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There's no shortage of MacBook Air parodies on YouTube, but the 'ThinkPad X300 no-compromise ultra portable' is our new favourite.
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There's no shortage of MacBook Air parodies on YouTube, but the 'ThinkPad X300 no-compromise ultra portable' is our new favourite.
Most amusing :)
Brutal, and very funny...
ahaha (y) ace!
Thank is the exact point I made to everyone at work wen we got them in!!!
You have to pay for the Air, then the extras which make it a stupid amount of money, where you can get the same spec (But to be honest no where near as sexy as the Air!) for less money.
And whos idea was it to give it mono sound and 1 USB port, seriously?! They could have stuck at least another USB port on it and for them to ship it with a external DVD-RW I bet it would cost them less than £10, which they could easily have added on the already over-the-top price, but at least its bundled with it then.
Still, wouldn't say no to a free one lol, just have to dual boot it with Windows!
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I don't really understand the parody:
1) He attaches a Micro-DVI to DVI/VGA converter then doesn't use a monitor. This dongle has been used on the PowerBook and the MacBook already to keep size down.
2) He attaches a USB hub then has all these random USB leads everywhere, rather than just attaching the Superdrive directly to the USB port.
I'm a fan of parodies, especially the one with the Dell fitting in the manilla envelope, but it needs to actually make sense; which I don't think this one does!
Basically what it means is that if you happen to want to load an optical media and a pen drive and use probably a proper mouse than that dreaded pad.. you're screwed..Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve B
You either use a mouse.. or you don't use it so you can get things out of your pen drive... or you don't do both and run ur optical drive through it.
ORRR... you can pay your nuts out for one of those rediculously expensive wireless NAS solutions from Apple.. made almost especially for the Mac Air to rip of Mac fans..
Well, the miniDVI dongle is important if you want to run that air on a bigger screen, say an apple cinema..
What I think this sort of thing stresses is that you're not just going to be carrying that mac air.. you'll need to carry the USB hub, the DVI dongle and the external optical with it too.. unless you can live without those for a week or 2...
adding slightly bigger size gets you EVERYTHING.. and you only need to carry ONE laptop which may only be marginally larger..
That was the parody.. well at least thats how I see it...
Macbook Air isn't for everyone.. unless you're a complete computer dumbnut or you're so well tuned with Mac that you do not need anything other than what is offered in Mac Air..
i.e.
1. you're an expert scroller with the stupid.. yes stupid.. pad..
2. you have no intentions of no need to back up your important documents everyday when you're on a trip (I do that so I don't end up with no powerpoint presentation on the fateful day my laptop gives up on me)
3. you don't need an optical drive
4. you like shoddy sound
5. you're physically challenged to hold so much so as another 0.2kg..
If either of those do not apply, then you'll need to bring extra.. which in the end probably means you either use one USB pheripheral at one time.. I know its possible.. but its not very productive you see.. or bring a USB hub.. and an optical drive..
What Wireless NAS solutions are we talking about? you mean the one with the included 4 port gigabit switch, and wireless-N capabilities?Quote:
ORRR... you can pay your nuts out for one of those rediculously expensive wireless NAS solutions from Apple.. made almost especially for the Mac Air to rip of Mac fans..
Not like this then eh?
no gigabit, no wireless-N. That Time Capsule doesn't seem as poor value for money now?
And thats exactly who this product has been designed for. You make good points, but there are other alternatives for people who want the extra features.Quote:
Originally Posted by sawyen
The air is the least appealing mac(book) to me. I rather like their laptops but the air is a serious case of form over function. I'm with the group of people who plug in a USB stick AND and mouse (imagine that) quite often. My eee lets me do that AND add another stick to boot (handy for copying data without going through the hassle of copying to the internal drive on the way). Different markets, sure, but I really don't understand some of the daft choices Apple made with this one.
Its the least appealing to me as well. I never have anything plugged into my MacBook, except a USB stick on occasion.Quote:
Originally Posted by dangel
I'd have liked to see one more USB in there, maybe as a folding flap on the other side? Not including ethernet was another daft move i reckon, but I suppose its what their target market is.
I think the danger with this one was they've limited their market far too much - never good for sales. Ethernet: bloody handy when you're trying to get your wireless working (to connect to the router) or when you're on a business trip and turn up at a meeting and need plug-n-go connectivity.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve B
Let's face it - wireless is a PITA sometimes.
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Originally Posted by dangel
When i'm at home, my MacBook plugs into ethernet when its on the desk, or wireless when i'm in the lounge. Whenever I can, it's on the desk, as its much faster and less hassle.
Just a note that the videos have vanished, guys :(
Youtube is down.