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ekul wrote:Macbooks all have great keyboards and their touchpads are amazing. I can't ever go back to the tiny pieces of crap on other laptops that miss touches. They used to say Babe Ruth that needed to go play in a higher league becuase he was so much better than everyone. Apple is playing in another league when it comes to touchpads. It's not even close. I can't convey to people who don't use one of the glass touchpads daily how much better it really is. They are actually faster and more accurate than a mouse for most tasks. 4 finger gestures make application switching a breeze. It's just so nice to be able to use a computer so naturally and have it just get out of the way.
Sunburn74 wrote:I disagree. If you run OSX or linux get a macbook air. If you run windows, get a windows based ultrabook. Consider the SSD alone. On the air you have a 128gb SSD that now has to hold OSX and Win7. I'd recommend waiting till april as the ultrabook prices for todays models are expected to fall by about 200 dollars as ivy bridge models come out. If you had to buy today, you should take a look at the lenovo u300s, the asus ux31, and the samsung series 7 chronos as competition for the macbook air.
just my thoughts. Anand from anandtech said it best. I quote "you're a windows user with no interest in OS X, the Air just doesn't make sense - luckily you have many more ultra portables to choose from". http://www.anandtech.com/show/2445/23
mghong wrote:Hi ,
Typically that new laptop usage is = Watch Movie /Surfing / Prephoto processing (and sent to external HDD) ,Blogging , some not GPU heavy games such as angry bird maybe , i might carry this if i go for a trip to process and upload my photo-online if possible so the weight also is important.
Sunburn74 wrote:I can't comment on any of the ultrabooks havent not used them. However I find the whole touchpad thing highly overrated. My current laptop is an HP envy 14. In most reviews it was absolutely ripped on the touchpad. However, I love my HP envy touchpad. In fact, I prefer it to my 70 dollar logitech mice. Honestly, touchpads take time to get used to. You can't just use one for 10 mins and say its lousy. Tweak some settings, get comfortable with it and see what happens.
The same with my asus ul30vt. Whilst not as nice a touchpad as my hp envy, the laptop itself was still a joy to use and one of the best purchases I ever made.
EsotericLord wrote:It'd be like buying a car because it has an amazing turn signal lever or something.
EsotericLord wrote:Yeah, it's something you use all the time, but should it really be the turning point in deciding your purchase?
EsotericLord wrote:Especially if you (like me) use an external mouse much of the time.
End User wrote:EsotericLord wrote:It'd be like buying a car because it has an amazing turn signal lever or something.
Turn signal lever! I'd elevate it to the level of transmission at the very least. A crap transmission will ruin a car. A crap trackpad will ruin a laptop.EsotericLord wrote:Yeah, it's something you use all the time, but should it really be the turning point in deciding your purchase?
Yes.EsotericLord wrote:Especially if you (like me) use an external mouse much of the time.
That is because you have a crap trackpad.
EsotericLord wrote:[No touchpad, no matter how good, can replace the functionality of my 17 button mouse. My trackpad is more than fine for my occasional usage of it for web browsing
EsotericLord wrote:No touchpad, no matter how good, can replace the functionality of my 17 button mouse.
Captain Ned wrote:Touchpad and heavy Exceling just don't mesh.
Captain Ned wrote:EsotericLord wrote:[No touchpad, no matter how good, can replace the functionality of my 17 button mouse. My trackpad is more than fine for my occasional usage of it for web browsing
Touchpad and heavy Exceling just don't mesh.
EsotericLord wrote:No touchpad, no matter how good, can replace the functionality of my 17 button mouse. My trackpad is more than fine for my occasional usage of it for web browsing
End User wrote:EsotericLord wrote:No touchpad, no matter how good, can replace the functionality of my 17 button mouse.
Which mouse is that?
Jive wrote:You can keep your ridiculous 17 button mouse. Ill take the speed and efficiency of a trackpad with gestures AND OSX keyboard shortcuts any day over your 17 button mouse and Windows keyboard shortcuts (which from my personal experience are subpar and virtually nonexistent compared to OSX).
Sunburn74 wrote:If you want to use OSX, there is one ultrabook for you. If you want to use windows, the air is still serviceable, but has serious concerns to me, better trackpad or not.
EsotericLord wrote:End User wrote:EsotericLord wrote:No touchpad, no matter how good, can replace the functionality of my 17 button mouse.
Which mouse is that?
Razer Naga.
hiro_pro wrote:i hate to be that person but when will apple refresh its lineup for the mac air?