As big fans of the previous Air, the newest model brings some great improvements, but are they worth it?
On the outside, the computer looks nearly the same to last year, which isn't a bad thing at all. The build is completely aluminium with a wedge shape that gove sit the thinnest profile laptop you can buy. Best of all the 11" Air is totally useable as the keyboard and track pad are full sized, while the 135 pixel per inch display cant touch the 220 ppi on the pro, it is sufficient for a laptop of this size. Powering this machine is a Core 15 or 17 processer with Intel HD 4000 graphics. With the newest ultra low voltage CPU's from Intel, you'll find there is lots of performance whilst still running cool and being easy on the battery.
Just like the last 2 versions the Macbook comes standard with an SSD. An SSD is in totality more reliable as there are no moving parts and are around 4-5 times faster. In the real world this means the Air is ultimately snappy - the computer boots in just over 13 seconds and programs fly open much faster than a mechanical hard drive.
For an 11" laptop, battery life isn't that bad. One thing entirely unchanged from last year is the keyboard and track pad combo. The backlit keyboard is great, bordering on excellent, if only it had a little more travel. The track pad on the other hand is perfect and amongst the best we have ever used.
The Macbook Air comes loaded with 10.7 Lion. There are some slight changes with the ports. On the left hand side you will find the port for charging that works exactly as before but with a new thinner magnetic connector. Beside that is a USB 3.0 port and there's also a headphone jack and the microphone. On the right side there's the Thunderbolt that doubles as a mini display port along with your second USB 3.0.
The new Air keeps silent for long with the fan only firing up audibly when doing stressful lifting. You can order the Air with various options:
The basic configuration is with 4 GB RAM, 1.7GHZ Core 15 and 64GB SD for estimately $999.
$100 more will give you 128GB SSD. And another $100 will double tour Ram to 8 GB.
You can also have a Core I7 for another $150 and enhance the SSD up to 256 GB or 512GB for additional $300 and $800 respectively.
The options you choose are up top yup, but one thing you should keep in mind is that you really cannot upgrade the laptop after you have bought it.
On the outside, the computer looks nearly the same to last year, which isn't a bad thing at all. The build is completely aluminium with a wedge shape that gove sit the thinnest profile laptop you can buy. Best of all the 11" Air is totally useable as the keyboard and track pad are full sized, while the 135 pixel per inch display cant touch the 220 ppi on the pro, it is sufficient for a laptop of this size. Powering this machine is a Core 15 or 17 processer with Intel HD 4000 graphics. With the newest ultra low voltage CPU's from Intel, you'll find there is lots of performance whilst still running cool and being easy on the battery.
Just like the last 2 versions the Macbook comes standard with an SSD. An SSD is in totality more reliable as there are no moving parts and are around 4-5 times faster. In the real world this means the Air is ultimately snappy - the computer boots in just over 13 seconds and programs fly open much faster than a mechanical hard drive.
For an 11" laptop, battery life isn't that bad. One thing entirely unchanged from last year is the keyboard and track pad combo. The backlit keyboard is great, bordering on excellent, if only it had a little more travel. The track pad on the other hand is perfect and amongst the best we have ever used.
The Macbook Air comes loaded with 10.7 Lion. There are some slight changes with the ports. On the left hand side you will find the port for charging that works exactly as before but with a new thinner magnetic connector. Beside that is a USB 3.0 port and there's also a headphone jack and the microphone. On the right side there's the Thunderbolt that doubles as a mini display port along with your second USB 3.0.
The new Air keeps silent for long with the fan only firing up audibly when doing stressful lifting. You can order the Air with various options:
The basic configuration is with 4 GB RAM, 1.7GHZ Core 15 and 64GB SD for estimately $999.
$100 more will give you 128GB SSD. And another $100 will double tour Ram to 8 GB.
You can also have a Core I7 for another $150 and enhance the SSD up to 256 GB or 512GB for additional $300 and $800 respectively.
The options you choose are up top yup, but one thing you should keep in mind is that you really cannot upgrade the laptop after you have bought it.
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