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Apple MacBook Air (1.6GHz)

By Dan Ackerman, CNET.com on 29 January 2008 11:26 AM

Tags: air, apple, macbook, macworld 2008 us, portege

Manufacturer: Apple

Battery

  • Battery type included
  • Lithium-polymer
  • Claimed battery life
  • 4.5 hours

Connectivity

  • Network interface
  • Bluetooth, 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
  • Dialup modem
  • No
  • USB ports
  • 1
  • S-Video
  • No
  • VGA
  • Yes
  • DVI
  • Yes
  • HDMI
  • No

Display

  • Natural resolution (max)
  • 1280 x 800 pixels
  • Diagonal screen size
  • 13.3 inch

Drives

  • Primary hard drive
  • 128 GB
  • Optical drive
  • CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW

General

  • Dimensions (H x W x D)
  • 19.4 x 325 x 227 mm
  • Weight
  • 1.36 kg
  • Laptop type
  • Ultraportable, Thin and light

Graphics

  • Amt of video RAM
  • 256 MB
  • Graphics hardware
  • GeForce 9400M

Memory

  • Amt of RAM
  • 2GB
  • RAM type
  • DDR3
  • Memory card reader
  • No

Other

  • Integrated webcam
  • Yes

Processor

  • Processor type
  • Intel Core 2 Duo
  • Processor speed
  • 1.86 GHz

Software

  • Operating system
  • Mac OS X

Sound

  • Embedded stereo speakers
  • Yes

Talkback 2 comments

    Great piece of work, but that ...C. Albert -- 23/01/08

    Great piece of work, but that battery lacking issue is just too much to get over it. But hey, ppl willing to throw 1699%u20AC on a computer that does not have an Optical drive, nor Firewire, nor decent graphic card (although that'll be a business machine, not a gaming one, except for the very fortunate ones xD) etc... can surely dump it after 1 year or so of use :)

    The good: WOW factor Thin Sleek Wifi 802.11n Led wide screen

    The bad: Pricey Optional SSD 64g HD Non-replaceable battery

    For me personally, I find it t ...Yon Koh -- 01/06/09

    For me personally, I find it the most perfect laptop I can ever ask for.

    Always on the move, overseas, to the library, cafe etc. This is very good.

    A good enough processor, very good ram, very good graphic cards. Best of all: ITS A MAC, there no virus worry here and there.

    With more USB port, this is the best

    The good: Graphic Card Processor Ram iSight Thin, slim, yet sturdy

    The bad: Too little USB port, or rather there only 1

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The good:
  • Incredibly thin yet surprisingly sturdy
  • New trackpad gesture controls are very useful
  • Remote optical drive makes living without a built-in drive much easier
The bad:
  • Very limited connectivity
  • Slower than other MacBooks
  • SSD hard-drive option is ridiculously expensive and standard hard drive is small
  • Battery is not user replaceable.
The bottomline:

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.

Editors’ rating:

7.7/10

RRP: AU$3999.00

Related topics:

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