I have an iMac. Things I plug into it include my keyboard, and, uh... my mous-- no, wait, that plugs into the keyboard... uh... headphones. Power cord. I use a USB drive once in a while. Since I don't need to plug in a keyboard on the Air, it seems to have all the ports I actually use. I have used my DVD drive to burn backup DVDs (though now I just back up over the network), and I have used it to watch movies, but in an ultraportable, I don't foresee the need.
What Devin Coldewey is announcing here is that he is not in the target market for an ultraportable laptop. And that's fine. Other people are.
Do you people not work in an enterprise environment?
1) Treo
2) External HD
3) Ethernet (I'd forgive just about everything if it had built-in ethernet...at least then it's a decent thin client)
4) Mouse
5) Keyboard (Yes, keyboard. Who types on their laptop keyboard for most of the day? I don't envy your wrists, even on Colemak/Dvorak).
6) DVD (in this case)
And that's assuming I never have to transfer files from one external drive to another. I'm often sending out a loaner external for massive video files (or Logic 8 ISOs).
I like having an ultraportable. I like being able to use it as a desktop, too. Because unlike one Apple rep tried to convince me, the 'solution' isn't to have one laptop and one desktop for everyone. We're not made of money.
> Do you people not work in an enterprise environment?
I sure don't. My office is my living room (and also my wife's office). I'm also my only employee, so getting purchases approved is rarely a problem. :)
> Do you people not work in an enterprise environment?
Sure do - but it's an enterprise environment that has 80% travel. I have a Treo and an iPhone, neither of which I sync very often, and when I do, it's from my workstation not m Macbook. I don't bring an external mouse or keyboard when I travel, that would just be too bulky.
What Devin Coldewey is announcing here is that he is not in the target market for an ultraportable laptop. And that's fine. Other people are.