MacBook Air!

[symphonix]

Originally Posted by Thank The Cheese

People who are attracted to the prettyness but don't care about specs will be put off by the price.

I'd disagree strongly. There *is* a market for this thing, but its also a market that doesn't get put off by the price. This is a luxury product, without a doubt, and has the price tag to match, but the fact is people will pay that much for it. And the price is less than what *every* laptop cost just 10 years ago.

If people were put off buying things just because you could get something "pretty much as good, and a lot cheaper, just not as cool" then there'd be no Ferraris, no Rolexs, no Hasselblads. We'd all drive identical Hyundais and own the same cheap TV sets.

At present the market is fairly high-end. Executives, lawyers, accountants, journalists, photographers, CEOs; all of them will be looking at the Macbook Air. It won't be as universally adopted as the iPod, but it'll still sell plenty of units.

[fryke]

There quite certainly is that market. Plus the luxury marketing thing kinda works for Apple here. People who now are using Windows computers with their iPhones will _want_ a MacBook Air, because they _know_ that Apple makes beautiful machines, and might settle for a MacBook when they notice that the MacBook Air doesn't exactly fit their finances or technical needs.

I for one still want one. With the SSD option. For much less money. So I'll have to wait a year or two, I guess.

[chevy]

Don't look at it as a miniature MacBook but more as a super-iPod !

[fryke]

Guess I didn't really wait that long. I am a very happy camper I am.

[chevy]

Yeah.... can you write a short review of your experience with the enveloppe mac ?

[Ferdinand]

So did you take it with the SSD option or not?

[bbloke]

You'll need a suitable carrying case, of course, such as one of these or these...

[fryke]

I don't think so. I'll photograph the sleeve I'm using. But basically: I've got soooooooo many laptop-capable bags already, I don't need specific ones.