The New Boyfriend
The New Boyfriend, originally uploaded by saffysafina.
I’d been seeing ads for the MacBook Air, and I coveted it. I love the idea of a lighter machine, but not the fact that I can’t watch DVDs on it. So I consulted my friend Stephanie Jobs, not his real name, though his love for Steve is real. He said, “The Air is slower, and video quality is not as good as other MacBooks, but I am an extreme user.”
“What’s an extreme user?” I stupidly asked.
“I have forty or fifty windows open at the same time. Then again, a new MacBook is due later in the year if you can wait. You could buy a Mac Air now, and if you don’t like it, you could sell it and get the new MacBook.”
“Is the Air really light?”
“Honey, it’s 3 pounds,” he said.
“But I never take my Mac out of the house unless I absolutely have to.”
“Then get a desktop computer. Why pay a premium for a battery if you’re not carrying it around?”
“But what if I have to cover a war in Chechnya?” Note: It is highly unlikely that I will be sent to cover a war in Chechnya, but you never know. This is the same logic used by guys who refuse to commit to a relationship because they want to be free in case a supermodel suddenly propositions them. The improbability is beside the point; you just need to have that option.
The New Boyfriend in Emotional Weather Report, extra edition in the Gadgets section in the Star yesterday.
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August 11th, 2008 at 16:13
Apple products make me feel happy. And I need to buy them from an Apple Store (or the Apple website). That’s the power of marketing.
August 11th, 2008 at 22:50
Apple fanboy here; not sold on the MB Air, get one of the regular MBs or just wait for the new ones to come, as your ‘friend’ Stephanie said.
August 12th, 2008 at 07:17
At the rate that Microsoft has been pushing Vista as the best thing since sliced bread even when it’s contrary to the fact, I’ve contemplated jumping ship as well, especially now that MS has pulled the plug on XP support.
The laptop I bought recently runs on Linux. I learned later on that one may need a bit more programming experience to make Linux really work well as an end-user.
I may consider going with a Mac full-on when I’ve got cash to spare.