[mac4theblind] Re: why have they dis continued the Mac Book?
- From: Josh de Lioncourt <overlord@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:53:46 -0400
The MacBookAir comes with internal storage ranging from 64GB up to 256GB, if I
remember correctly. It is a trade-off that I personally agree with. By using
Flash memory instead of a hard disk, you lose some capacity, but gain speed,
reliability, and portability. Hard disks are far more prone to failure, run
much more slowly, and so on.
At this point, there are not very many average users I'd recommend a MacBookPro
too, especially if you plan on making it a portable device. The MacBookAir
doesn't have a DVD drive, something that few people use on a regular basis
anymore. When my older MacBook's DVD drive finally gave up the ghost, I got an
external drive to use for a while. In the span of 18 months, I used that
external drive exactly once. My next machine will be a MacBookAir, in part
because I don't want to lug a DVD drive around that I'm not using. Plus, if you
are carrying around a DVD drive, the possibility of its failure is higher, too,
due to its moving parts.
The storage is really a minor trade-off in comparison to the benefits for the
vast majority of users. If you have a lot of data to store, you should have
multiple external drives for back up purposes in any case. If you need to
access optical discs now and then, you can have an external drive around for
that purpose, but won't be forced to carry around with you wherever you go with
your Mac.
Just my two cents.
On Oct 26, 2011, at 4:09 PM, Daniel McGee wrote:
> Hi all, as I'm not really up on the Mac history it still struck me that why
> they should discontinue the Mac Book all together.
> I red or heard somewhere that it was to be replaced by the Mac Book Air and
> from what I understand you don't get alot of memory on that merchine. Mike
> Arrigo says on a podcast of his that it is 64GB which is not alot. Im
> comparison I wonder how much the Mac book had before apple discontinued it.
> But before I stray off the line my question was why do you and everyone hear
> I invite people to make there own theories and ideas that apple decided to
> stop the mac book line. Because as a consumer that was going to be the Mac
> that I would buy but since that's no longer around then I would proably go
> for the Mac Book Pro option.
>
> Thanks
>
> Daniel
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