MacBook Air owners gather here and share your experience with the latest from Apple.

I just got mine from Machines, Sunway this evening. Only manage to play with it at 10pm due to horrendous traffic jams and have not been doing much except for installing some stuff so not much to say but here are some...

...First Impressions
1.0 RM6299. Ouch. No 2% rebate from Machines due to low margins, they say. Grrr. No free gifts. How about a manila envelope? Now that would be a nice gimmick.
1.1 Saw at least 2 other people buying the MBA in the one hour I was at Machines.
1.2 Didn't buy ACPP RM899 but will get it later. External Superdrive RM389. No other MBA accesories yet.
2. The packaging is small. A lot more iPhone-like than MacBook style. Black in colour.
3. It's light! It makes a lot of difference carrying my bag with an MBA instead of an iBook G4 inside. My shoulders have been aching lately due to carrying a heavy bag so hopefully this will help. This is my main reason for getting it.
4. It's fast(coming from an iBook G4). Well, as fast as a 1.6Ghz C2D can be. OK it's slow compared to my quad-core but I think it'll be good enough.
5. It's beautiful. You can always rely on Apple's industrial designers.
6. Remote Disk works. Well, only installed MS Office so far. Everything else were from disk images or downloaded from the net.
7. Wireless-N is not too bad. I got about 70-80 mbps copying large files.
8. Fits in MacBook 13.3in sleeves albeit loosely.
9. Cannot open the MBA with one hand.
10. Very solid construction. Made in China.
11. Speaker is loud. Sound quality is oklah.
12. The touchpad button is really narrow. I keep missing it. The huge multi-touch touchpad is well, a touchpad. Multi finger gestures are useful.
13. Screen is very bright and nice but viewing angle not so good. I think it's the same type of screen as a MacBook.
14. I can only open it about 3/4 way before the the bottom part starts lifting up. Maybe because it's new and the hinges are still tight.
15. Really tight around the USB port. Not much space at all.
16. No sleeves yet so I'm using a manila card folder to hold it. I gave it to a friend to hold onto while I unlocked the office door this morning and she didn't realise at all that she had a notebook in her hands.
17. I had it charged fully and will see how long it lasts throughout today.
18. So far only had to a use DVD or CD once so I guess the exclusion of DVD drive isn't too bad. Now going to install WinXP onto VMWare Fusion using Remote Disk. Will it work?
19. Just had a thought. RM6299 for the slowest Mac in the Applestore. Hmmm.

Loving it so far. Will have to see how much of a difference it makes once I start carrying it around.

Here some pictures of it. Will try to snap some better ones when there's more light.







This post has been edited by soonwai: Mar 29 2008, 01:35 PM

OMG!!

WOW!!

SPEECHLESS!!

ur a real mac lover

Soon Wai...Andrew here...When can I come over and play with it?? I haven't get my Macbook yet!!!

a pure iMan ... hahaha ...
nice macbook there .

There's already a MBA for your information. And I can open they MBA with one finger.

I can only open it about 3/4 way before the the bottom part starts lifting up. Maybe because it's new and the hinges are still tight. I'm sure it'll be smoother in time.

One thing I discovered, my USB thumbdrive can't plug in directly to the USB port. It's really tight there. Not much space at all.

No sleeves for it yet so I'm using a manila card folder to hold it for now. I gave it to a friend to hold onto while I unlocked the office door this morning and she didn't realise at all that she had a notebook in her hands.

I had it charged fully and will see how long it lasts throughout today. Not a typical day since it's Sat but it'll be a good indication.

WoW one finger dude

Wah... so much poison here... hahaha, congrats for your purchase. I will wait for 2nd gen

Thanks, wei, I couldn't wait anymore lah. Hope the 2nd gen don't come out too fast.

I predicted 2nd generation would not have significant power boost over the current one so I already been one of the MBA early birds. Yah ONE FINGER =D

For an alternate view on the air, check out thePowerPage's Jason O'Grady's take on the MacBook Air here:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=1467#more-1467

Have to agree with his assessment. But since I also have a maxed-out MacBookPro I can't complain.... I just like the (lack of) weight....

moonflown, which one did you get? 1.6 or 1.8? or SSD?

Just got back from work. What a world of difference the weight(or lack thereof) of the MBA makes? I feel a lot less tired carrying it around.

Just got my Macbook Air today and used the remote disc to install Mac Office. Took me around 13 mins or so and have no qualms for me. Pro stays home Air for travel.

Was hoping to get a nice sleeve but non available at Machines in KLCC so may go one online like the one String showed in another post. So bought one of the small bags which is like a messenger bag works perfect for now and very useful since I am on crutches right now. Can't imagine carrying my pro with crutches

gagagga

long time no see soonwai
bye2 ibook, hello mba for u
hahaha

how;s the guitar?

ooo... i agree with that article. i felt the same as the writer, i want to make it WORK with the mba despite all its limitations. however, i'm finding myself using the mba less & less. especially during work 'crunch-time', i just NEED the powerhouse that is the mbp, even if i have to carry a few extra weight all through airport hell.

though i'm far from regretting my purchase of the mba. it never failed to make me smile everytime i use it, and useful for moments when i'm free from work related tasks. it's the perfect secondary laptop for me, i just wish that i'm able to use it more instead of opting for the mbp everytime.

does it really worth it?Maybe for people who always travel then i think its really worth it..The spec is not so good compare too MBP but u pay for the lightest book in the world...WIsh i have lots of money like u...

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antnine, feel free to come over anytime. Have you got your MacBook yet?

kazasho, iBook still around, wanna buy? :-) Thanks so much for the guitar. The kids love it.

As for sleeves for the MBA, I'm using a Cock Brand Pocket File Model No. 101. It offers fair protection(more against scratches than bumps) for the MBA and is designed with security(through obscurity) in mind in that it is camouflaged for the urban work environment. Once the MBA is installed in it, it remains very inconspicuous almost invisible.

I tested the manufacturer's claims by bringing the MBA(in the sleeve) to the local mamak stall. Not a single glance nor reaction towards my direction. No-one realised the presence of the MBA at all. In the second test, I asked a friend to hold on to the MBA and he had no inkling of what was actually in his hands. Quite effective.

The material used is recyclable and is very light. It is also absorbent and therefore even offers minimal protection against water though I do not know if this was by design.

For the discerning, it comes in a variety of colours. Mine's a light blue. And in 2 designs, new or aged. I chose the aged version as I thought it would be more effective.

I'll post some pictures of it if anyone is interested. I'm even thinking of marketing it to fellow MBA owners if there's a demand. How does RM39.95 sound?





This post has been edited by soonwai: Mar 30 2008, 12:32 AM

haha..welcome..naah.im looking for mbp or xps for my graphic needs.. nak pinjam charger?mines burnout already..where can I buy ha?

I bought 1.6 HDD version and swapped to SSD myself. I was a MBP user previously and I bought it to compose songs and stuff. Now I stopped working as composer to I changed to MBA so I won't feel lazy to bring my laptop around in college. Light really makes a different... It's like a weight of a textbook..