Mixture has turned a rather large and, I hope, useful. Here are collected together Experience operating MacBook Air, a small review of the headset Motorola EH-50, and a lot of positives. Let's go.
In Apple's work snake tempting. Moreover, they are also found in offices, for example, how can one explain the fact that I carefully gave Air and allowed them to popolzovavshis pleasure, not a couple of weeks as it usually happens, but much longer. What can I say? Houses have a few laptops, but have already become a tradition evening gatherings and writings is for Air, when not there is something to do with the photos when you do not need to do more complex cases, the time comes this wonderful laptop raduyuschego eye, hand and wow factor . In my LJ even once described this process as gently took iPhone, Air, and I went to the kitchen, and something they did with these two beauties. Note that they are really two boots - a pair, both hide the battery, both are quite thin, with aluminum in the body. The same can be said about the functionality, nothing more - that's the credo of two similar devices from a single company. Despite the fact that Sasha Dembowski extremely detailed account of Air in one of the articles, there are some moments that are worth mentioning separately. Still, operating experience has exceeded far beyond a couple of months.
So, Air "carved" out of aluminum. With all its consequences, in spite of the subtlety and elegance, he is strong enough, no walks, no wobbles, no hanging, no backlash and no creaks. With the same pleasant cotton falls to his seat cover, still easy to open compartment with three connectors. All is fine, Air Corps gives me the most positive sense, so, I will not hide. The notebook is easy to carry in a small bag, there is easily fit and power supply, it is very small in size, its length can increase or decrease, it's as you wish. Adapter for our outlets have included, so there's no problem. Perhaps, then it is worth to say about the heating. For example, here's a banal zadachka: laptop stands on the bed (directly on the blanket). You are lying on its side and propped his hands, strolling through the network. Open iTunes, Mail, Adium, Word, Safari, is the regime "Improved Performance". What happens to the laptop? It gets very hot at the bottom, a hot area to the left of the keyboard, beginning to slow. And scary. This is all heat. I had a "junior" version of Air, with a processor 1.6 GHz, and so, I can safely say that while the laptop is on the table, no problem occurs even when an open pile of applications all running more or less smoothly. It is worth it to put on something like a quilt - are beginning to slow. Not once or twice I saw a movie in bed in VLC, Bayukov Air on hand. Chill, baby. Clearly, VLC also does not like heat, "thanks" to the owner delays, frame skipping, then complete stupor. Very interesting to see how, as the cooling housing brakes disappear and starts courage. I did not turn the Air into the machine to Vista, because for the assigned tasks is more than enough Mac OS. But it can be done in three steps have already written about it. Drivers for Vista included (but very Vista search in the box is not worth it).
Noise is present as such, but it is not very noticeable, is not annoying. Although this laptop it could not be so noisy. / P>
The main problem of the body - it eats into "sherohovinki" covers the dust and dirt, which then are very difficult to remove. Wet wipes for cleaning the equipment only all this stuff spreads. "I love to be clean" - the legendary phrase of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," I fully support it.And therefore, used the toilet water, cotton wool, rags and fifteen minutes of time in order to cover its kind. And she was such. But it was not easy. Inside the case is not clogged, the same can be said about the display, usually it is a complete "medical history" of the owner, but here it is invisible, or do not pay attention - I do not know. Last summer was cleaning the display, and it seems to be still quite decent looks. It's amazing.
I will not say, but given the Air razok well welled up with chest and fell flat, already slammed the lid. It was scary and dreary at heart, but the machine quietly endured such treatment, battle scars he has practically no minor chipping at the end does not count, it is not visible.
I love trinadtsatidyuymovye laptops. Especially those who, in addition to regular work, provide an opportunity to play. Say, Sony SZ or Z-series is just such. However, it must be noted that for many games on this machine is simply not necessary to cite an example Eldar, who immediately informed me that I - a pervert, after I talked about how fun chopped into "battles" with the SZ. People of the old school will still think so: if you want to play - uses a powerful desktop, but for trips, outreach, and you just fit the laptop.
Why am I saying this? Let's look at this segment of the ordinary human eye. What will we see? Relatively speaking, there trinadtsatidyuymovye laptops that typewriters. For example, Air. You can argue with that statement, but in fact it turns out that you can watch a movie, to work with documents, music and everything. More advanced Palm Folio, ruined at its root. There trinadtsatidyuymovye cars with more powerful processors that can do pretty much say, even without the problems to drive Photoshop. As an example, some Toshiba Satellite, however, have to pay the increased weight of machines, if the Air weightless, the same A300 will already weigh over two kilograms. There trinadtsatidyuymovye machines that allow you and play games, but the weight still is not quite a pocket, this is some laptops from Asus, for example. This also can be substituted and updated MacBook. And finally, there is a high-end "trinashki" - this is our Sony with the corresponding series of notebooks. Here you and a little weight, and the opportunity to play, plus a comfortable keyboard, special materials of the body, increased working hours and so on and so forth. I note again, that this partition is arbitrary. Someone says - you have to share at a price, and then Air also gets into the "top". To some extent this is true, but more honestly be called "air" imidzhevym laptop that captivates design, well thought out, convenient, but for those who can not only print in Word, this solution does not quite fit.
One can argue, to prove the difference, splutter, Air tuzhas had called the best of the best in "trinadtsatidyuymovom" segment. But this is not true. Light and beautiful, he ... light and beautiful. Hardly anyone would say that Sony Z frightening in appearance. It is also quite easy and very beautiful, but also terribly functional. Money out of thin air? Not at all, gentlemen.
If you suddenly came up with the crazy idea of buying Air, then I highly recommend you stand in front of the mirror and ask yourself three questions. The first - why do I need? Surely you will start getting confused, need a hint. And I'll tell you: that's me personally Air needed to work with Word and Internet browsing. Not only that, mostly I use it outside the home, on trips. Came to the meeting, sat in a cafe, a post removed, worked, went further.Houses have a laptop a little more, which is used for hundreds of more complex tasks, and with Air, things like that. The second question - whether I have money on Air? The question is important, because many people use Air as part of a system called "pontorezka, it may also include an expensive phone, apparel, cars, apartments and so on and so forth. That is, to a meeting with new partners at once there is something to show. If anybody Air show will not have, buying here is not so justified. The third question - maybe he did not need me at all? Very simple question, but it is also very complicated. The Apple used a cunning magic that affects consumers in the very heart of controversy, the war in the forums and so on. You can not pass by this miracle of a thin, which is really nice. But you can not go past a heap of things, and if you are a student, and buying forces you to take the Air credit ... Then there is nothing to add, the magic in action. I would recommend still do not take credit, but to look at lack of funds for the same notebooks, though they have not such a big display, but comparable functionality.
I think after those three questions you will know, you ought to Air or not. The Apple did veshchichki like Nokia 8800, you can spend a lot of parallels.
Well, if we talk in general, the Air, oddly enough, found even in Moscow is not too often. Saw him in my arms only once - in "Coffeemania" Lubyanka the girl at the next table ... even saw a couple of people who themselves have bought Air, but the laptop in their hands was not, perhaps, lie? In the secondary market - for example, on different sites - for sale Air occur quite frequently. There are not many, but for less money to buy a machine may well be, say, a thousand forty-five find a younger modification is quite possible. More good people bring these laptops directly from the U.S., which, of course, preferable.
The keyboard then simply wonderful, and I have nothing to add. The buttons are well spaced out, there are lights, move the buttons small, bouncy, enjoyable. I typed in the Air over two hundred thousand characters in Word, do not even know how much more out of this program in the forums and so on. Good keyboard, very good, and not tiny, has infringed the rights of a well does not feel. In addition, with the keys, it is very easy to clean, it does not take away.
Do not think it worth while installing Vista or XP, it only makes sense if you buy a MacBook Pro and want to play quietly with toys. But for the Air with its basic objectives Vista simply is not needed. If you do not carry the MacOS, then the place is BootCamp, drivers are hostile to the system, only forward. However, I would not recommend to deal with this nonsense, there is already ready to receive mail, web browsing and so on. At first I did not used the trademark Word, giving preference to Google Docs. Yes, actually, in this environment in the ground and working.
At one port laptop USB. If you're a little - buy three hundred rubles USB-hub and ports is four or six. All matter is closed. I do not have a laptop DVD-drive. If you need it - buying a three thousand special "drive" and found happiness. All matter is closed, too. Agree, fun to create problems for yourself and then decide. I was immediately ready to the fact that there be none of this is not. I was ready and the fact that the Air has a wonderful touch pad and mouse is simply not needed. The touchpad is large, comfortable, plus there is multitouch. Very convenient to zoom in or out in the browser, it is very convenient to move back and forth, twisting down the list and so on. In any case was prikuplena Mighty Mouse, which with Bluetooth. Popolzovavshis her exactly once, and then refused this endorsement, and so it is quite convenient.
Opponents of the Air will lead you a thousand reasons against - heats, eats dust into the case, no ports, DVD, sharp edge casing leaves the skin almost no scars, brakes and so on and so forth. You can say a thousand "no." But those who want the most beautiful and lightweight laptop, choose the most beautiful and light notebook. And the bet here hard.
There appear on the market from time to time Air-killer, it's Lenovo X200/X300, Samsung X360, and their ilk. Yes, they are functional. But still it is not Air.I think so: if by "trinashki" need different work, it is best to look towards the Sony, if you need an image, the Air, if you just need a not so great laptop, and no weight restrictions, then there can already be looking at Toshiba, MacBook and so on. But this is just my opinion.
Slightly digressing, back to the Air. Whatever the time talking about the official site, grabs him for about three hours maximum. If you do not infringe upon themselves in comfort and not to engage in twisting illumination, decreasing productivity and so on. But there is a great little PSU with a brand magnetized "plug" is a nice and comfortable. And security, especially if the house you have someone this very cable inadvertently pull out (cats, children, wives and so on). Here there and you realize that without this add-on, flew to Air on the floor, and it would be very bad and scary. And since there is no cable, the departed, but the laptop itself is that good.
Some strange turns article about the Air's all said long ago, so watch for yourself and understand that I try to open some new hand, and then comes the understanding that small, little progress I can make who wants to buy this laptop. Although, here: let's talk about whether to wait for an updated Air, or you can safely take the "old" version. I can safely say that I am to old, because nove though and has a more powerful processor, integrated graphics, an updated touchpad will still cost you big money. At the initial stage of the sales in particular. But they give new things? I do not think that critical performance improvement, which will safely chopped in recent gaming news. Yes, it would be nice to watch movies (if you heated something decided) yes, expanded to some degree range of problems to be solved peacefully. That is not a slide show, and the normal operation of several heavy applications. But should all this, if we talk about the Air? I do not know, is unlikely. If you really want Air now, and have the money, I recommend a modification of the average, ie 1.8 GHz and the hard drive, SSD option with their money just is not worth it. If you really want to upgrade, you better think about that in a year we show a completely different Air, revised and expanded dramatically, this has some half-hearted update as to the MacBook Pro 17 ".
In general, a remarkable service experience in which I have not said anything new. But reminded the distinguished audience that there is such an amazing model that's not all with their pros and cockroaches. On cups weights excellent design, backlit keyboard, a display - it's a plus side. And with that, where a minus, comfortably heated, very low productivity, lack of ports, the high price of branded external DVD-drive, small time.
Motorola EH-50
Now let's talk about the Motorola EH-50, sporting a headset, which is proving to be not much of a sport. Let's start from the beginning, that is, with cable and microphone. Cable in the rubber sheath, it is not very confused, the microphone unit is still the same as the original headset for the iPhone. Accordingly, it can be used with laptops and Apple, it allows for the same actions in iTunes - rewind, play, pause.Headphones themselves are made of steel arch is very comfortable, rubber, on the ears the headset sits well, very good - after many hours of wearing any painful sensations. The sound quality for open headphones is quite decent, but not EH-20 or EH-70, it is louder, even if it will sound strange, but the bass is more elastic. Soundproofing is not high, but it cost structures. I would say that if it will be sold together with the other headsets Motorola, then most likely it is to use the popular will. For the "gag" you can put on a second here has even passing the ears in the bow. It is clear that using the subway around with you will listen to lively music - is not great. But on the other hand, I like the way it was done, and find myself on the fact that of all the tested headsets Motorola longer just using this particular model. Although already chilly for the metal.
