avoiding the cult, part II

At my prodding (surely..), Macworld has done some less starry-eyed reporting on the MacBook Air and compared it to previous Mac models.

Yes, it is in every way, the slowest Intel Mac ever released.

Of course, the MacBook Air’s appeal is not about blazing speeds, but about small size and weight. However, these tests do give some indication about what level of performance users will have to give up if they’ve decided to forego a MacBook or MacBook Pro for the thin embrace of the MacBook Air.

After revealing the expected results of their testing, Macworld sputtered about how “b..b..but.. people expect portability from the m..m..MacBook Air, not performance!!1″ and failed to mention that the MacBook Air is not more portable than the vanilla MacBook, simply thinner. It will take up just as much room when you attempt to use it on an airplane in coach. It is only thinner. But, for those of you especially eager to enjoy UT2004 (p.s. it is now the year 2008) at under 20 FPS, the MBA is only $1800!

Oh, and it’s thin.