The adventure life with steve casimiro macbook air is light Text and by west coast editor steve casimiro Breathe, must remember to breathe.It's just a computer.Really, just a computer.Breathe, son, breathe. Keep telling yourselfIt's just a computer. Who am I kIddIng?The macbook aIr Is the sexIest laptop ever.Yeah, yeah, yeah, It connects to the Internet, processes words,"I"S your life, etc., etc.But those lines!That sleek, svelte silhouetteit's like nothing you've ever laid your hands on.And yes, you have to lay your hands on it to get the full effect.You can youtube the"Manila envelope"Ad like it's a victoria's secret fashion show, but there's no substitute for touching.It's true for victoria(I'm guessing)And it's true for the air. Now, i have made some foolish buying decisions when swept away by product lust.The contax g2 rangefinder camera comes to mind beautiful, but for me impractical.The air, though, is more than a hot piece of sculpted aluminum it's a powerful computer that could easily replace your current laptop.Indeed, the $1, 800 1.6 GHz version kept pace with my year old Macbook Pro, even though it has less RAM and processing speed.If my didn't require more intensive needs(Firewire port, larger hard drive), I'd snatch up the Air in a second.The speed, diminutive size, and special apple sauce make it a compelling, almost irresistible ultra portable. Let's take a look at key points:Eight years ago, i was sitting in an aisle seat on a cross country flight, testing a laptop the size of a paperback book.A flight attendant looked down at my lap and said,"Wow, it's so small! " "Yes,"I said proudly,"Yes,it is. "And then i turned bright red. You'll have no such interactions with the air.This is a full size laptop with a 13.3 inch screen and spacious, comfortable keyboard.Ergonomics are not compromised in any way.Its weight and size reduction are achieved through thinness the air is just three quarters of an inch at its thickest point.And while you can read such numbers all day long, you have to put it in your hands to grasp fully how portable this little device is it has the heft of a leather portfolio, the dimensions of a design magazine, and the cool to the touch exterior of some exotic metal.I found myself taking such joy in its portability, i looked for excuses to carry it, pack it, or slip it in and out of my messenger bag. I don't know how much attention you pay to tech blogs, but the big buzz right now in computing is ultra portable internet tablets devices that are larger than a cell phone but smaller than a laptop.Even apple is rumored to have one that will be announced in september.Even with four or five applications open and working, including memory hog aperture, it ran merrily along.Intensive computer tasks, like heavy duty editing or photo processing, are more likely to be slowed by the lack of ports(Just a single usb 2.0)Than by an undersized power plant.Indeed, i've even used it for moderately intensive photo work(Family vacation, light pro shooting)And found it plenty capable. The 80gb hard drive is another story.With no additional applications aside from aperture, only 41gb of storage remains available for music, and files.A weeklong vacation with and pictures could easily chew up 10 or 15 gigs.The simple solution is to carry an external hard drive, but doesn't that diminish the point of the air?Far better would be for apple to offer a 120gb drive or larger.Dvd, drive.At first, this seems like a stumbling point, but in practice it turns out to be almost irrelevant.If you need to use a dvd to install software simply"Borrow"Another computer's, which you connect to through wi fi.Just enable disk sharing and voila the air found my macbook pro and my wife's g5 instantly.Software loaded flawlessly, dvd s played at full resolution with no slowing or glitches, even when walked through the garage and onto the street with it.In this case, the benefits of eliminating the drive to create a smaller chassis far outweigh the inconveniences.Since nobody should believe battery life claims, there will be no illusions lost.However, if you do nothing but word processing, reduce the screen brightness to a minimum, and invert the screen from white to black(Control option command 8), you could probably eke out close to five hours.But that's not real world computing.In the real world, figure on three to three and a half less if you're processing or watching a, more if you're word processing. The bigger issue is that the battery isn't replaceable.There's no way you'll make it from one coast to another with full computer time, unless you switch planes and outlet jump between flights.To my mind, this is the air's biggest weakness.All the other limitations have work arounds, but a dead battery is a dead battery.We might never have all of our applications and data living online in the"Cloud", but there's no question that computing is moving rapidly in that direction and internet based.You can find programs for email, word processing, spreadsheets, and much, much more online(Duh).Even photoshop and quicken financial software have versions that are used online and only online.Streaming, itunes downloads, wi fi, and borrowed hard drives all these reduce our dependency on traditional onboard dvd drives.They might be perceived as inconveniences today, but will simply be the way we do things tomorrow, no questions asked.It the air blessing and curse that it the first to move so boldly in that direction.Mostly blessing. So, what to make of it, other than as an object of design fetish?I've read more than my share of air s.Some are fawning, many are highly critical.Most make valid points, but most also miss what i think is the key point.Of course the air is sexy and of course the air is imperfect it far more versatile than most believe.The air is designed to be a leading edge, attention getting product.By that measure, it's a smashing success.The surprise is that the deeper, more fundamental qualities computing, usability, comfort also make it a smashing success.You should give it a closer look.Make that"Touch". More gear christian louboutin mens lace ups reviews by steve casimiro: I am a first time computer user.I bought the mac os x in december and never doubted that i have the best machine on the market for me.I do photographic art and i am constantly amazed with what it allows me to do and create.I knew nothing about computers before dec.So the apple support system has been a blessing and even humbling at times.So, i am now thinking of the macbook air as a perfect ing companion for business trips.Please tell me it will be going on sale soon or where i can get the best deal.Thanks, lance I know i going to need it comment > I have a 1.6Ghz MacBook Air with 80Gb hard disc.I have used this machine extensively and certainly for wireless and with the display dimmed i get very close christian louboutin womens to six hours battery life now that the battery has been cycled many times. Its a wonderful machine, i tried smaller devices and given up on them as their keyboards and screens are just too awkward. The only time i have exhibited the core shutdown problem was when i was trying to play a from an attached ipod, interestingly the mac external dvd drive with a dvd film worked perfectly.Stuttering is caused when the second core shuts down because the hardware is getting too hot.On my macbook pro i installed a little fan control program which works extremely well, not yet tried this on the air yet though. I do not mind lack of exchangeable batteries and do not carry spare batteries for any of my laptops ever(And that from using laptops for more than 20 years ago). My single complaint with the air is the stupid decision not to have a kensington lock slot on the christian louboutin uk device.Yes they may have had to make one corner a little thicker, but its better than having your laptop stolen when you go to collect your next latte. I have the flash based mba, the 9th notebook computer i owned, and it is the best.Most of the cons listed above are discounted christian louboutin non issues.

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