Filing this one under weird comparisons. (And yes, the file is marked "Apples & oranges")

Travis, please check your facts in this article. For the 64GB SSD on the MacBook Air, it's $999 to upgrade, not $1700. For an P1620 configured to match the Air (2GB memory, 80GB HD), you have to pay $2374. You can get the Air's faster CPU, optical drive, ethernet adapter, modem, airline adapter, remote, and a printer for $2,325. Plus, the biggest asset of the wireless notebook is battery life (5 hours (Air) vs. 3.5 (P1620)). So, 9 inch display, 1.2 GHz cpu, and shorter battery life at a higher cost is "above and beyond"? How about actually checking out Fujitsu's website and comparing costs instead of just posting a link to it and not repeating the sloppy journalism of other websites: http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/fujitsus-lifebook-p1620-is-lighter-than-macbook-air/.

@TKEN... you are so right. Going to Fuji's site and trying outfit one of these beasts to ahve as-near-as-possible specs to a MacBookAir it's interesting to notice that the $300 32GB flash drive option leaves the P1620 a little less than $300 below the same price as an Air with a 64 GB drive, meaning that if the P1620 HAD the same full capacity as an Air (64GB flash drive, 13" screen, >1.2GHZ cpu), well it would only be significantly more expensive than the Air.
Sure, the P1620 is cheaper... but only because it's cheaper design and construction. I'm sorry... a 8.9" screen? Why the *bleep* would you want an 8.9" screen on anything other than a glorified PDA?

Also, when comparing to the ModBook you fail to address the fact that it is not just another tablet... but one with 512 levels of pressure sensitivity and one that is aimed at artists and designers... it's not MEANT to cater to the "ultra-portable" crowd. And if we're going to talk specs, the Modbook is available as a 2.2 Ghz Duo Core 2 processor and can be maxed out at a much bigger (and faster) hard drive as well as 4 gigs of RAM.

You're comparing Apples to Oranges here... and the Orange... er Fujitsu... as nice as it may be... isn't remotely the same type of machine as the ModBook.

I'm sensing a lot of Apple-bashing here and in other articles. Why do you hate Apple so much? Is anything introduced by Microsoft really any better? Vista anyone? What happened to objective reporting?

I purchased the Macbook Air and found it to be fantastic. When I travel I can do all the work I need to without fail. Its Light weight, has 13.3 screen and a 5 hour battery life. I got the one with 1.8 gig Duo Core 2. I do think it was a little high in price but it wasn't enough to stop me from getting it. And as far as the optical drive who needs it. The fact I can use an optical drive on either a mac or PC is great. I however did get the superdrive for the Macbook Air I only used it twice and only to load 2 programs. If I thought about a little more I would most likely not have gotten the superdrive, But with that said I by far don't regret it. All in All I would give the Macbook Air a 10 out 10.

I purchased the Macbook Air and found it to be fantastic. When I travel I can do all the work I need to without fail. Its Light weight, has 13.3 screen and a 5 hour battery life. I got the one with 1.8 gig Duo Core 2. I do think it was a little high in price but it wasn't enough to stop me from getting it. And as far as the optical drive who needs it. The fact I can use an optical drive on either a mac or PC is great. I however did get the superdrive for the Macbook Air I only used it twice and only to load 2 programs. If I thought about a little more I would most likely not have gotten the superdrive, But with that said I by far don't regret it. All in All I would give the Macbook Air a 10 out 10.