Lenovo mocks MacBook Air ad with X300

[Rick-o]

Ouch! That stings!

OTOH, it is kind of clever, in it's own smarmy way.

http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/...cbook.air/

[sekker]

I picked up a friend's MBA the other day... I'm with Lenovo on this one.

[ztirffritz]

I still think that the MBA is an amazing device perfectly suited for a small niche, but on the whole, I think this ad nails it.

[Filliam H. Muffman]

I just read a review of a Toshiba yesterday. It only has a 12.1" screen instead of the 13.3" on the MBA, but it is rated for 6 hr battery life, has most of the ports of a regular MacBook, DVD+RW, AND a Carbus slot for a broadband card while weighing in right at 3 lb. Yes it is thicker, but it is a pretty nice setup if you want all the hardware options in one package.

That used to be the selling point of getting a Mac, it had all the features people could want. The MBA is great though if you have a WiFi N network set up and do not use discs much.

[ztirffritz]

How does one get the original OS onto a MBA? Does it use NetBoot or something like that? You must go into the firmware and tell it the IP address of the boot server.

[OWC Jamie]

Neither one of them have a 25 pin printer port, a nine pin serial port, nor a floppy drive.
More yuppy crap.
They both suck. :-)



Insert Cubs logo here:

[will2000]

I hate the Lenovo my company gave me to replace my PowerBook. They're both 15" but he Lenovo is a bulky beast, at least 3 pounds heavier. I guess they're trying to be a me-too, but failing miserably.

[Black Landlord]

I like the MBA and its ad a lot, and see the product as a success for the niche market it's aimed at (people sitting in urban cafes managing their craigslist personals ads and trying to look hot), but I think this is hilarious-- I laughed just reading the description.
One thing I would have done differently-- I invariably choose the wrong port (don't touch that one billb) when I go to plug in a peripheral . . .

Would love to see Apple come back with a parody of the parody . . .

[jdc]

[thermarest]

That Toshiba sounds great...except it runs windows.