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Real MacBook AIr Alternatives
I'm trying to be the least bias here, but the air alternative they got there really isn't suppose to be compared with Macbook Air. They are all 12 inch or lower so they are the ultraportable not really subnotebooks. Currently on the market, there are only 2 MBA alternatives.

The Lenovo Thinkpad X300 and the LG P300.

Lenovo Thinkpad X300
+ many ports, optical drive, thinkpad build quality, legendary keyboard, faster SSD than MBA
- slow CPU, design (though it depends on your taste)

LG P300
+ T8300-T9300 CPU, 8600GS, performance beast, 3.5-4 hr battery life
- can get hot, lid design (depend on your tastes), no optical drive (though they do give you a free USB optical drive).

both of these and MBA are thin, light, and have LED options. Lenovo X300 has SSD option while P300 does not. Though the performance gain from P300 with CPU and graphic unit trumps the downfall of the hardrive speed.

If there is a comparison between both three of these laptops, I would recommend X300 for business users, LG for common consumers. The MBA doesn't really have a niche, it's for people who prefer style over functionality. This is a fact. In reply to: "MacBook Air Alternatives"

March 21, 2008

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I've been waiting to see this made available ever since news of it's existence surfaced in the summer 07. Pricey, but if it's photo quality is up there then I might just get it. In reply to: "Samsung's 5-megapixel camera phone"

January 6, 2008

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Buying this is equivalent to throwing away money
Okay that might be a little overstated but the fact is that this player is way overpriced for what its worth. I know people like this player because its small (cute?), light, and it is a clip-on with tactile control. I know what this player is used for. I for one have a similar player that have all these features and I use it for running/working out at the gym. I bought it 1 years ago, and you know what? It also cost me 80 dollars. If you think I'm bluffing then you can look up the player. It's the 1GB version of Samsung YP-F1. It has all the features of the shuffle (yes even a clip) and more (fm tuner, voice recording, screen, clock, fm record...etc). Also this player can also double as a usb thumb drive, which is what I'm partially using it for (1/2 music and 1/2 data files). I could not understand how you can justify spending 80 dollars on the shuffle. It has nothing special aside from the "snazzy" clip. But is a clip worth 80 dollars? other players have it too, have you looked at those? Probably not looking at the argument you're giving. When it comes down to the end it's clear that you're an apple fanboy that is upset about the low rating given by cnet. That is the only logical reason I can see for you to give this a 10/10. In reply to: "You Just Don't Get It"

May 12, 2007

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Nice spelling
"... by couldn't" In reply to: "This is what all the other cell phones tried to create by couldn't"

January 10, 2007

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