 dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
kudos:18
3 edits | Break new ground? Uhm... remember 2004?
The X505 was just 1.3mm thicker four years ago.
Processor: 1.1-GHz Intel Ultra Low Voltage Pentium M
512MB DDR SDRAM
20GB hard drive
64MB Intel 855GME graphics
802.11 a/b/g wireless (using card that's supplied)
2 USB 2.0 ports
1 FireWire port
10.4-inch display
10.2 x .38-.83 x 8.2 inches (width x height x depth)
1.8-pound system wegiht, 2.6-pound travel weight
Windows XP Professional
Yeah. Apple is "breaking new ground"... 
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dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
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kudos:18 | LMAO! I know... but thin and light has been done already. |
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 58483323Gurt me
join:2003-06-23
Normal, IL | reply to dadkins
And then they'll say that notebook doesn't include an ambient light sensor and misc. stuff that doesn't even matter. |
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 TransmasterDon't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY | reply to dadkins
By the way the sh*t is going to hit the fan over Apple getting first use of this new Duo Core cpu. Dell, and others are set to sue Intel and Apple over the Apples first access and AMD is might well sue over Intel's marketing.
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| Apple paid for a custom CPU, no big deal there. In fact they bought older tech to make it happen and used Intel and Lenovo technology to make the MBA come to life. At least give them Kudos for coming to market first. When Lenovo is allowed to exercise it's full rights to some of the technology they developed for Apple, the difference will be HUGE in performance and features. That being said it will be speedy too! Figure the Lenovo's will be about $1K over the MBA. |
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 JohnnyPremium
join:2001-06-27
Atlanta, GA
kudos:1 | reply to dadkins
said by dadkins:LMAO! I know... but thin and light has been done already. Who is saying it hasn't been done already?
You compare a 10.4 inch screen? And don't use the average thickness?
The POINT of the Air is that it hits the 3-pound goal without using a teensy screen.
It has nothing to do with being "trendy" or "looking good."
It's for people who want a 13-inch laptop with a full-size keyboard that weighs 3 pounds and runs Mac OS X, Windows, Unix, and Linux!! PERIOD. That is who it is for.
If you want a smaller one, a cheaper one, an optical drive, one with all the ports, or one with a removable battery, all things that would add weight, then go for it. |
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dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
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Hercules, CA
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1 edit | 4 years ago...
Today there is the R500, the X series, etc... and the Mac crew dismisses them. Yer funny!
Average? Overall pal! In 4 years time, with way smaller built components today, all Apple was able to muster was 1.3MM thinner?
All the while, providing a flawed USB and headphone port door?
Form is useless without function.
Address the "breaking new ground" horseshit friend.
The Air is nothing new! Thin and light has and is being done!
Nothing "new" about it! LMAO!
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kudos:1 | The R500-S5002 is an inch thick at the rear (thicker if you count the feet), only has a 12.1 inch screen, has half the RAM, and costs $400 more than the Air.
And it doesn't run Mac OS X. |
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dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
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kudos:18 | said by Johnny:And it doesn't run Mac OS X. All the more reason to get one! 
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