Typical price: £1,199
What is it: Thin-and-light laptop with 13-inch screen and multi-touch pad
What we think: A revolutionary design, but a stripped-down set of connections and features will limit its appeal
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 29 January 2008
Tags: Apple, Apple MacBook Air, RAM, LED, hard drive
We like:
Incredibly thin yet surprisingly sturdy; new touchpad gesture controls are very useful; remote optical drive makes living without a built-in drive much easier
We don't like:
Very limited connectivity; slower than other MacBooks; SSD hard-drive option is ridiculously expensive and standard hard drive is small; battery is not replaceable
CNET UK judgement:
The design is revolutionary, but Apple's MacBook Air will appeal to a smaller, more specialised audience than the standard MacBook, thanks to a stripped-down set of connections and features
Full review:
Apple's new laptop, the MacBook Air, may not be the true ultraportable that many had hoped for, but it still easily breaks new ground for small laptops. Mimicking the 13-inch silhouette of the current MacBook line, it's only 19mm thick at its thickest part, and Apple calls it the "world's thinnest notebook". Continue Reading...
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