After the iPhone success, Apple is releasing its Macbook. iPhone received some criticism on its keyboard but still gained popularity. MacBook however, is much more fiercely attacked on its pricing. And the worse part is that $399 is a lot different from $1,800+ and the customers may just not be motivated enough to try it out.
It feels as good as all the other Apple products. The screen looks bright and clear. Webcam and other little designs are good.Equipped with Intel processor. (So we can have fun installing Linux, Windows right?)
I think we won't really mind the absence of an optical drive. We could utilize an external hard drive, or a USB cd-rom (or a combo of the two) and Apple has never been bad at offering accessories.
I know real customers probably don't shop this way but on the whole, they still have some sort of mechanism. So let's play with this list Is MacBook Air Worth the Money? Five Slim Laptops Face Off.
If we assume they care about weight, battery life, processor speed and eliminate the worst one in the five, then its competition is from Toshiba Portege R500. And Apple MacBook Air is actually the cheaper one with a bigger screen and more RAM even though it's heavier and has a smaller hard drive.
If only people will fall for thinness, MacBook Air's future is not that bad competing with only Toshiba Portege R500 winning 50% of these people. However, I think it would be a much idea to have it thin and you can fold it in half or something. I mean ultimately, no matter how thin it is, it still occupies that much area (which isn't very small). I think we really somehow want the total volume to be small. So I hope Apple next time present us with a foldable MacBook.
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