“MacBook Air shudda had more wireless options”
January 25, 2008 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Apple, HSDPA
Then again, if the MacBook Air had HSDPA capabilities via built in SIM card slot, it might have cannibalized iPhone sales.
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Then again, if Apple could have convinced Intel to manufacture a really tiny chip for the MacBook Air, they should have bundled the technology to do HSDPA as well.
These two bold conclusions (literally) illustrate some of my thoughts resulting from the current “tech channel war” going on among a few of the channel bloggers over the ASUS eee versus the MacBook Air. You can actually follow the discussion thread here:
The AfterMac: An Unfair Comparison
The Gadgenista: Glam factor, really!
New Linux User: The eee as a practical choice
The MacBook Air follows the principle of the nth generation iPod nano - it’s not meant to be your first iPod. In the same way that the new iPods do not come shipped with an installer CD of iTunes, so does the MacBook Air leave the warehouse in its ultra thin state, as Apple assumes that you have the infrastructure to house your desktop data. However if Apple wanted to capitalize on their wireless connectivity capabilities, it should also have given an option for built in HSDPA (3.5G) as many laptops are starting to bundle this technology into the system.
Yes, I understand you can purchase a HUAWEI dongle to give you that extra boost, but why attach so many things to your already thin Air?
here’s a nice rewiew on the Apple’s Macbook Air pros and cons: http://www.maconair.com/the_pros_and_cons