These days, it’s no different. Gone are the days of briefcase portability. And by “portability” I mean you’d need one of those Home Depot back braces to carry this around.
In the words of Matchbox Twenty, “Let’s see how far we’ve come.” In terms of portability and laptops, The MacBook Air is the latest offering from Apple and it’s been turning heads everywhere because of its sleek design and the fact that it’s thinner than my girl Nicky Hilton. If you haven’t heard of the MacBook Air, you’ll be amazed by their commercial.
While Apple definitely boasts the thinnest laptop, it isn’t the only company going small and thin; the Lenovo X300 is right behind with their Windows-based laptop and each one has its pros and cons.
But what is the cost that comes with something so small? One airline traveler was recently stopped by TSA officials when they didn’t believe his new gadget was legit. After all, they didn’t see how a laptop could function without a traditional hard drive and without any ports in the back. As he was pulled aside and heavily questioned, the traveler missed his flight.
Elsewhere, a Newsweek writer was recently lent a MacBook Air in order to review it but, because it is so thin and light, he misplaced it and is convinced he accidentally threw it away with his newspapers.
In the coming months, you may also hear about the Asus Eee PC, which can run either Linux or Windows XP. While it doesn’t offer nearly as much as Apple or Lenovo’s lightweight laptops in terms of hardware, it comes at just a fraction of the cost of its competition.
Also, don’t be surprised when you start hearing about the Picotux 100, dubbed the world’s smallest Linux computer, only slightly larger than an RJ45 connector.
At this rate, we’re just a few years away from the Zoolander cell phone.
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I figured it was only a matter of time before Zoolander made it on here.
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