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1. Paul Huang

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   10/24, 07:46pm | report spam | (1 reply) close | reply

   same price, you are getting much less

   http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/7498/picture6qg.png
   
   Then compare benchmarks between the two yourself.

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1. JeffHarris

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   10/24, 09:12pm | report spam | close reply

   11.6 = Gorgeous Machine

   Got a chance to lay with an 11-incher the other day. Fantastic! it's very small, very light, but doesn't feel compromised.
   
   If I didn't already have an iPad, I might be tempted

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1. Mr. Strat

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   10/24, 10:51pm | report spam | (1 reply) close | reply

   Please. let netbooks die!

   The netbook was a bad idea from the start. The sooner they die out, the sooner we can celebrate.

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1. driven

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   10/24, 11:48pm | report spam | (1 reply) close | reply

   Mr. Strat

   That's great. We aren't talking about netbooks here. The MBA is not a netbook.

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1. Fast iBook

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   10/25, 01:07am | report spam | close reply

   I would...

   I would love one of these, i'd take it everywhere.
   
   - A

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1. samirsshah

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   10/25, 07:24am | report spam | close reply

   Such things do happen in a paradigm shift

   The following is verbatim from the review...
   
   "For some users, the other dilemma is whether to buy the MacBook Air as a secondary machine or to buy an iPad. We still see the purpose of having both if your budget can stretch that far. In fact, the combined purchase cost of the entry-level iPad and entry-level MacBook Air combined ($1598) is less than the asking price of the entry-level 15-inch MacBook Pro."
   
   Big time bad omen for MacBook Pro? No..... no sarcasm. But Intel rather. Ipad has ARM. MacBook Air has Core 2 Duo CULV and has spurned Core i3 because of Core i3's graphics performance, which has been found wanting. MacBook Air has chosen Nvidia for graphics.
   

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1. cmoney

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   10/25, 08:47am | report spam | close reply

   Re: same price, you are getting much less

   That's kinda the point yes? Getting less bulk to carry around? If minimizing size is your primary concern, the 13 just won't cut it. After all, you could also go one step further and say it's got the same footprint as a 13" MacBook Pro so why not get that instead?

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1. bdmarsh

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   10/25, 11:24am | report spam | close reply

   IPS mentioned in review

   the bit about IPS being possibly used across the portable line isn't likely to happen for 3 reasons.
   
   1) IPS uses more power,
   2) IPS panels are thicker than TN,
   3) IPS is more expensive (not as big of an issue for the 15 & 17" MacBooks, but still an issue)

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1. testudo

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   10/25, 01:49pm | report spam | close reply

   Re: Please let netbooks die

   Why does it matter if people use netbooks or not? Are you a Windows/PC seller who can't make any money on them? Are you tired having to service them?

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1. chucker

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   10/25, 03:43pm | report spam | close reply

   you what?

   Got a chance to lay with an 11-incher the other day
   
   sorry, did you really not see the double entendre in that?