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Friday, December 03, 2010

Apple MacBook Air 13-inch Review & Rating | PCMag.com

MacBook Air hands on #1Image by Dan_H via FlickrApple MacBook Air 13-inch Review & Rating | PCMag.com

BOTTOM LINE:
The SD slot, extra USB, and a staggering increase in battery life make the Apple MacBook Air 13-inch a strong contender in the ultraportable space.

PROS:
An SD slot and extra USB port fill an important void. Stunningly beautiful design. Bigger battery resulted in almost twice as much battery life as its predecessor. Higher resolution increases the value of the 13-inch screen. Best clickpad implementation, period. Lightest in its class. Zippy wake-from-sleep times. Excellent graphics horsepower.

CONS:
Pricey. Starting memory configuration only 2GB rather than 4GB. Intel Core 2 Duo processor based on two-year-old technology.

COMPANY:

SPEC DATA
Price: $1,300.00 Direct
Type: General Purpose, Media, Ultraportable, Gaming Ultraportable
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6
Processor Speed: 1.86 GHz
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo L9400
RAM: 2 GB
Weight: 2.9 lb
Screen Size: 13.3 inches
Screen Size Type: widescreen
Graphics Card: nVidia GeForce 320M
Storage Capacity (as Tested): 128 GB
Networking Options: 802.11n
Primary Optical Drive: External

By Cisco Cheng
The original MacBook Air ($1,799 direct, 3 stars) took the concept of thin to a whole new level, but ended up sacrificing too much in the process. Just when you thought the MacBook Air was about to collapse under its shortcomings, Apple, inspired by what it did with the Apple iPad, breathes new life into the MacBook Air 13-inch ($1,299 direct). We all knew Apple had the design chops to push the boundaries of thin, but what it added in terms of features and performance set the precedent for what's to come. After all, Steve Jobs called the latest MacBook Air, "the future of MacBooks." The 13-inch version adds an extra USB port and an SD slot—features it desperately needed to compete as a laptop. It completely transitions to flash storage (SSDs), which, in addition to enabling the Air's zippy wake-from-sleep times, made room for a bigger 50Wh battery and its over 5 hours of battery life. But for those who complained about the MacBook Air's steep prices, they'll be complaining for a while longer.
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