I was excited for Macworld. I really was. I’m sad to say, I was disappointed. I was looking forward to the release of a new 12” Powerbook with the sexy Macbook Pro finish. No such luck. Instead, I was greeted by an oddly clamshell-esque ultra lightweight laptop that looks like little more then a child’s toy.

The guts are not bad for such a slender notebook, but the price isn’t cheap. A $3000 price tag nets you:

• Intel Core 2 Duo processor
• 2GB memory
• 64GB solid-state hard drive¹
• Built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi² and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
• 13.3″ widescreen. Only 0.76″ thick and weighs only 3lbs.
• Black backlit keys, for some reason.
  

When the rumors got to flying, the Air name meant a whole lot more then weight. My Sony Vaio X505 weighs a whole lot less then this thing does and I find it quite a bit more attractive. I was looking for wireless power (a pipedream, I suppose) and at a bare minimum, integrated cellular internet. Not only was there no such luck there, it doesn’t even have an expansion slot for such a card! Aesthetically, I was a little surprised at Apple’s decision to use a set of black keys on a light silver notebook. That looks ugly and out of place, in my opinion. What is it, a TiBook?
All things considered, I’m disappointed. Apple could have done so much more with the Macbook Air but they scarified everything for thin.