You guessed it. No DVD slot. Why? Hmmm….form over function, perhaps. I might be alone in my opinion that Apple’s new Air laptop is not a winner, but I’m sticking with it. I can only guess they skipped over the DVD slot to go for the gold in terms of Steve-ness, but they’ve sacrificed usability in the process. Who can install anything with a DVD drive? I’m supposed to use the WiFi feature and “borrow” a drive from another machine? Um, no..

As someone who recently moved thousands of files to accommodate the latest Mac OS, I’d be mighty unpleasant if I had to do that without the aid of my trusty DVD slot. Sure, they’re targeting a specific audience, but I think this time they’ve gone too far to make a “statement” piece and launched someone that wasn’t ready for primetime.

On the other hand, the move on the AppleTV front with the addition of downloadable movies is a solid win. They may not necessarily knock down Netflix and Blockbuster in one fell swoop, but that, dear reader, is a statement.