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The Apple MacBook Air tries to fill a niche that doesn't exist

TechRepublic purchased an Apple MacBook Air so we could take it apart as part of our Cracking Open series. There is no doubt that the MacBook Air is a testament to the technical ingenuity of Apple's engineering and design teams. They were able to squeeze substantial computer power into a...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook Air, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Mark Kaelin

Blog posts 2008-02-29

Cracking Open the Dell Adamo

Dell hopes to take a little air out of Apple's sails with the ultrathin, ultrapricey Adamo. Watch as iFixit and TechRepublic crack open the Dell Adamo and compare it to the MacBook Air. by Bill Detwiler

Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, product photos, cracking open, dell, dell adamo, laptop, apple, apple macbook air, Bill Detwiler

Image galleries 2009-04-13

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Cracked OPEN Cracking Open the Apple MacBook Air

The UK advertising astounds me ...The television advertising suggests that the AirBook is capable of being transported in a standard British Civil Service 'Transit Bag'!For those of us that have never experienced a Civil Service 'Transit Bag' - it is a flimsy oversize A4 (there is also an A5) brown...

Tags: Notebooks, television advertising, Apple Inc., Cracked OPEN Cracking Open, Apple MacBook Air, Apple MacBook, Transit Bag

Discussion threads 2008-03-04

Cracking Open the Apple MacBook Air

The Apple MacBook Air is thin, light, and a testament to what good engineering and design can accomplish in a notebook personal computer. This latest TechRepublic Cracking Open gallery explores the technology of this ultra thin notebook. by Mark Kaelin

Tags: Cracking open, product photos, geekend, apple, mac

Image galleries 2008-02-28

The Apple MacBook Air tries to fill a niche that doesn't exist

Make your best persuasive argumentNow, I know I am likely to get some feedback from Apple fans on my lack of enthusiasm for the MacBook Air. I welcome it.If you like your Air, please tell me why you like it. Tell me where I am missing the boat with regard...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Ethernet, Tigger, Apple Inc., tablet, MacBook Air, Folio, Wi-Fi, Apple MacBook

Discussion threads 2008-02-29

Implications of the MacBook Air for enterprises

Last night I asked a friend who works in an Apple Store how he likes the MacBook Air. To my surprise, he said that he hasn't seen one yet. He said that Apple Stores don't really have "floor models"; store personnel simply take products out of inventory and set them...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., USB, Enterprise, Sierra Wireless, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Steve Stroh

Blog posts 2008-02-01

What's in the air on Apple's MacBook Air

MacBook Air rocks?Would you consider the Apple MacBook a compelling buy?RE: What's in the air on Apple's MacBook AirI do not sell or support Mac's, but if this was a M$computer it would be a very difficult sale. I would not sell a computer without an ethernet option. I suggest...

Tags: Notebooks, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., MacBook Air, laptop computer, Apple MacBook Air, Ethernet

Discussion threads 2008-01-17

What's in the air on Apple's MacBook Air?

At the Macworld Keynote address, Steve Jobs held the world in awe as he unveiled the world's thinnest notebook. But it turns out that opinion on the ultra-thin MacBook Air is mixed. Images of the MacBook Air are available from Crave. The notebook measures...

Tags: Ars Technica, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., MacBook Air, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Arun Radhakrishnan

Blog posts 2008-01-17

Macbook Air

Apple have unveiled their ultrathin, ultraportable notebook; the Macbook Air.  Claimed to be the thinnest notebook in the world, as one would expect from Apple the new addition to the Macbook range has been beautifully styled.With a sleek wedge shaped anodised aluminium case the Air weighs only 1.3 kg and...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Justin Fielding

Blog posts 2008-01-16

Manufacturers sign on to use MacBook Air's Intel processor

Intel is open to sell the 65-nanometer Core 2 Duo processor that it customized for Apple for use in its MacBook Air. In fact, it is known that two manufacturers, Fujitsu and Lenovo, have already signed on to use this chip, and products powered by it are expected to be...

Tags: Performance, Apple MacBook, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Corp., Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, Paul Mah

Blog posts 2008-01-31

Does the MacBook Air redefine portability?

All HypeThe Airbook is all hype. Not to say it isn't a nice computer but ultra light laptops have been around for a long time and they have never been game changers.Without an ethernet port, cd/dvd drive and only one USB too many users will be disappointed if they...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Toshiba Corp., sub-notebook, MacBook Air, AirBook, Apple MacBook, Eee PC

Discussion threads 2008-02-05

Macbook Air

Top 10 things wrong with MacBook Airhttp://www.apcmag.com/7839/macbook_air_top_10_things_wrong_with_itthin is inHow thin does a notebook need to be... before long there will be no room for the hardwareOh puleeze, how bout top ten things wrong with.....Anna KournikovaI'd still either one home faster than a speeding photon.New...Bigger iPodnow with qwerty keyboard and big...

Tags: Notebooks, Apple MacBook, MacBook Air

Discussion threads 2008-01-16

A screwdriver is all it takes to replace MacBook Air battery

For those folks thinking of getting a MacBook Air, here's one less reason not to put it off. One of the complaints -- other than the price -- is the fact that the battery is not user-replaceable. However, according to AppleInsider, it's not rocket science for users to swap...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Battery, Screwdriver, Engineering, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Paul Mah

Blog posts 2008-01-19

Cracking Open the Apple G3 Pismo Firewire

With all of the excitement about the MacBook Air lately Due largely to their excellent commercials, we thought it might be interesting to compare the cutting edge Apple MacBook Air with its predecessor from back in 2000. Has notebook technology made a...

Tags: off topic, geekend, apple g3, cracking open, notebook

Image galleries 2008-03-28

Does the MacBook Air redefine portability?

Jason Calacanis, former CEO of Weblogs, Inc. and current CEO of Mahalo, has posted his impressions of using his new MacBook Air for a week. As expected, he runs through each of the features and discusses what is great or not so great about them. However, the...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Shawn Morton

Blog posts 2008-02-04

Implications Of The MacBook Air For Enterprises

PITA"...it is small, light, and thin, yet fully functional as a computer.A second wireless-related challenge ... is their compatibility, or lack of, with wireless telephony Broadband "cards".Here's my suggestion for a suitable Enterprise "dock" for the MacBook Air:*Apple's USB to Ethernet interface dongle, for connection to the enterprise LAN at...

Tags: Notebooks, PRODUCTIVITY, Network technology, MacBook Air, VGA, Apple MacBook

Discussion threads 2008-02-01

A screwdriver is all it takes to replace MacBook Air battery

Wouldn't taking the back off void the warranty?I know that we all do it occasionally, but normally taking the cover off of items that don't have designated access panels by those of us who are not authorized repair technicans means voiding the waranty. What are the ramifications in this...

Tags: Engineering, Notebooks, screwdriver, battery, notebook, Apple MacBook

Discussion threads 2008-01-21

Cracked Open (Cracking Open the $5000 Alienware Area 51 m15x notebook)

How do you compare this HUGE notebook with a Macbook Air?In your article there is a comparison to the number of ports that are present on the Macbook Air. The Macbook is an Ultra light. The Air is designed to be as small and as light as possible. Don't you...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Alienware, Apple MacBook, notebook, MacBook Air, Cracked Open, Alienware Area 51, laptop computer, battery

Discussion threads 2008-05-20

OK Apple-addicts, sell me a Mac

Having spent the last three hours of my life removing a nasty Vundo virus from a PC, I think I am ready. This Vundo variant went through the PC AV defenses like a magnum round through cardboard. Machine was all patched and updated and running the latest and greatest trend...

Tags: Desktops, Backups, Tools & Techniques, SECURITY, backup file, Restore Mode, PC, software, Vundo Variant, antivirus software, backup, PC Users, Norton Ghost, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2008-04-22

Why Apple chose to upgrade the MacBook lineup

Yesterday, Apple announced that it was upgrading many of the components (processor, hard drive, video card, etc.) in its MacBook and MacBook Pro line of laptops. After the launch of the MacBook Air in January, many hoped that Apple would announce a completely revamped MacBook lineup. Many in the...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Shawn Morton

Blog posts 2008-02-27