Apple updates MacBook Air

For Pete's sake, if you're going to say it got a spec bump, you should tell what it was bumped _from_. Why get this news from you when it leaves out almost all the relevant facts?

Personally, I wouldn't touch the Air if they putthe over-glossy glass bezel on it.

I was actually just in the market for a Macbook or MB Pro a few months ago, but the glare on the screens -even while IN the Apple Store- turned me off. Instead I bought an iMac and iPhone. And I'm looking at an Air because of the non-glass screen.

I'm shocked Apple doesn't offer a matte screen any more. I'm angry. I might even buy a PC. Not really. Or maybe so. I'm so confused...

Yeah you are pretty much screwed for the return. But give apple corporate a call. Maybe they will have a soft heart. Now the MBA is right in my price range, but i use aperture 2. If the MBA is beefy enough for that... The MBA seems to match the minimum req for both lightroom and aperture.

I bought an Air about 30 days ago... and now the SSD version is $700 cheaper. Is there any recourse? An exchange perhaps? Bleh...

It's not just the RAM but the HD size too. 120Gb is pretty restrictive in this age of files that routinely approach 1Gb. Give me a model with 4Gb RAM and 250Gb HD, and then you'll have my attention.

I just want to say the Air is fine, come on in. I upgraded to the second iteration of the MacBook Air in February and have been quite satisfied since. The graphics chip has meant smooth sailing with video, which wasn't true with my original MacBook Air. The larger hard drive (up to 120 GB from 80 GB) provides enough space that I've put some multimedia files on this computer as well as on my MacBook Pro. I use the Air for just about everything other than really intensive music and photography projects, and Hulu. It is the computer I carry around. The Pro has become a homebody.

The trackpad and bezel are just fine the way they are.

I particularly want to encourage women to consider the Air. Losing half the weight of a regular laptop really makes a difference for one's shoulder and back. The Air can be slipped into a tote or very thin computer bag and virtually forgotten until you need it. And, you will get a slightly faster processor than I have. All for $300 less.

Glass is heavy, so they're probably avoiding it to keep the weight at 1,36 kg.

Another step in bringing the Air's status down from expensive toy to viable, stylish netbook. Good.

Ugh, I really wish they'd make a 15" Air. I know most people think that sounds like the most pointless thing in the world, but within certain limitations, length/width aren't really dimensions that matter to me. I mean, a 7" screen computer won't fit in my pocket either, so I'm going to be carrying it in a bag anyway.

It's why I've never understood netbooks aside from price consideration. What do I care that it's smaller than a 13" notebook? The screen's tiny, the keyboard's tiny, and it still can't fit in my pocket. But anyway, with REAL notebooks, it's the thickness and the weight that are important to me. But I absolutely cannot stand 13" screens. Nothing seems to fit on them properly. I like a nice 15" screen.

So, despite the fact that I'm sure they'd never make it, because there are (I'm assuming) very few people like me who would buy it, I just have say I wish they would.

I need more RAM!