The MacBook Air is Now Shipping

**Solidchrome** · 31st January 2008, 01:01 PM

January 30, 2008 (Computerworld) Apple Inc. announced today that it has begun shipping the first MacBook Air laptops to customers, but the company acknowledged that a planned update to Apple TV has been delayed for up two weeks.

The company's newest laptop, which CEO Steve Jobs called the "world's thinnest" computer when he unveiled it two weeks ago at San Francisco's Macworld, is shipping as of today, Apple said. The 3-lb. portable, which retails for $1,799 in its base configuration with a 1.6-GHz IntelCore 2 Duo processor, 2GB of memory and a 13.3-in. LED-backlit display, is also supposed to be available at retail, in both the company's own stores and its resellers.

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**kitiara** · 31st January 2008, 04:56 PM

I'm still trying to figure out who the target market for this is. With no optical drive, it seems like this is meant for mobile use (small form factor, extremely low weight) but not necessarily as a laptop replacement. I'd love to have one, but for the price I'll stick with my MacBook Pro. Carrying around 3 extra pounds isn't so bad

**Solidchrome** · 1st February 2008, 11:11 AM

Like you say, ideal for mobile users I guess- the ones that dont backup their data

The full specs- here

31st January 2008, 01:01 PM	#1
Solidchrome † Virtual hero- real life geek † Join Date: Jul 2007 Shard: europa Posts: 990 Gold: 817 My Mood: Thanks: 45 Thanked 63 Times in 30 Posts	The MacBook Air is Now Shipping January 30, 2008 (Computerworld) Apple Inc. announced today that it has begun shipping the first MacBook Air laptops to customers, but the company acknowledged that a planned update to Apple TV has been delayed for up two weeks. The company's newest laptop, which CEO Steve Jobs called the "world's thinnest" computer when he unveiled it two weeks ago at San Francisco's Macworld, is shipping as of today, Apple said. The 3-lb. portable, which retails for $1,799 in its base configuration with a 1.6-GHz IntelCore 2 Duo processor, 2GB of memory and a 13.3-in. LED-backlit display, is also supposed to be available at retail, in both the company's own stores and its resellers. Full story here [UO Tech Forum] UOForums Need Your Donations- Click Here

31st January 2008, 04:56 PM	#2
kitiara Polar Bear Queen Join Date: Nov 2006 Shard: Atlantic & Lake Austin Posts: 4,026 Gold: 105 Thanks: 4 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: The MacBook Air is Now Shipping I'm still trying to figure out who the target market for this is. With no optical drive, it seems like this is meant for mobile use (small form factor, extremely low weight) but not necessarily as a laptop replacement. I'd love to have one, but for the price I'll stick with my MacBook Pro. Carrying around 3 extra pounds isn't so bad [UOCraft.com] - [Photography: Blog - Photo Gallery - Flickr] - [Other Blogs: Bird Blog - Geek Blog]

1st February 2008, 11:11 AM	#3
Solidchrome † Virtual hero- real life geek † Join Date: Jul 2007 Shard: europa Posts: 990 Gold: 817 My Mood: Thanks: 45 Thanked 63 Times in 30 Posts	Re: The MacBook Air is Now Shipping Like you say, ideal for mobile users I guess- the ones that dont backup their data The full specs- here [UO Tech Forum] UOForums Need Your Donations- Click Here