09-25-2008, 02:32 PM
I owned several on and off for several months (ie, bought one, used it for awhile, sold it and got something else, then went back to an Air for awhile, etc.).
Anyway, all I can say is that if you plan on using this as your sole computer, then don't do it. You will get very frustrated. As I'm sure you know, there is no firewire, so even if you just "rarely" need a FW port, you will be out of luck.
The hard drive storage and speed also cripples the Air and the processor tends to throttle down (from what I remember) to prevent overheating (even though the fan kicks on all the time and is loud). Forget about watching video on it...the fan kicks on and the video stutters. Apple recently released a supposed "fix" for this, but from what I saw online, the opinions on whether this took care of that issue are mixed.
If this is going to be a secondary computer, then you may consider it, though it's quite pricey for a second computer.
My advice is either wait to see what kind of Macbook Apple announces on October 14 or go for a Netbook.
Anyway, all I can say is that if you plan on using this as your sole computer, then don't do it. You will get very frustrated. As I'm sure you know, there is no firewire, so even if you just "rarely" need a FW port, you will be out of luck.
The hard drive storage and speed also cripples the Air and the processor tends to throttle down (from what I remember) to prevent overheating (even though the fan kicks on all the time and is loud). Forget about watching video on it...the fan kicks on and the video stutters. Apple recently released a supposed "fix" for this, but from what I saw online, the opinions on whether this took care of that issue are mixed.
If this is going to be a secondary computer, then you may consider it, though it's quite pricey for a second computer.
My advice is either wait to see what kind of Macbook Apple announces on October 14 or go for a Netbook.