As some of you remember I bought a MacBook Air and said that I was loving it. I wanted to update everyone who is interested in how things are going. In short: fantastic. I LOVE this computer. It’s feather light and quite snappy. I went ahead and bought the external drive so that I could install Windows XP, which I couldn’t install via the Remote Disc. Bottom line: Windows is installed and runs fine.
The battery life is decent (about 3.5 hours per charge) and I have no complaints. I can’t understand people who complain that the battery isn’t removable and that there is only one USB port etc. This computer is super small and light because it was engineered to the extreme. When you push the envelope you have to make compromises. The computer has a full-sized backlit keyboard and 2 GBs of RAM standard, so you have to applaud the areas where Apple didn’t compromise. You have to actually use this computer to appreciate how amazing it is.
I’m not the only lawyer who loves it. Check out MacLitigator’s review.
P.S. If you want a better practice, start using the 80/20 Principle.
So Win XP is the *only* OS installed? No driver problems or anything? My dad wants a Macbook Air but he needs XP Pro. I’m a Mac fan and it almost seems disgraceful to install XP on a MacBook but…
Got one – and scary that some Southern lawyer from NOLO was a big influencer. 😉
Now you’re just taunting.