Macbook Air vs iPad 2

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• iPad 2 has a thickness of 8.8mm (thinner than iPhone 4) whereas the Macbook Air is 17 mm at its thickest, and 2.8mm at its thinnest.
• It looks like the Air is much thinner.
• Which one will you carry around? As for me - I carry around my MBA at the office/home and my iPad 1 is mainly at home or during my travel (outside office) or vacation. Of course I need to carry my iPhone 4 (since my iPad is WiFi only)
• MBA can do a lot more for my work as compared to iPad. Nothing can replace the Powerpoint, Word, Photoshop, Emailing, Surfing.
• But the iPad excel in other ways - light browsing, digital newspaper, ebook reading, gaming, watching videos...
• I used to list down 13 reasons why I like my iPad. I tried to purchase a lot of Productivity Apps after a month of usage thinking it can "really" increase my daily productivity.
• After 2 months of usage, I tried downloading several apps that can read PDF files to make my life easier reading eBooks. But it still failed to change my reading lifestyle.
• I heard a lot of students trying to justify their iPad purchase without knowing the long term impact to their study habits.
• I began to find my natural ways of using the iPad after 100 days.
• Nowadays (i.e. after 1 year using iPad), I think the best iPad app for me would be Flipboard. This is my Digital Newspaper and my reading material at home.

Why I Don't Need the iPad 2...

• You might want to ask this question yourself - if I already have the first generation iPad, do I need to upgrade and get the new iPad 2 which is expected to be launch in March 2, 2011?
• Personally my answer would be a "NO".... Why?
• I can be proudly considered myself as one of the earliest iPad owner (bought it in April 15, 2010). The ways I use my iPad have changed in the early months. From the first month, second month and third month. I have Jailbroken it several times. Purchased several accessories for it including a wireless keyboard and the camera connection kit.
• But somehow, things have changed drastically when I bought the latest Macbook Air which arrived Nov. 4, 2010. The size, weight and power of MBA attracted me so much that I have used the MBA more often and less on my iPad.
• It seems that all the things which I did on my iPad can be done better on my MBA!! I rarely bring along my iPad to office since its proved not to be the best device for office work. My iPhone is sufficient to cater my iPad needs at office. At work and home, my MBA is my new "best friend".
• Thus, when rumors mentioned about the latest iPad 2 with its new specs,  somehow it didn't excite me (like it used to excite me every time Apple launch a new product). For an Apple Fanboy, its weird eh?
• However, let's see in March 2 when Apple reveal the iPad 2 and see whether if there is truly a new breakthrough technology. Apple fans are also quite disappointed with the recent release of Macbook Pros. Hope, Steve Jobs will not disappoint the fans again...

[Purchased] - VTA7013 Lthr Laptop Backpack Solo

• After more than a week searching for the right bag, I have finally decided to choose a leather backpack for my MBA.
• Searched several shops in KL (including KLCC, Sg. Wang and Low Yat Plaza) but to no avail.
• Finally searched over the Internet and found a leather bag from SOLO.
• Also found out that the easiest way to purchase is via eBay Malaysia.
• It is definitely an expensive item. Cost me USD 120 + Shipping USD 81
• Made the Payment via Paypal today.
• Some of the Reviews can be viewed at the seller's Ebay. Or REVIEW: SOLO Vintage Leather Backpack and The SOLO Vintage Collection Backpack.

The new MBA is here!

1. It was delivered by DHL at 4.20 pm yesterday (Nov. 3, 2010)
2. Arrived 1-day earlier that estimated.
3. Confirmed that the ACPP was already registered and will end by Oct 31, 2013.
4. Today is the process of transferring my relevant data. Its quite tedious since my previous MBP is 500GB and the new MBA is only 256 GB. Thus, I have to be selective which will be in the MBA whereas the rest should be in the external HDD.

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Apple Macbook Air Late 2010 - "Now in Malaysia" Status

Date		Time		Location Service Area		Checkpoint Details
Nov 03, 2010		07:40		Szb - SZB		Clearance processing complete - Szb - SZB
Nov 03, 2010		02:09		Hhp - HHP		Clearance processing complete - Hhp - HHP
Nov 02, 2010		18:29		Pvg - PVG		Clearance processing complete - Pvg - PVG
Nov 02, 2010		14:23		Pvg - PVG		Clearance delay - Pvg - PVG
Nov 01, 2010		22:03		Sha - SHA		Departed from facility - Sha - SHA
Nov 01, 2010		22:02		Sha - SHA		Processed - Sha - SHA
Nov 01, 2010		20:14		Sha - SHA		Shipment picked up - Sha - SHA

Expecting by 9.30am to reach KUL...

UPDATE:

Nov 03, 2010

09:16

Kul - KUL

Arrived at sort facility - Kul - KUL

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Apple Macbook Air Late 2010 - "Shipped" Status

1. Finally the status changed yesterday to "shipped".
2. Now I have a tracking number to track the goods from DHL website.
3. I also received email of the shipment status notification.

DateTimeLocation Service AreaCheckpoint Details

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Nov 01, 2010 22:03 Sha - SHA Departed from facility - Sha - SHA
Nov 01, 2010 22:02 Sha - SHA Processed - Sha - SHA
Nov 01, 2010 20:14 Sha - SHA Shipment picked up - Sha - SHA


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Apple Macbook Air Late 2010 - "Prepared for Shipment" Status

1. At last the New Late 2010 MBA which I ordered on Oct. 22, have changed the status from "Not Yet Shipped" to "Prepared for Shipment" this morning.
2. The long wait which started with Apple asking for my Credit Card Statement copy for proof of address which I have sent to their email idproof@asia.apple.com and also via fax.
3. I was about to cancel my order when I double checked with Apple and they apologize for overlook my email. That was on Oct. 28. and Apple have sent a new delivery date.
4. It's like 4 days (Nov.1-Oct.28) for the status to change (including Sat. and Sunday).
5. Now, its time for me to wait for their next email regarding the shipping of the MBA!

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Apple Macbook Air Late 2010 - About to cancel my Order

1. I almost gave up and thinking of canceling my order since the wait is killing me.
2. I have already send to idproof@asia.apple.com three (3) emails and a fax (22, 23,28 Oct - email and 22 Oct - fax) regarding my Credit Card statement.
3. I have also called their Customer Service line but they will always refer to the Payment Team (1-800-806-447) which I have very difficult to get a person to enquire until today.
4. She have actually overlook my email due to their voluminous emails that they have been receiving from their customer. She promised to forward my email for clearance.
5. Finally, received a call from my Bank to verify my Apple purchase online.
6. Also received an Order Acknowledgement Email stating a new delivery date i.e. between 4 to 9 Nov.! Original date was between 29 Oct to 2 Nov. (1 week late....!!)

Lab report: Late 2010 MacBook Air benchmark results

[Source: Macworld]

MacBook Air (Late 2010) Speedmark 6.5 scores

	Speedmark 6.5 Score
11” MacBook Air 1.4GHz Core 2 Duo, 64GB FS	85
11” MacBook Air 1.4GHz Core 2 Duo, 128GB FS	84
13” MacBook Air 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo, 128GB FS	108
13” MacBook Air 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo, 256GB FS	108
MacBook Air 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo (Mid 2009)	54
MacBook Air 2.13GHz Core 2 Duo (Mid 2009)	63
MacBook 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo (Mid 2010)	99
13” MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo (Mid 2010)	106
15” MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Core i5 (Mid 2010)	132

Higher scores are better. Older models in italics. Best result in bold.

MacBook Air (Late 2010) Speedmark 6.5 scores

	Duplicate 1GB File	Zip 2GB folder	Unzip 2GB folder	Pages '09 Open Word Doc
11” MacBook Air 1.4GHz Core 2 Duo 64GB FS	13	346	49	159
11” MacBook Air 1.4GHz Core 2 Duo 128GB FS	13	346	49	165
13” MacBook Air 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo 128GB FS	13	261	39	117
13” MacBook Air 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo 256GB FS	13	262	39	118
MacBook Air 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo (Mid 2009)	69	331	134	151
MacBook Air 2.13GHz Core 2 Duo (Mid 2009)	33	322	57	143
MacBook 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo (Mid 2010)	32	238	68	106
13” MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo (Mid 2010)	32	239	69	115
15” MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Core i5 (Mid 2010)	32	211	68	82

Results are in seconds. Lower results are better. Older models in italics. Best result in bold.

MacBook Air (Late 2010) Speedmark 6.5 scores

	iTunes 10 AAC to MP3 Encode	Import movie archiveto iMovie '09	iMovie '09 Export to iTunes 10 for iPhone	Call of Duty 4 framerate	iPhoto '09 200 JPEG import
11” MacBook Air 1.4GHz Core 2 Duo 64GB FS	331	134	174	37	86
11” MacBook Air 1.4GHz Core 2 Duo 128GB FS	344	134	174	37	87
13” MacBook Air 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo 128GB FS	261	103	140	40	65
13” MacBook Air 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo 256GB FS	259	103	139	40	65
MacBook Air 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo (Mid 2009)	338	228	209	13	155
MacBook Air 2.13GHz Core 2 Duo (Mid 2009)	351	191	218	12	102
MacBook 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo (Mid 2010)	255	108	120	33	68
13” MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo (Mid 2010)	226	103	121	33	61
15” MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Core i5 (Mid 2010)	123	87	101	63	61

Call of Duty 4 results are based on framerate; higher results are better. All other test results in the above chart are in seconds; lower results are better. Older models in italics. Best result in bold.

MacBook Air (Late 2010) Speedmark 6.5 scores

	Photo- shop CS5	Hand- Brake 0.9.4	CineBench R15 Graphics	CineBench R15 CPU	Mathe- maticaMark 7
11” MacBook Air 1.4GHz Core 2 Duo 64GB FS	90	1327	11	503	2
11” MacBook Air 1.4GHz Core 2 Duo 128GB FS	91	1329	11	501	2
13” MacBook Air 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo 128GB FS	74	948	13	369	3
13” MacBook Air 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo 256GB FS	75	950	13	369	3
MacBook Air 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo (Mid 2009)	124	1470	4	545	2
MacBook Air 2.13GHz Core 2 Duo (Mid 2009)	101	1659	4	623	2
MacBook 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo (Mid 2010)	95	762	11	295	4
13” MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo (Mid 2010)	71	760	11	294	4
15” MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Core i5 (Mid 2010)	65	484	16	185	5

CineBench R15 Graphics and MathematicaMark 7 results are a score; higher results are better. All other test results in the above chart are in seconds; lower results are better. Older models in italics. Best result in bold.

MacBook Air (Late 2010) Speedmark 6.5 scores

	Parallels WorldBench Multitask test	Aperture 3 import and process	Multitasking
11” MacBook Air 1.4GHz Core 2 Duo, 64GB FS	695	257	156
11” MacBook Air 1.4GHz Core 2 Duo, 128GB FS	688	257	159
13” MacBook Air 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo, 128GB FS	499	198	124
13” MacBook Air 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo, 256GB FS	496	198	124
MacBook Air 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo (Mid 2009)	716	328	322
MacBook Air 2.13GHz Core 2 Duo (Mid 2009)	806	253	203
MacBook 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo(Mid 2010)	446	207	181
13” MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo (Mid 2010)	435	188	103
15” MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Core i5 (Mid 2010)	420	152	83

Results are in seconds. Lower results are better. Older models in italics. Best result in bold.