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by jeebusroxors 5709 days ago
I'm not particularly an Apple guy (if anything a bit against them), but these Airs are exactly what I think a laptop should be.

I want my laptop to be small, lightweight and have a long (3-4 hour) battery life, with performance as a low priority. Netbooks are a good compromise but their limited screen size/smaller keyboard are a bit of a hassle.

They're still too pricey for my blood though. The previous Air I saw was listed at ~$1800 (USD), and even though $999 is significantly better, I can't see myself spending that much on (what would be for me) a secondary machine.

That being said - tax season is coming up. =) Is it a pain to get linux running on these things?