The MacBook Air in Singapore

Yes, by now it must already be in Singapore shops, although I haven’t gone around looking. I did notice the “pre-order” link at the Apple Singapore Store has been removed, and the “2-3 weeks” delivery is now “8-10 business days”. Yeah, so they are now really shipping in volume and catching up with the back orders.

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First Hands On The MacBook Air

Finally, I laid my hands on the real MacBook Air. It isn’t mine, but well, it’s my first sighting of the real thing in Singapore. It’s actually a bit of an anti-climax. The MacBook Air is exactly as I have expected it to be. After so much media attention on the new gadget, tons of detailed reviews on the Internet, just reading about it is almost as good as having held it. The most spectacular thing, as we have already…

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The MacBook Air

The most exciting Mac news this week has to be Apple’s new MacBook Air, currently the world’s thinest notebook. At the Macworld 2008 keynote address, Steve Jobs walked over to the podium, picked up a typical office manila envelope, opened it up, and pulled out the new MacBook Air in front of a completely awed audience. It was simply spectacular and stunning.

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