Mac Air - Mobile Internet
Lojen
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Can anyone confirm whether it is possible to have mobile internet access on a Mac Air in the UK and if so who provides it. Can't see any reference to it on the UK Apple site.
We have vodafone mobile internet on all our Dell Vista laptops, but one of the Directors has convinced himself that he needs a Mac Air instead now.
We have vodafone mobile internet on all our Dell Vista laptops, but one of the Directors has convinced himself that he needs a Mac Air instead now.
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i don't know anything about macs, but if you're talking about a dongle thing then i can see no reason why it wouldn't work.
With a DVD writer, HD graphics,a TFT screen that works in bright sunshine and the ports he needs too.
I would assume the 8 /1/2 hour battery life is when 'sitting in a sunny garden'.
Yes but then he would have to use Windows and life would not be worth living. And Toshiba's have all the cool factor of Grandpa's Morris Marina (in mustard yellow).
I always recall that when the Mac Air was released its only real headline was 'look how thin it is'.
I still consider it a low tech bodge job.
Would assume most will.
Well that's the USB slot used up.
they're nike shoes, aren't they?
Was in Comet the other day overhearing a sales droid helpfully inform a customer that Macs aren't compatible with 3G modems. He was an "expert", so he must know... surely? :rolleyes:
Yes, that's an issue. This is just one of those silly little jokes that Apple comes up with from time to time. Like combo drives in Macs costing 700 quid, and 2 megapixel cameras in 'smartphones' costing 400 quid. Proves they have a sense of humour in Cupertino.
And with that comment you once again miss the point.
and yes usb would work fine.
as for a single port...small hub/splitters are useful.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-World-039-s-Smallest-USB-Hub-31275.shtml
http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20071105/smallest-usb-20-4-port-hub-in-the-world/
1 out of 2000, compared to 6000 out of 6000.
You don't understand the Air and your comments prove it.
Continually comparing it to a £300 netbook and then harping on about the amount of USB ports.
Yet it is praised in reviews for how solidly it is put together. It doesn't have an optical drive, has a slower processor and has a limited amount of ports, although aren't most netbooks limited in these areas.
It is still rather expensive. If I could afford it, then I would seriously consider it as it has the full-sized keyboard and 13.3 inch screen. Anything smaller would just be unusable for me, although as thin and lightweight as the Air is I still find myself swaying towards the MacBook, which isn't that much bigger and the extra power would come in useful if you can not afford a desktop machine as well as and/or you spend long periods of time on the go.
Chairman Mao had decided on the marketing ploy of 'worlds thinnest laptop'.
Thus the total lack of expansion ports, network port, firewire and USB's. Not to mention its non removable battery.
So instead of the usual Macbooks form and function became simply 'form over function'.
Exactly, it's made quite clear that the Air has limitations, but it's offered for those who are willing to put up with those limitations in exchange for the benefits offered by it's size. Apple sell other models for the very reason that the Air isn't supposed to be for everyone.
I used to have a powerbook and loved it, but when I upgraded I decided that ultimately I didn't make enough use of the advantage of a laptop so bought an iMac because you get more bang for your buck with a desktop. If I was to buy a second machine the air would be a definite possibility since as a machine I'm not using all the time I wouldn't be bothered by the supposed lack of features. It is a luxury model pure and simple and there's nothing wrong with that.
Spot the contradiction.
clearly you've never used a mac book air.
It has too many sacrifices. Including the wallet.
oooh fancy!