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 Jan 15 2008, 01:28 PM
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QUOTE (Hartmann @ Jan 15 2008, 01:20 PM)  Considering most software can be downloaded it doesn't matter to me. The only time I've ever used my optical drive was to install XCode and I've had my computer a year and a half. There is an external optical drive available, just like for the Sonys. Well let me rephrase that... it would suck ass for me, as one of my laptop's primary uses is to watch DVDs while on trips and such. It just seems cheesy to me to remove the optical drive (still a vital device for a lot of people) just to make the thing an extra 1/4" thinner. |
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Jan 15 2008, 01:30 PM
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QUOTE (impala454 @ Jan 15 2008, 01:28 PM) Well let me rephrase that... it would suck ass for me, as one of my laptop's primary uses is to watch DVDs while on trips and such. It just seems cheesy to me to remove the optical drive (still a vital device for a lot of people) just to make the thing an extra 1/4" thinner. damn Impala, I agree with you AGAIN! --------------------  |
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Jan 15 2008, 01:33 PM
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QUOTE (impala454 @ Jan 15 2008, 01:28 PM) Well let me rephrase that... it would suck ass for me, as one of my laptop's primary uses is to watch DVDs while on trips and such. It just seems cheesy to me to remove the optical drive (still a vital device for a lot of people) just to make the thing an extra 1/4" thinner. True, for a lot of people the compromise isn't worth it. I don't use my laptop to watch DVDs (I usually watch a few episodes of TV shows from BitTorrent). -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Jan 15 2008, 01:34 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
QUOTE (blaarg @ Jan 15 2008, 01:30 PM) damn Impala, I agree with you AGAIN! Haha my bad... I'll try better next time |
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Jan 15 2008, 01:40 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,566 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 66 |
Im sticking with Blackbook
and i wonder how much the Applecare for that sucker is gonna cost. |
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Jan 15 2008, 01:46 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 3,402 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
QUOTE (TTUAthleticTrainer @ Jan 15 2008, 01:40 PM) and i wonder how much the Applecare for that sucker is gonna cost. More than likely the standard price. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Jan 15 2008, 02:08 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,566 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 66 |
Ok, the iPhone-like trackpad features are pretty frickin sweet.
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Jan 15 2008, 02:19 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
what is the blackbook?
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Jan 15 2008, 02:31 PM
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QUOTE (impala454 @ Jan 15 2008, 02:19 PM) what is the blackbook? Black Macbook? Just a guess... -------------------- |
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Jan 15 2008, 03:01 PM
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Downsides to Macbook Air:
1. No user-replacable battery. Not the end of the world, for sure, but a nuisance. Shades of the user-inaccessible iPhone battery commotion here. 2. Recessed USB slot will hinder certain peripherals. Get ready for a cottage industry of adapters to appear (much like those for the iPhone's headphone jack). Plus, there's only one. 3. No Firewire port. Macbook Air super gallery: http://gizmodo.com/345115/macbook-air-hands+on This post has been edited by cmac: Jan 15 2008, 03:07 PM -------------------- Don't sweat the petty, pet the sweaty.
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Jan 15 2008, 03:21 PM
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QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Jan 15 2008, 02:31 PM) Black Macbook? Just a guess... I guess so, didn't realize they had black ones but just saw one on their site. |
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Jan 15 2008, 03:24 PM
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QUOTE (cmac @ Jan 15 2008, 03:01 PM) Downsides to Macbook Air: 1. No user-replacable battery. Not the end of the world, for sure, but a nuisance. Shades of the user-inaccessible iPhone battery commotion here. 3. No Firewire port. These two things bother me the most, especially the battery. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Jan 15 2008, 03:36 PM
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I wonder how long it will be before I see the Air at Starbucks...
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Jan 15 2008, 03:43 PM
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QUOTE (blaarg @ Jan 15 2008, 03:36 PM) I wonder how long it will be before I see the Air at Starbucks... Two weeks. But if you were smart you just wouldn't go to Starsucks. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Jan 15 2008, 06:05 PM
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My acer laptop shits on that thin thing.
-------------------- Fuckmuffin. That word and muffintop are the two coolest things I've ever seen on this place. What would happen if a fuckmuffin fucked a chick with a muffintop? That's a lot of muffins. A lot of motherfuffin muffuckins.
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