The good: Amazingly slim design; great keyboard/trackpad combo; new iLife '11 software included; decent graphics performance; 16:9 display.
The bad: Pricey for an 11-inch laptop with an older processor; lacks backlit keyboard and SD card slot.
The bottom line: Apple makes the MacBook Air both smaller and less expensive, creating an excellent ultraportable, but leaving out a few features along the way.
The bad: Pricey for an 11-inch laptop with an older processor; lacks backlit keyboard and SD card slot.
Review:
Two of the most common wish-list items from prospective Apple customers have been a smaller, sub-13-inch MacBook, and a less-expensive version of the ultrathin MacBook Air. The new 11.6-inch version of the MacBook Air kills both birds with one stone, as the smallest current Apple laptop (there were 12-inch PowerBook models as recently as five years ago), and also lowering the entry price to $999, coincidentally, the same as the white basic 13-inch MacBook.
The end result is a laptop that feels like a cross between a traditional aluminum MacBook and the wave of upscale 11.6-inch premium Netbooks
The end result is a laptop that feels like a cross between a traditional aluminum MacBook and the wave of upscale 11.6-inch premium Netbooks
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