Re: macAir - so many problems so soon!!


"Jim" <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:jim-C21F6E.12403102022008@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In article <IW0pj.63728$Mu4.26145@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"zara" <reversed@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Posted on : 8/21/2008 8:31 PM

Zaras crystal ball says:



"The MacAir will have major overheat problems.
And case quality issues.
And video idiosyncrasies."



Am I that good? Or are apple products so predictably bad?





First reviews:



"Trying to figure out how to use the remote disk is a little more
challenging than I was expecting"



"Lots of updates to run as it wasn't updated with the latest iTunes and
the
security

update."



"garageband and etc. took awhile to load."



"Overall, get this laptop if you're just going to use internet, word, and
itunes. It really is cool but not for me."



"The eject button doesn't do anything... than I can figure..."



"The video did not play back smoothly. I had it set to the fit to window
setting. It was watchable, but by no means smooth.



"The packaging was beautiful."



"The problem is, when I ran the migration assistant, I realized that I
was
11 GB over in available space. I tried cutting things down. But realized
that this computer just isn't going to work for me. I will be contacting
the
online store to send it back."



"Half the weight, half the speed. Wow, those xbench scores are really
low."



"One other thing I don't think I've seen anyone else mention is that the
new
multi-touch trackpads are a little screwy. The cursor seemed to jerk
around
a lot."



"I had trouble launching applications from the dock."



"it's like the MacBook's "chicklet" keyboard, I'm not happy."



"Mine isn't completely "even." If you press down the bottom left edge of
the
computer it "rocks" slightly. This has nothing to do with the Magsafe or
anything else.. the computer just simply isn't even. There is no visible
bending, and the feet seem to be the same height, but it tips over
nonetheless. It has already gotten less severe after a day, though, so
maybe
it needs to just be worn in. My trackpad button clicks really loudly."



" I have a feeling that when the ram on this thing gets filled up it will
grind to an absolute halt."

" The keyboard lighting intensity seems to reset to maximum for no good
reason. Any one else? Also, because the bottom edges are so thin (thus
relatively sharp), if you have your wrist resting on the edges, it is
somewhat irritating."



" mine is acting very strange with the keyboard backlight. It seems that
when I have the lights in the room turned ON, that's when the keyboard
backlight activates. When I turn the room lights OFF, the keyboard
backlight
goes away! Anyone else experiencing the same problem..?"





"i need to install some software and the remote disc won't work. i called
apple and got a guy who was excited as this was his first macbook air
call.
but he knew nothing. he tried emailing a "product specialist" who also
couldn't help and they put me in the hold line for a specialist and i
gave
up after 30 minutes. will try again today but this is a huge
disappointment."


More of ZERO's made-up fantasies with no cite to verify any of them.

The DOR caught ZERO.

MacRumors would be a good start. But by the end of this coming week, the
complaints will be coming hard and fast.


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