# OMG New Apple MacBook Air **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 15, 2008, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omg-new-apple-macbook-air/41871 "2008-01-15T12:17:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 5:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omg-new-apple-macbook-air/41871/101 "2008-01-24T05:38:15Z")
> [@camarojoe](#): > > Ummm nope… > Something gimmicky that Mac users would go ape shit just to have. > I see the trends. Actually easy to predict Mac users. Really funny how predicatable most Mac users are. Apple already sells fruity covers. ---
**Author:** ![zwarbyt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zwarbyt/32/7623_2.png) [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 5:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omg-new-apple-macbook-air/41871/102 "2008-01-24T05:47:16Z")
i get my mac today :wiggle: 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![zwarbyt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zwarbyt/32/7623_2.png) [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 5:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omg-new-apple-macbook-air/41871/103 "2008-01-24T05:48:09Z")
> [@theblue](#): > > no, the macbook is a better platform for windows also. 😛 Ughh i agree with theblue :eek: ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omg-new-apple-macbook-air/41871/104 "2008-01-24T06:50:46Z")
> [@itsJim](#): > > No… You can’t put OSX on both, not without some lame hack. Even so, your reasoning is fucking retarded… I am talking about the operating system itself not the hardware… I’m really not going to bother anymore. you have your head so far up macs ass its not even funny. Do you go home and dream of Wozniak and Jobs fucking each other and cumming on your face? ---
**Author:** ![itsJim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@itsJim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/itsJim)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 7:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omg-new-apple-macbook-air/41871/105 "2008-01-24T07:14:03Z")
Who is this Mac character you speak of? I don’t even use a Mac dude… I’m just saying if you think comparing a Mac and a PC/Windows is like comparing two of the same cars with different colors then your retarded… You say your not going to bother then you continue insult me? Dumb ass… ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 7:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omg-new-apple-macbook-air/41871/106 "2008-01-24T07:20:19Z")
> [@itsJim](#): > > Who is this Mac character you speak of? > > I don’t even use a Mac dude… I’m just saying if you think comparing a Mac and a PC/Windows is like comparing two of the same cars with different colors then your retarded… > > You say your not going to bother then you continue insult me? Dumb ass… ummm, actually… since mac is now on the x86 platform, he is technically correct. Aside from the mainboard, they are pretty much the same hardware wise. Just about anything you can get for PC, afaik, you can also plug it into a mac with no real problems as long as the OS has drivers for it. edit: if windows will run on a mac natively (no emulation), then the hardware is obviously the same, or very similar ---
**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omg-new-apple-macbook-air/41871/107 "2008-01-24T07:25:58Z")
you guys are just jealous because the mac commercials are spanking your PC asses around. I \<3 MAC. ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omg-new-apple-macbook-air/41871/108 "2008-01-24T07:29:15Z")
I personally don’t even care. I really just can’t believe people think that Macs have superior hardware. when you can BUILD a computer and toss windows on it or OSX and its the same fucking thing… ---
**Author:** ![zwarbyt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zwarbyt/32/7623_2.png) [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omg-new-apple-macbook-air/41871/109 "2008-01-24T07:34:49Z")
thats great if you suck and are tied to a desk all day mac laptops are better, form, function, hardware, and they run any windows os with peripherals in multiple boots for different environments without partitions or conflicts ---
**Author:** ![itsJim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@itsJim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/itsJim)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omg-new-apple-macbook-air/41871/110 "2008-01-24T07:50:08Z")
> [@Dr.Stevil](#): > > ummm, actually… since mac is now on the x86 platform, he is technically correct. Aside from the mainboard, they are pretty much the same hardware wise. Just about anything you can get for PC, afaik, you can also plug it into a mac with no real problems as long as the OS has drivers for it. > > edit: if windows will run on a mac natively (no emulation), then the hardware is obviously the same, or very similar Well considering they can’t run any of the same programs (unless they have been ported) I would say they are pretty different, hardware aside… Edit: ok, they can’t run any of the same programs NATIVELY ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omg-new-apple-macbook-air/41871/111 "2008-01-24T07:53:18Z")
VMware fusion ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omg-new-apple-macbook-air/41871/112 "2008-01-24T07:56:59Z")
> [@itsJim](#): > > Well considering they can’t run any of the same programs (unless they have been ported) I would say they are pretty different, hardware aside… well, thats just the file system (software side). ---
**Author:** ![itsJim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@itsJim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/itsJim)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omg-new-apple-macbook-air/41871/113 "2008-01-24T08:07:47Z")
Who cares about the hardware if you can’t run any software? ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omg-new-apple-macbook-air/41871/114 "2008-01-24T08:09:39Z")
What software can’t you run? You realize the trend is hosted applications… ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omg-new-apple-macbook-air/41871/115 "2008-01-24T08:12:22Z")
> [@itsJim](#): > > Who cares about the hardware if you can’t run any software? sounds like you are just taking your last shots to give you any kind of redemption to this arguement… ---
**Author:** ![itsJim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@itsJim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/itsJim)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 8:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omg-new-apple-macbook-air/41871/116 "2008-01-24T08:28:08Z")
> [@FormulaLS1](#): > > What software can’t you run? > > You realize the trend is hosted applications… The trend? For who? Desktop users? lol ---
**Author:** ![itsJim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@itsJim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/itsJim)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omg-new-apple-macbook-air/41871/117 "2008-01-24T08:29:29Z")
> [@Dr.Stevil](#): > > well, thats just the file system (software side). No… Thats not the file system. ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omg-new-apple-macbook-air/41871/118 "2008-01-24T08:31:11Z")
Well for the person with dvd or cd rom drives… hosted applications would be spectacular > [@itsJim](#): > > No… Thats not the file system. Very rarely do you see a processor incompatibility or what not with a program. This is something windows has always been good at where you can shove what ever hardware at it you want and the programs will run. Where as OSX oh shit you have an intel processor now. whoopsy this proggy will not work. Of course this wont exactly be much of a problem anymore unless they decide to switch to a different proc ---
**Author:** ![camarojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@camarojoe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/camarojoe)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 8:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omg-new-apple-macbook-air/41871/119 "2008-01-24T08:45:09Z")
> [@walter](#): > > Apple already sells fruity covers. That’s not what I’m selling. They can keep selling them. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 8:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omg-new-apple-macbook-air/41871/120 "2008-01-24T08:46:31Z")
> [@itsJim](#): > > The trend? For who? Desktop users? lol No for business… What specialty apps do home users run? That doesn’t have a Mac counterpart? Most home users surf the web/download music/word process… [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omg-new-apple-macbook-air/41871.md?page=5) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omg-new-apple-macbook-air/41871.md?page=7)