Scanner is not a techblog, but we're all here on computers or fancy phones so we must, in some small way, care about technology. And yesterday was a pretty big day in the world of computers: Mac announced its newest release, the MacBook Air, the thinnest laptop ever. Unfortunately, we're far less impressed than we thought we'd be.
If you remember, our dirty old iBook crashed last week, forcing us to buy a MacBook just before Apple released their new product. This was sad for us. Though we still have rabbit ears on our TV, the original Nintendo we had as a kid, and our phone is held together with bright pink masking tape, when we do shell out the money for a new computer, we like to be somewhat on top of things.
But the MacBook air is kind-of like a $1,799 version of the iPhone with a full-size keyboard. It has only one USB port, no disc drive, and it looks a little like a UFO. And seriously, it's quite possible we'd lose it amid all the crap on our desk.
All in all, the MacBook air makes us love our new MacBook even more. And in a few years we'll probably jump on the MacBook Air bandwagon. Just in time for Mac to release a keyboard that's implanted in our fingers.
But we want to hear from you. What do you think of the MacBook Air? Did you pre-order one? Do you even give a shit?
[Apple: MacBook Air Guided Tour]