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MacBook Air has just been launched and the problems started to appear. According to Apple, some customers encountered some problems with the wireless connectivity and the Windows installation when the Remote Disc is used. Also not all headphones are properly jacking into the thinnest notebook. Apple declared that when closing the notebook to use an external display, you might see a throughput reduction or wireless networks that use 2.4GHz band, and the solution would be to switch the frequency range, try another channel/wireless access point or take the notebook closer to the base station. “Other MacBook Air wireless issues involve slow speeds when connected to multiple Bluetooth devices and balky routers that refuse to work the Remote Disc magic. For the latter, Apple suggested that users update the firmware of their non-Apple 802.11n wireless routers to get disc-sharing operational”, Apple said. The conclusion is that you can’t install Windows XP or Windows Vista in a Boot Camp partition via Remote Disc CD/DVD software and you have to use an external optical drive. MacBook Air owners need to go to Apple Stores and get a third-party adapter to extend the audio connection outside of the nearly hidden port.

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Good news for MacBook Air fans! (and for me) According to AppleInsider, the price for a brand new MacBook Air with Solid State Drive got cut off with $500. So as you can see in the picture prepared by the editors at AppleInsider, the price dropped from $3,098 to $2,598 in just a month. If you haven’t noticed yet, the price for NAND Flash memories is getting lower and the 1.6GHz model with SSD drive is available now at $2,398, which is a significant difference compared to the initial cost. This happened after Apple reduced the price for the 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor to $200, and the drop off the 64GB SSD drive price to $599 from $999. At this moment, the other version of the MacBook Air with Intel Core 2 Duo processor clocked at 1.6GHz, 2GB memory, 80GB PATA hard drive at4 4200 rpm, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, and Wi-Fi module, costs $1,799. The PATA hard drive, also known as Advanced Technology Attachment with Packet Interface, is the original ATA interface that connects hard disks, solid state disks and CD-ROM drives inside computers. PATA allows for parallel connectivity with cable lengths of up to 18 inches, but after SATA standard came out it conquered the market even if PATA was the most popular interface. Serial Advanced Technology Attachment allows for faster data transfers, supporting hot-swapping (replacing devices during operation), thinner cables for more efficient cooling, and improved data integrity checks.

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