Re: [Fed-Talk] "If an Ipad hooked up with a Macbook"
Re: [Fed-Talk] "If an Ipad hooked up with a Macbook"
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] "If an Ipad hooked up with a Macbook"
- From: James Alcasid <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:28:52 -0400
- Thread-topic: [Fed-Talk] "If an Ipad hooked up with a Macbook"
I confirmed the lack of a backlit keyboard. Definitely a step back. Other
than battery life I see very little to get excited about in the new Airs.
On 10/21/10 10:06 AM, "email@hidden"
<email@hidden> wrote:
> While the design is cool, I'm a bit confused about some design decisions
> made by Apple on this MacBook Air. It has no backlit keyboard. I have
> found that feature indispensable in my current Gen2 Macbook Air. I do
> have an SSD on my current one, though, it it makes the machine feel so
> snappy. That's a definite plus in the machines.
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> From: "Villano, Paul Mr CIV USA TRADOC" <email@hidden>
> To: "Orth, Lonny J CIV N62306" <email@hidden>
> Cc: email@hidden
> Date: 10/21/2010 10:00
> Subject: Re: RE: [Fed-Talk] "If an Ipad hooked up with a Macbook"
> Sent by: fed-talk-bounces+edgell.joe=email@hidden
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> Just to (hopefully) clarify. I would have been happy if the screen were
> an Ipad attached with hinges to a keyboard with the Ipad/screen being
> able to flip over on top of the key board but it being one ultralight,
> ultrathin device. This thing with seperate glass devices and all is
> just too clunky in my opinion. "We made it so light! It's only 2
> lbs...plus this plate of glass you need to use...plus this CD drive you
> need to attach...plus..." #Fail
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Orth, Lonny J CIV N62306" <email@hidden>
> Date: Thursday, October 21, 2010 9:09
> Subject: RE: [Fed-Talk] "If an Ipad hooked up with a Macbook"
> To: "Nichols, Jared - 1170 - MITLL" <email@hidden>,
> "Villano, Paul Mr CIV USA TRADOC" <email@hidden>,
> email@hidden
>
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>> I'm with you on this one. I don't see Ive & Co. doing a
>> convertible screen laptop. The screen hinges on the ones I've
>> seen are a bit of a nightmare. They're not the kind of component
>> that will stand up to years of use gracefully.
>>
>> During the "Lion" portion of the keynote, it appeared that Apple
>> is banking on the multitouch input devices to be the key to
>> navigating future OSes. Besides, a touch-sensitive screen (at
>> least one that Apple would make) is going to be glass. That would
>> add thickness and weight to the MacBook Airs. Also, imagine
>> people sitting there trying to tap on the screen of a 2-pound
>> laptop! It's either going to keep tipping over on heavy-handed
>> folks, or the screen hinge is going to get overly stressed.
>>
>> As a current MacBook Air owner (which replaced my 12" PowerBook
>> G4), I'm pleased with the direction that Apple has gone. Besides,
>> the big thing here in my mind is the flash storage and crazy low
>> standby power. That's one thing that the current Air is not very
>> long on.
>>
>> - Lonny
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: fed-talk-bounces+lonny.orth=email@hidden
>> [mailto:fed-talk-bounces+lonny.orth=email@hidden] On
>> Behalf Of Nichols, Jared - 1170 - MITLL
>> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 7:52 AM
>> To: Villano, Paul Mr CIV USA TRADOC; email@hidden
>> Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] "If an Ipad hooked up with a Macbook"
>>
>> Being that Steve comes from the user experience angle of things, I
>> don'tthink it would be the greatest of approaches. Have you ever
>> used a tablet
>> like that? I've found them to be very cumbersome and it feels like
>> you'regoing to snap the screen off at any moment. Not the nice
>> solid tactile
>> goodness I'm used to out of an Apple machine.
>>
>> j
>> --
>>
>>
>> On 10/20/10 5:49 PM, "Villano, Paul Mr CIV USA TRADOC"
>> < wrote:
>>
>>> Am I the only one disappointed with this event & with the latest
>>> hardware? To me, the obvious answer for "if an Ipad & Macbook hooked
> up"
>>> would be a REVERSIBLE, TOUCHSCREEN screen on top that could be used
> as a
>>> tablet with the physical keyboard on the bottom. That is so a "no
>>> brainer" to me & so in line with where Jobs was rambling I thought he
> was
>>> joking at first. I was counting on a big announcement of new hardware
> for
>>> my birthday but this was "much ado about nothing" in my
> (Mac)book. :0/
>>> _______________________________________________
>>
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