Is MacBook Air the Cube 2.0?

Posted on January 20, 2008
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MacBook AirCrave thinks so. “Overpriced and underconfigured” is how they (CNET) described the original Cube.

I’m the proud owner of a G4 Cube, which is currently in near-daily use here at gulker.com I love the design, though concur that it was expensive, which seems to be an Apple flaw - assuming that people will buy well-designed technology regardless of price. They’ve got me, pretty obviously, but I think most Mac buyers are more practical.

I like the MacBook Air, my wife likes the MacBook Air, but at $1800, we’re considering a purchase very carefully - it’s basically an email and web browsing appliance, given the RAM and HD sizing. You’re also tethered to WiFi hotspots, no option for the wider coverage of EVDO as Scott Loftesness points out. Elegant, pricey, limited upgrades… hmmmm…

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3 Responses to “Is MacBook Air the Cube 2.0?”

  1. cg on January 20th, 2008 3:15 pm

    I wonder how many they would sell at $1200?

  2. Jack on January 20th, 2008 6:50 pm

    Why no EVDO? Verizon has a USB modem free right now with a 2 year plan …

  3. www.gulker.com » Blog Archive » Computers for the Cloud on February 22nd, 2008 6:25 pm

    […] The big difference in the 2 classes of machine is the screen size: the $400 machines both have a miserly 7-inch screen, while the MacBook Air has a much larger 13.3-inch screen. $1400 is a tough premium for the big screen (and a few other features), IMHO, and is probably the reason that the Everex and Asus have been flying off the shelf, while the Air has had a more lukewarm introduction, if its current press is any indication. Interestingly, all 3 machines run UNIX clones: Linux on both the EeePC and Cloudbook, and the BSD-based Mac OS X on the Macbook Air… […]

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