In my opinion, he is comparing the X300 with the wrong machine. Based on the X300 size & weight, I believe it falls under the same category as the MacBook not MBA.

Trying reading that article again.....he pretty much says the X300 is the better machine and that the MacBook Air is for the amateurs, which is what Apple is always for.

Unless you going to have a romantic relationship with your laptop, which I guess some folks do, why does this matter in the least bit. But I guess anyone who buys apple products are probably as shallow and empty as the products themselves.

Ok, sorry--I reread the article. He pretty much says the MacBook Air is the better machine and the X300 is for traditionalist clods who think they need to carry their entire office around with them.

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But I guess anyone who buys apple products are probably as shallow and empty as the products themselves.

So true.

Deep thinkers like you and I will go the mainstream, conventional way every time.

Obviously, if a reviewer comments that something is "great" only if certain things are true, then it is implied that the only other choice must be the MacBook Air.

"I was thinking about getting radial tires, but they were very expensive" Bob says.

This implies that Bob instead bought 4 MacBook Airs, as they are the only answer to a conditional statement.

The Air is a better choice than the Eee PC, because it is faster (I know they're not in the same class, the $1500 price difference makes that clear, but I am illustrating a point). Ignore the obvious fact that there could be multiple solutions for a problem, and assume that the MacBook Air is the best choice, every time.

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Trying reading that article again.....he pretty much says the X300 is the better machine and that the MacBook Air is for the amateurs, which is what Apple is always for.

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Unless you going to have a romantic relationship with your laptop, which I guess some folks do, why does this matter in the least bit. But I guess anyone who buys apple products are probably as shallow and empty as the products themselves.

Aside from the absolute childishness of such remarks, these readers really miss the point that Mossberg makes: Different people value different things and it's great to have options.

By the way, that "amateur" market that you belittle is leading Apple to impressive marketshare gains compared to PC manufacturers. I am not suggesting that Macs will dominate the computer landscape but Apple is adding users at a faster growth rate than the industry at large.

I just don't get it. Otherwise reasonably civilized folks on pro- and con- mac topics seem to indulge in extreme rudeness toward each other without any apparent reason, other than having different opinions, and perhaps their anonymity online.

What's that about?

For whatever reason, people can't accept that not everyone likes the same things and they feel like they have to justify their own preferences by putting other people's preferences down.

Humans are at core, very simple, ie. non-sophisticated thinkers.

Mac people have always said that you should compare simularly configured machines to compare prices with PCs. If you compare the SSD Air with this Lenovo, you will see that the Lenovo is about the same price, but with more features.

...what Hangtown said...