Macworld 2008 SF

samer

Macworld 2008 SF was yesterday!

Apple made these announcements :

1) iPhone/iPod touch software upgrades: more info

2) Time capsule - New Product - " Time Capsule is a combination wireless access point/external hard drive " ( 500GB - 300$ ; 1TB - 500$ ) - link

3) iTunes movie rentals/Apple TV

4) MacBook Air : a new ultraportable laptop by Apple, the thinnest one in the world as of yesterday.

photo gallery (hands-on) : http://gizmodo.com/345115/macbook-air-hands+on
official page : http://www.apple.com/macbookair/
specifications : http://www.apple.com/macbookair/specs.html

-- More thorough info : http://www.news.com/8301-13579_3-9851429-37.html?tag=nefd.blgs --

Cedric

Wow...MacBook Air is soo thin

samer

Personally I'm disappointed in the price tag. As a student, it's quite an interesting notebook but the MBA is not quite affordable (as compared to the Macbook)

beezer

In my opinion. This was the worst release to date.
The Macbook Air is cool, and thin. But wow...how money hungry can you get. No ethernet. Buy the USB adapter one. No CD/DVD bay. I mean, come on. Buy another one for an extra $100. And the hard drive, to upgrade to SSD is I forget how much.

I was very disappointed in this crap-ass release. And for the itouch upgrades. They came at a price of $20. Seriously...this company is falling down the drain for me. I don't think my next purchase will be an Apple. I can't deal with this crap anymore.

The only thing I liked and think is worth the price is the "Time Capsule." Very Very useful for the new Leopard. Which still IMO needs some serious work.

And finally, they did the 8800GT upgrade for the new Mac Pro's. So if you bought one last week, you're totally screwed until they come out with a solution. This company...not for me anymore. I've spent too much money getting screwed over when a jack-ass kid with an ipod or iphone gets more respect than me. Screw that!

samer

Beezer wroteAnd for the itouch upgrades. They came at a price of $20

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Engadget wroteIf you got your touch after January 1st, you should still be within the window of Apple's price protection, meaning Apple's standard policy for this stuff should allow you to update your touch apps and apply for a credit back on the $20 levy. The Apple mothership didn't yet confirm. http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/ipod-touch-users-if-you-bought-after-jan-1-the-new-apps-are-fre/

Beezer wroteSo if you bought one last week, you're totally screwed until they come out with a solution.

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Steve Jobs wroteI suggest you calm down. Everyone knows the issue and it is being worked.
Steve. http://www.macrumors.com/2008/01/19/nvidia-8800gt-option-for-older-mac-pros-soon/

beezer

Not confirmed yet. And that's IF you bought it after Jan 1st.

Yeah, I read that on MacRumors as well...it's hilarious. Still pisses me off though. Apple has been doing jack-shit for the MacPro line since it's come out as "upgradable." Aside from putting more RAM, HDD, Processor (Sometimes). You can't do jack with the graphics card. I've put mine on hold for that single reason. Waiting for them to upgrade to the current graphics cards. But I'm done waiting...I give up on being screwed.

Like the new MacBooks. What was wrong with the old design of independent video? Noo!!! Now they go and give us SHARED Video Ram. That's so BULLSHIT. It doesn't even run all that well, why doesn't Steve Jobs reply on that one. You get more VideoRAM when you install Windows on your MacBook than on OS X.

karim-soubra

still people are ordering these new computers
i have 10 preorder requests on mac air which i have already collected the money for (not down payment but full price and then some) plus the external dvd drive
time machine 8 preorders
as for the software updates i sold more than $1000 in itunes gift card and more than 10 .mac accounts
iphones we are still unlocking them be it otb or otherwise
business is good

mir

well.. personally macs are not withing my budget
and i don't care how good a laptop looks
and i like testing w khabet w kasser bl laptop (testing hardware and software)
ma bikun ileh alb do this on my mac
w ba3den it becomes obsolete in like 2 years max
so y pay so much ?
i can get higher specs for the same price on other brands

beezer

The reply to that is huge and strenous...software/hardware compatability. The packages, blah blah blah. And so on...hehe...but I've finally agreed that no more Mac's for me as well. I'm not too pleased with the latest releases...and I've owned 3 before. hehe...Alienware for me I think.

karim soubra Are you an Official Distributer, or are you working on your own? Do you have a store in Lebanon? Or are you working from some other country? Software? Hardware Repair? The list goes on :)