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MacBook Air with SSD tested

randomlinh

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arstechnica said it helped when you got to multitasking a bit, but that's it. no where worth the extra $1000 for the option. Very disappointing really. I can't even recommend it to people who it's targeted toward.

I am patiently awaiting revision 2.0.. of this and the Eee PC :)
 

Kaido

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Originally posted by: randomlinh
arstechnica said it helped when you got to multitasking a bit, but that's it. no where worth the extra $1000 for the option. Very disappointing really. I can't even recommend it to people who it's targeted toward.

I am patiently awaiting revision 2.0.. of this and the Eee PC :)

I dunno...that Cloudbook is looking mighty nice! Plus I like the unique design :)
 

dnuggett

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Originally posted by: Kaido
Originally posted by: randomlinh
arstechnica said it helped when you got to multitasking a bit, but that's it. no where worth the extra $1000 for the option. Very disappointing really. I can't even recommend it to people who it's targeted toward.

I am patiently awaiting revision 2.0.. of this and the Eee PC :)

I dunno...that Cloudbook is looking mighty nice! Plus I like the unique design :)

What does the Cloudbook have that the Eee doesn't?
 

Kaido

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Originally posted by: dnuggett
Originally posted by: Kaido
Originally posted by: randomlinh
arstechnica said it helped when you got to multitasking a bit, but that's it. no where worth the extra $1000 for the option. Very disappointing really. I can't even recommend it to people who it's targeted toward.

I am patiently awaiting revision 2.0.. of this and the Eee PC :)

I dunno...that Cloudbook is looking mighty nice! Plus I like the unique design :)

What does the Cloudbook have that the Eee doesn't?

Faster processor + real hard drive (30gb). Plus I like the design.
 

randomlinh

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Originally posted by: Kaido
Originally posted by: randomlinh
arstechnica said it helped when you got to multitasking a bit, but that's it. no where worth the extra $1000 for the option. Very disappointing really. I can't even recommend it to people who it's targeted toward.

I am patiently awaiting revision 2.0.. of this and the Eee PC :)

I dunno...that Cloudbook is looking mighty nice! Plus I like the unique design :)

I guess I should say all of those types of systems, heh. Real HDD is nice, but heavier, no? I just want to see improvements to drive costs down :) My budget for one keeps shrinking...
 

MovingTarget

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I thought the benefits of an SSD drive would be either battery life or longevity (no moving parts) as well...