Thanks Steve..

[theducks]

.. for a US$19.95 upgrade for my iPod Touch so I can have the same features I've already hacked into it from an iPhone
.. for a US$1999 thin Macbook with a non-replaceable battery and an 80Gb hard drive (seriously, you couldn't fit a 160Gb from an iPod? that would have actually made it a useful product, but no, the only other option is a AU*$1700* "upgrade" to a 64GB SSD drive)
.. for dropping the price of the Apple TV in the US but not in Australia
.. for the Time Capsule WLAN AP with a 1TB hard drive that costs AU$199 than buying an Airport Extreme base station and a USB 1TB hard drive to plug into it

So sure, last night was no iPod-hiFi and leather iPod cases, but it sure was crap.

Comments

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I think some people will buy the air and love it, but I think they've missed the mark. Steve made big things of how tiny screens and keyboards are on other sub-notebooks were, and how this was better because it was a huge screen. Erm, I think more than a few people actually *want* a small screen and keyboard.

SSD is a cool technology, but 64GB seems a tad low for my liking, and a $1200 sticker-shock to upgrade to it makes it something for extreme hardcore users only.

And yes, 2GB is what I recommend people get in new Macs. It's just unfortunate that you can't upgrade past 2GB on the Macbook Air, cause it ain't got no slots ;)