Why I won’t be getting a MacBook Air

January 15, 2008

Apple

It’s official — the MacBook Air is out.

I’m not going to be getting one, as tempting as it is, mainly because it’s out of my price range. And as Jason Snell put it: “So really, you’ll be paying $700 for the MacBook air’s super small size.” Not worth it for my purposes.

Still, it’s a nice piece of hardware.

That said, I will be buying a new MacBook within the next two months. I’ve got my eye on this one:

Refurbished MacBook 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo – White.

Comments (3)

oso says:

January 18, 2008 at 2:41 pm

I understand not getting a MacBook Air – it’s a downgrade from the MacBook … and, besdies, we already have ultraportable computers in the iPhone.

What I don’t understand is this insistence on getting a new MacBook every six months or so. If you’re going to replace the same computer, you might as well get the model that supports 4 gigs of ram.

As for me, I’ve got my eyes on a MacBook Pro when the new line comes out. I’m telling (lying to) myself that I need it for HD video production.
Cyrus Farivar says:

January 18, 2008 at 2:46 pm

I get a new laptop (MacBook or otherwise) every year. Why? It’s my version of AppleCare, which costs $300. For that same $300 (difference between buying a new Mac and selling the old one), I can get a new Mac each year with a new warranty and a slight hardware bump. I don’t need the horsepower that the MBP offers.
oso says:

January 18, 2008 at 5:20 pm

Ah yes, now I remember. OK, so that makes sense.