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    How to hold the MacBook Air?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Raven390, Jul 14, 2008.

  1. Raven390

    Raven390 Notebook Enthusiast

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    With one hand or two?
    Should I keep it in an envelope just incase, cause my hands get slippery everytime I hold it? I'm always worried about dropping it
     
  2. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    definitely store it in a manilla envelope.
     
  3. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    I don't understand, is this a joke? :p

    Anyway...hold it the way you feel like holding it! Some people hold iPhones with two hands...others hold 17-inch notebooks with one hand. Its personal preference...and unless you actually get a proper case or sleeve for it, an envelope won't really protect it anymore than without it.
     
  4. ckh20051988

    ckh20051988 Notebook Consultant

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    No, you don't have to hold it. Just mail it in a manilla envelope. LOL.
     
  5. Durious

    Durious Notebook Evangelist

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    pointless?
     
  6. Mikelx215

    Mikelx215 Notebook Evangelist

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    You place the MacBook Air on a table while holding an external CD drive in one hand. In the other hand you hold a Ubuntu boot disk.

    Obvious exits are [N]orth, outh and [D]ennis.

    Your current score is 23 out of 42.
     
  7. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    the real questions you SHOULD be asking are:

    "should i sleep facing left, right, or on my back?"

    "should i eat dinner at 6:00 or 7:00?"

    "should i turn the volume on my car stereo to 14 or to 15?!"

    please read your question again, and then think about for 5 minutes. next time, do the 5 minute thinking in advance of posting.
     
  8. Arquis

    Arquis Kojima Worshiper

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    Hold it with 2. If you only hold it with one it flops down. If you can, tape a layer of cardboard to the bottom to make it sturdy.
     
  9. Khris

    Khris Yes I am better than you!

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    Only your post!

    I actually just picked up a MBA tonight and absolutely love it. I've been using my MacBook connected to a 24" monitor at my desk and it's almost too much of a pain to continually disconnect/reconnect everything if I want to take it with me. The MBA is perfect as a second machine......I wouldn't use it as a primary however.

    As for holding it.....it's light enough that I feel comfortable holding it in one hand, but having said that, it's probably a good idea to make sure you have a good hold on it as it would be an expensive door stop if you drop it.
     
  10. circa86

    circa86 Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    haha, is this a serious question?
     
  11. Khris

    Khris Yes I am better than you!

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    It's probably a serious question to the OP so either offer some advice or move along.
     
  12. Arquis

    Arquis Kojima Worshiper

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    Don't be so pushy, lol. It more than likely is a joke question, or at least the way it's worded makes it seem that way. Chill bro :)
     
  13. Redline

    Redline Notebook Prophet NBR Reviewer

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    If thats supposed to be a joke, it gave me a pretty good laugh. If it is actually a serious question, it still gave me a pretty good laugh.

    Hold it like you would any other laptop.
     
  14. wobble987

    wobble987 Notebook Virtuoso

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    can u actually use your computer while holding it with one hand? how would you type? if its two hand :confused:

    this gotta be a joke; who uses an envelope as a case?!? DONT!

    if you're afraid of dropping it; use it on top of a table.
     
  15. Khris

    Khris Yes I am better than you!

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    I wasn't being pushy at all. To me, it came across as an honest question and deserved an honest answer. It didn't deserve to be mocked as many people were doing.

    I've seen a lot of questions over the years, and this one ranks pretty mild compared to some of the questions people ask.
     
  16. oicwutudidthar

    oicwutudidthar Notebook Consultant

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    Can u play crysis on 2500 by 1500 on very high settings? I hears u could :D
     
  17. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    Wrong initials there, that wouldn't be an MBA, that'd be a NASA computer :p.