Michael Kimb Jones

Its been a few days and it seems the fog of Macbook Air hype has started to clear:

The biggest problem with the MacBook Air is that once you scratch away the sex appeal of an aluminum clad ultra-mobile, you start to see the compromises that Apple had to make to bring this product to market.

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The sheer lack of key features from the new Apple device is a worry when you look at the quite unreasonable price.

In short, the Macbook is a strange device. More a fashion accessory than a real, usable device.

Its too large and overpriced to be classed as a modern ’subnotebook’ and its too featureless to compete with other laptops in the range. A standard Macbook would be a more usable and sensible buy.

Subing

In contrast the new range of linux-fed subnotebook PCs are a real revolution. For £200 you can get a seriously small device which would fill the requirements of most on-the-move users.

The EEE PC and Cloud. A revolution in notbook design.

I look to the EEE PC, Cloud and even the OLPC Project as the frist step in a new line of small, affordable and utterly cool devices.

In contrast, the Air is simply a downgrade of the current Macbook range which although thin is neither light nor small.