Well I’ve seen quite a few MacBook Air commercials now and I’ve read about it online at a few places, but I still seem skeptical of the whole idea. I can see how some people might want a very compact laptop, but not something as small, and as thin as this. I mean the MacBooks themselves are only 1.08″ thick and 5 lbs in weight while the MacBook air is .76″ thick and 3 lbs in weight. Isn’t 1.08″ and 5 lbs good enough? Who needs that extra .32″ of thinness and 2 less lbs of weight?

A lot of people need it, or want it I guess, because analysts say that the MacBook Air will make up 16% of all Mac sales by the end of this year. Although this is true, apple resellers say that there has been a smaller demand for the MacBook Air as opposed to original MacBooks. This is probably mainly due to price of the MacBook Air, the fact that it does not have a DVD/CD Drive, it has relatively lower power due to the available space inside, and it is very susceptible to damage.

Finally, I think that the MacBook Air is a great attempt from Apple to make a very slim and compact laptop, but for now I cannot see this as a cost effective and efficient machine to save only a small amount of size and weight. I think if you are looking for a solid and cost effective laptop you should stick with the original MacBooks which will offer you more speed, power, and a cd/dvd drive, at a significantly lower price.

What do you think?