
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nestor
nestor
oh wait we're talking about the air
nvm
 
16 years ago
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karpet
awesomeness!
i have an x60 its beautiful

i just want the x300 in the x60 screen size
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16 years ago
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nestor
nestor
what do you like about the x300?
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16 years ago
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nestor
nestor
the cnet guy that reviews the x300 and macbook air makes me want to rip my eyes out
asemisldkfj's avatar
16 years ago
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asemisldkfj
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cnet is completely worthless in every respect except that it hosts Trillian downloads (or it did like two years ago) and other random freeware.
nestor's avatar
16 years ago
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nestor
nestor
i just like it cuz i can watch laptop videos
asemisldkfj's avatar
16 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
youtube
 
16 years ago
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karpet
awesomeness!
I like the X300 for the integrated dvd drive. makes alot of sense to me.
lucas's avatar
16 years ago
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lucas
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dp> I can burn a ton of cds at once and drive with those for quite a while.

most aftermarket decks have usb connections and ipod connections. i'd use a 2GB flash drive (yes! solid state!).

optical media needs to leave this world. moving parts are stupid.
phi_'s avatar
16 years ago
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phi_
... and let the Earth be silent after ye.
*throws an 8" floppy drive at larz*
lucas's avatar
16 years ago
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lucas
i ❤ demo
:(
phi_'s avatar
16 years ago
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phi_
... and let the Earth be silent after ye.
You get what you deserve. The world should have never left behind the vacuum tube. Transistors are the technology of evil!

(I live in an episode of Sliders!)
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16 years ago
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x300 thread -> http://www.thinktankforums.com/thread.php?thread_id=1573