Jason Calacanis, former CEO of Weblogs, Inc. and current CEO of Mahalo, has posted his impressions of using his new MacBook Air for a week.
As expected, he runs through each of the features and discusses what is great or not so great about them. However, the most interesting part is what he says at the end:
“I’m in love this thing because the weight really is a issue with laptops and how often you bring them with you. When these things were 10 pounds you brought them if you had to. When they were 6-9 pounds you brought them because you wanted to. When they are 2-4 pound you bring them everywhere because you can.”
Sure, laptops are *supposed* to be portable; however, many are just too bulky to be practical everywhere. For example, my 17″ laptop is a real pain to use on an airplane. It also dominates a table at a restaurant or coffee shop. I find myself leaving it home even when I would like to have it with me based on convenience and size.
According to Jason, Apple has found a way to make a laptop that you’ll actually want to take everywhere. To use his term, that could be “game changing.” That is an angle that I hadn’t considered. I knew I could put it in an envelope, but I hadn’t thought about any paradigm shifts in mobile computing.
So is the size and weight of the MacBook Air more about user benefits or marketing hype? Are you considering the Air?
