The first MacBook Air was not as good as you remember

Apple debuted the MacBook Air in 2008, and while it certainly looked sleek and convenient, actually using it was a mixed bag. Yet it managed to kick the entire computer industry into taking thin and light laptops seriously…but how?

Sources:

Steve Jobs Macworld 2008 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJqP8P0dh2o
“Ultabook takes aim at Mac Air,” The Tulsa World, December 18, 2011.
“All about the ultrabook,” The Dispatch and Rock Island Argus, November 27, 2011.
“MacBook Air: Beautiful, but light on features,” The Wisconsin State Journal, February 4, 2008.
“Apple cuts MacBook Air prices,” The Honolulu Star Bulletin, July 4, 2008.
MacBook Air 13″ SSD photo: https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/MacBook+Air+13-Inch+Mid+2013+Teardown/15042
Restore DVD photo: https://dn710606.ca.archive.org/0/items/MacOSX10.6.3-15-Inch-MBP-v1.2-2Z691-6690-A_2Z691-6578-A/cd_1.jpg
MacBook Air Software Reinstall Drive photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MacBook_Air_software_reinstall_drive_photo_(logo).jpg
Software Reinstall Drive backside photo: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Apple_Macbook_Air_Software_Reinstall_Drive_%28Text%29.jpg

00:00 – Introduction
01:44 – Small package, big compromise
08:10 – Missing pieces
09:31 – Of course I bought another one
12:21 – A controversial debut
16:09 – ni hao
17:37 – MacBook Air: The Next Generation
22:37 – Not as bad as I was expecting

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