Apple MacBook Air: Hands-on Experience
Sudeep Naik, Feb 12, 2008 1206 hrs IST
All these days Apple kept saying there's something in the air; finally, it arrives.
Size and Weight
Although its footprint is nearly the same as that of the MacBook Pro, the MacBook Air is almost 70% thinner at its thinnest part, and looks at least 200% cooler. At 3 pounds (1.36 kg), the laptop isn't the lightest, but its good enough not to ruin the feel-good factor. It has a full aluminum alloy body with a matte finish and a metal-grayish color tone. Thankfully, it isn't the boring black or white body like other Apple laptops.
The Screen
The MacBook Air has a 13.3-inch glossy widescreen TFT LED backlit display that supports resolutions of up to 1280 x 800. It has a Mercury-free LCD display with arsenic-free glass.
Keyboard
Most compact or light weight laptops suffer from a case of cramped keyboards; not the MacBook Air. Although it's light, it isn't really compact, so it sports a full-size keyboard that is backlit with an ambient light sensor, which automatically adjusts keyboard illumination and screen brightness.
USER COMMENTS
the thing has no drive ..... i think they'll have to wait a while before this one sells .......... they should have bundeled the external drive wit it ...............
by Midhun, kochin, on Mar 19, 2008 07:35 AM, Report abuse Reply
looks beautiful...I have a nano and a shuffle...and they are beautiful too...but if practicality is the order of the day...then we have similar devices for 1/2 or 1/4 the prices of macbook air. Every man his own choice...once again it is not about a CEO owning a macbook air. Anybody these days can buy anything...if they keep an eye on newegg/tigerdirect :)
by Anish, Skyderabad, on Feb 27, 2008 07:13 PM, Report abuse Reply
no ethernet port LOLL,Only one USB port ROFLOL, Rs.97000 omg im going to die laughing,They releases it in india only a completely mindless would go for this,Guys I'd say wait for lenovo X300 or go for vaoi TZ or toshiba portege
by God, Heaven, on Feb 12, 2008 10:03 PM, Report abuse Reply
techtree reaches heaven also!! God isreading your review. Now even GCS - God cannot save...!!!
by avara, earth, on Feb 13, 2008 10:17 AM, Report abuse
God, its not Portege...its protege....and though am no apple fan, i dont think they have released the macbook with you in mind!!
by xotiq, blr/denver, on Feb 13, 2008 12:48 PM, Report abuse
I am very sure that Apple did not consider anyone using the gross acronyms a.k.a "LOLL" and "ROFLOL". So yes, you can call them "mindless", carry on God, a great mind-FULL reaction from you!
by wincliff, Kolkata, on Feb 14, 2008 02:09 AM, Report abuse
a few things to mention here........ yes of course it's worth it. 1.It has Mac OS X which is approx. 10000000000 times better than windows in looks,security and simplicity and in numerous other ways. 2.great thing abt one usb port as if ur using some 128 usb devices at the same time go buy a USB hub. 3.X300 costs more and has a slower processor. 4.the macbook air boasts better battery life too- 5 hrs with wi-fi turned on.And it's wireless n. 5.It's light,compact,good looking has bluetooth,integrated webcam etc. etc. 6.I can't see any reason why you would want a DVD drive except to watch movies......in that case what on earth do you use your home-theatre or portable video player for ? that concludes my speech.
by Sandeep, Chennai, on Feb 18, 2008 07:30 PM, Report abuse
its complete a LIFE STYLE product with fully loaded features.
by Pramod Dalmia, Mumbai, on Feb 13, 2008 02:22 PM, Report abuse Reply
The Laptop is for use as high end device. It assumes good penetration of WiFi which is not correct for India. But WI Fi would be available at most of metros and so the laptop would be useful in metro cities.
by Anuj Kumar Nand, Haldia, West Bengal, India, on Feb 13, 2008 01:44 PM, Report abuse Reply
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here's a good article on the Macbook Air's pros and contras: http://www.maconair.com/the_pros_and_cons
by Lucy Davis, Texas, on Apr 14, 2008 05:24 PM, Report abuse Reply