Macbook Air is Great if You Like Clouds
Steve Jobs sends a strong message with the release of the Macbook Air, and people are weighing in their concerns about it’s power, ability, and what it signals. From my perspective, this device signals where the industry will probably arrive in another few years.
Macbook air is not a media making device. It’s not meant for editing Final Cut Pro. It’s not meant for grinding out serious compiling and computational efforts. Okay, so if those are your prime needs in a computer, you might agree with the negative reviews.
But it’s a great form factor for mobile computing. It cuts everything nonessential and potentially power-sucking (which is good because Macs don’t manage battery life well at all). And it’s built for a world where more and more of our applications are stored on the web.
The price is too rich for my blood at the moment, but if the bonus fairy hits me on the head, I’d give it serious thought. What’s your take?
Photo credit, Nicholas_T
