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MacBook Air Review

For people who think that the notebook should be something that can be taken anywhere with a much ado. Also, for those who are looking for a compact kind of note book then they should try MacBook Air, as it is the slimmest of the whole lot. Being slimmest is not the only thing, but the design and all other features are also so incredulously attractive that it can give its entire counterpart a good run for their money. Obviously, it was created by the Apple and as the name implies, Macintosh.

For MacBook Air, most people will certainly think as it is quite delicate and will also be fragile. Well, it can appear to be in this way especially in a casual look, but when you will get closer, it will certainly leave you with no words pertaining to endurance and strength. Other salient features that will impress you are also quite amazing. With 13.3inches screen size, it will certainly provide you a more than satisfactory experience pertaining to your viewing needs. Also, a 1280 x 800 screen resolution is a complimentary feature for the screen size.

With Intel core 2duo processor and an optional solid state drive, it is something that makes it a really desirable product to use. In fact, the processor is used in the form of chip which is specially designed to go with this model as the size of the chip is reduced to 60 percent so it can be accommodated in this slim notebook. To go with this, you can find storage of 80GB as solid state drive along with a 2GB of RAM. For the MacBook Air, you can always use an external super USB drive for connectivity; also, there is an open option of using the Remote Disk Software that comes along with it. However, you will not find a lot of ports with it as they have done this to keep it the slimmest. However, you will certainly find an improved track pad along with the magnetic latch system to close it down. Aluminum casing is also something that makes it look even better.

With a weight as low as 3 pounds, it is really something that will comfort the needs of those specific people who were constantly searching for some notebook that can really give them an easy to use and great portability feature along with many other. However, as you can see that the first and basic emphasis for this notebook is the size and weight, so, you may have to feel some discrepancies in other fields. Apple, have to give some sacrifices when to achieve the objective of being the slimmest. For instance, battery stand is not something really great and to make matters worse, the batteries are no removable that makes living so difficult. As you will have to buy one as the last one gets damaged. If you can bear this problem with the battery and also, if you have some good amount of money, then you can certainly enjoy this luxury.

Buy the Apple MacBook Air MB003LL/A 13.3″ Laptop (1.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 2 GB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive)

Macbook Air News Release Excerpts

Apple® today unveiled MacBook® Air, the world’s thinnest notebook. MacBook Air measures an unprecedented 0.16-inches at its thinnest point, while its maximum height of 0.76-inches is less than the thinnest point on competing notebooks. MacBook Air has a stunning 13.3-inch LED-backlit widescreen display, a full-size and backlit keyboard, a built-in iSight® video camera for video conferencing, and a spacious track pad with multi-touch gesture support so users can pinch, rotate and swipe. MacBook Air is powered by a 1.6 GHz or 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 4MB L2 cache, and includes as standard features 2GB of memory, an 80GB 1.8-inch hard drive, and the latest 802.11n Wi-Fi technology and Bluetooth 2.1.
“We’ve built the world’s thinnest notebook—without sacrificing a full-size keyboard or a full-size 13-inch display,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “When you first see MacBook Air, it’s hard to believe it’s a high-performance notebook with a full-size keyboard and display. But it is.”

Macbook Air

SlashGear has posted their review of the Macbook Air where they write “Unlike any other gadget, the MacBook Air has split the SlashGear team. Chris isn’t sure whether the 13.3-inch screen, despite the super-thin chassis, undermines this ultraportable when bag space is truly limited. Ewdison is concerned that Apple will refresh the whole range in six-months time, introducing larger storage capacities with a shift from PATA to SATA hard-drives, and updating the CPU to one of Intel’s power-efficient 45nm Penryn models. Both are certainly legitimate worries.”

Buy the Apple MacBook Air MB003LL/A 13.3″ Laptop (1.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 2 GB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive)