To achieve this tiny design, Apple made some sacrifices, both obvious and curious. Losing the optical drive was obvious, and a $99 DVD-RW add-on seems reasonable to us. Less obvious was the omission of Ethernet. Though the device has the most advanced 802.11n Wi-Fi, we don't think this will be enough. Frankly, we're surprised that Apple didn't include any flavor of 3G network, with their good buddy AT&T, perhaps. We're shocked that there isn't an ... ...still recommend a Macbook for Apple enthusiasts who just want something simple. The Air is for road warriors, but it doesn't serve that community as well as it could. Beyond the wireless internet accessory, we think Macbook Air users are going to find themselves carrying lots of accessories and extra cables. The Superdrive is one. A memory card reader is another. No reason why Apple couldn't simply tack on an SD card reader, the rest of the industry ...
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I had bought this notebook for my wife for her birthday and anniversery and she had to return it for a full refund. It was defective on the wireless adapter. The graphics worked pretty good and was very nice. But could not get to operate on the internet. The different kind of features that it had was really good. Especially since it had everything that my wife needed for doing school work plus it was portable and was not heavy at all. It just would ...
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Advantages: big screen Disadvantages: slightly heavier than normal
This is a computer that currently do not see much on the market basically for having a screen 17 ", all prefer a computer manageable and low weight for porder transported easily, but if what we seek is a computer that meets all features of a desktop computer for high quality and not take all day over this is our laptop. I just looked for a laptop to work from home and have a high-resolution screen to present my data clearly in any reunion of the ... ...laptop for more weight than usual. Its design is very original with a color in the black part esteriore that when you open the screen becomes all white frames the keyboard and screen. This is a laptop that weighs a little over 3.5 kilos to carry that hung all day on his shoulder is much weight, but everything is offset by its main features in a laptop that is difficult to achieve. Basically I emphasize: -- Screen panoromamica 17 ", a resolution 1440 ...
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...after owning an older generation acer which was awful. This one couldnt be more different.
Its features include an ' Intel celeron M 1.3GHz ', 'Acer Invilink IEEE 802.11b/g' an amazing '40gb hardrive', an awsome 'dvd-dual drive' and, finally, in my opinion the most awe inspiring thing of them all, a stunning 15'' lcd monitor.
This brilliant peice of engineering brilliance is unbelievably good for both online and disc gaming, flawlessly showing ...
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Advantages: fingerprint authentication, fast, good sized screen Disadvantages: heavy, battery life is not very long
...There's no need to be wary of the Lenovo brand. One minor complaint that I have is it seems like the battery life is awfully short and the laptop is a bit heavy which makes it annoying (at least for me as a woman) to carry around. ...
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