The Remix Project // Albert Camacho

Meet the anorexic new member of the Mac family: the Macbook Air. I purposely held off posting about it until I got over the initial ooh’s and aah’s so I can make a more level-headed comment on the device.

• The Name - you would think Apple came up with another crossover product with Nike. Sorry Mr. Jobs, the word Air is too attached to sneakers and a certain legendary basketball player. Macbook Lite would’ve been more suitable but that’s just me.
• The Design - Remember that Sunscreen song? You could use a line from there and say: “Do not look at Macbook Air photos, they will only make your current laptop feel ugly.” I bet my lappie’s LCD is thicker than this. Geez.
• The Features - By reducing the device to its 0.76″ thickness, Apple had to squeeze out the optical drive, the wired LAN and a couple of USB ports. That pissed off some people. It does have more RAM by default than the plain vanilla Macbook albeit with less processing power. The multi-touch trackpad looks wonderful on paper but will have to be experienced first-hand to know for sure.

Overall, the Macbook Air is a good start in the ultraportable front but not totally yet. I’m definitely gonna check this out as soon as it hits the stores here in Manila. Whether I’d want to buy one is a different matter. I wonder when they’re gonna micronize the Macbook Pro?