cnet.co.uk Professional Review.
Apple MacBook Air
QuickTake:
Pros: Incredibly thin yet surprisingly sturdy; new touchpad gesture controls are very useful; remote optical drive makes living without a built-in drive much easier
Cons: Very limited connectivity; slower than other MacBooks; SSD hard-drive option is ridiculously expensive and standard hard drive is small; battery is not replaceable
pcworld.com Professional Review.
Apple MacBook Air Ultraportable Laptop
Comments:
Apple's second stab at the Air adds a better GPU but keeps the same shape--and the problems that come with it.
Review Verdict: Today, though, the MacBook is a better buy for all but the most extreme devotees of thinness and lightness. It's not that the MacBook Air is a bad laptop. It's just that Apple has made a faster, cheaper, and almost equally attractive model that costs hund
Apple's second stab at the Air adds a better GPU but keeps the same shape--and the problems that come with it.
Review Verdict: Today, though, the MacBook is a better buy for all but the most extreme devotees of thinness and lightness. It's not that the MacBook Air is a bad laptop. It's just that Apple has made a faster, cheaper, and almost equally attractive model that costs hund
QuickTake:
Pros: Light and sleek Greatly improved graphics power over original Air
Cons: Unswappable battery Single USB port
laptopmag.com Professional Review.
MacBook Air - Review of the MacBook Air
Comments:
Although it makes some trade-offs to achieve its amazingly thin profile, the MacBook Air outclasses other ultraportables in terms of ergonomic comfort, display size, and performance.
Although it makes some trade-offs to achieve its amazingly thin profile, the MacBook Air outclasses other ultraportables in terms of ergonomic comfort, display size, and performance.
QuickTake:
Pros: >• Wonderfully slim design, • Full-size keyboard and touchpad, • Brilliant display
Cons: >• Single USB port that doesn't accommodate some peripherals, • Shorter-than-expected battery life, CPU: 1.6-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, Operating System: Mac OS X Leopard, , , , , , , , Apple MacBook Black (Santa Rosa), , , Voodoo Envy 133 Mini-Review: Air Kil
pcauthority.com.au Professional Review.
Apple MacBook Air
Comments:
Gorgeous, expensive and exasperating in equal measure, and yet still desirable despite its myriad faults
Review Verdict: But the MacBook Air is a simply stunning example of fine design, and its vital statistics speak for themselves. Flat on a desk, the Air stands barely 19mm high at its tallest point, and on the scales, it weighs in at a featherweight 1.38kg
Gorgeous, expensive and exasperating in equal measure, and yet still desirable despite its myriad faults
Review Verdict: But the MacBook Air is a simply stunning example of fine design, and its vital statistics speak for themselves. Flat on a desk, the Air stands barely 19mm high at its tallest point, and on the scales, it weighs in at a featherweight 1.38kg
zdnet.com Professional Review.
Apple MacBook Air series
Comments:
As was heavily predicted before its unveiling, Apple's new laptop, called the MacBook Air, is not quite an ultraportable but is still very small. Mimicking the 13-inch silhouette of the current MacBook line, it's .76-inch thick at its thickest part. Apple
As was heavily predicted before its unveiling, Apple's new laptop, called the MacBook Air, is not quite an ultraportable but is still very small. Mimicking the 13-inch silhouette of the current MacBook line, it's .76-inch thick at its thickest part. Apple
t3.com Professional Review.
Apple MacBook Air
Comments:
We've been messin' with the ultimate version and make no mistake; this is true engineering genius
Review Verdict: The best looking lappy on the market but severely hindered in the connectivity department.
We've been messin' with the ultimate version and make no mistake; this is true engineering genius
Review Verdict: The best looking lappy on the market but severely hindered in the connectivity department.
QuickTake:
Pros: Great keyboard
Cons: No FireWire One USB port No removable battery
zdnetindia.com Professional Review.
Apple MacBook Air
Comments:
Review Verdict: The design is revolutionary, but Apple's MacBook Air will appeal to a smaller, more specialized audience than the standard MacBook, thanks to a stripped-down set of connections and features.
Review Verdict: The design is revolutionary, but Apple's MacBook Air will appeal to a smaller, more specialized audience than the standard MacBook, thanks to a stripped-down set of connections and features.
QuickTake:
Pros: Incredibly thin yet surprisingly sturdy; new trackpad gesture controls are very useful; remote optical drive makes living without a built-in drive much easier.
pcworld.com Professional Review.
Apple MacBook Air Ultraportable Laptop
Comments:
The Air's looks can't be denied, but its performance and expandability are whole other matters.
Review Verdict: Ultimately, though, the air is a victory of industrial design and single-minded purpose. It has decent performance for an ultraportable, but few standout features to speak of beyond the superficial. And yet, I still can't help wanting to stop an...
The Air's looks can't be denied, but its performance and expandability are whole other matters.
Review Verdict: Ultimately, though, the air is a victory of industrial design and single-minded purpose. It has decent performance for an ultraportable, but few standout features to speak of beyond the superficial. And yet, I still can't help wanting to stop an...
QuickTake:
Pros: Sleek, sexy, spartan design, Fantastic keyboard
Cons: So slim, there's little room for inputs, Poor battery life
computershopper.com Professional Review.
Apple MacBook Air Laptop Review
Comments:
Review Verdict: The thinnest ultraportable on the market, Apple's MacBook Air will win many over with its gorgeous design. But its feature set won't satisfy every road warrior.
Review Verdict: The thinnest ultraportable on the market, Apple's MacBook Air will win many over with its gorgeous design. But its feature set won't satisfy every road warrior.
QuickTake:
Pros: Amazingly thin aluminum case packs a 13.3-inch LED screen and full-size keyboard; extra-large TrackPad recognizes multi-touch gestures; Remote Disc function lets you access other optical drives; decent performance, battery life for an ultraportable
Cons: Can't use Remote Disc to stream music, movies; only one USB port; lacks Ethernet jack, media card reader, optical drive; no option for WWAN radio; few upgrade options; battery is not user-replaceable
zdnet.com.au Professional Review.
Apple MacBook Air (1.6GHz)
Comments:
Apple has released what has to be the thinnest notebook ever -- the MacBook Air.
Review Verdict: The MacBook Air is not quite an ultraportable, but still very small. Mimicking the 13-inch silhouette of the current MacBook line, it's less than 20mm thick at its thickest part. Apple calls it the "world's thinnest notebook."
Apple has released what has to be the thinnest notebook ever -- the MacBook Air.
Review Verdict: The MacBook Air is not quite an ultraportable, but still very small. Mimicking the 13-inch silhouette of the current MacBook line, it's less than 20mm thick at its thickest part. Apple calls it the "world's thinnest notebook."
QuickTake:
Pros: Incredibly thin yet surprisingly sturdy, New trackpad gesture controls are very useful, Remote optical drive makes living without a built-in drive much easier
Cons: 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.
personal computer world Professional Review.
Review: Apple Macbook Air notebook PC
Comments:
Review Verdict: All hail the Kate Moss of the computing world
Review Verdict: All hail the Kate Moss of the computing world
QuickTake:
Pros: Elegant ultra-portable design; Superb build quality
Cons: Non-replaceable battery; No optical drive; Low-end processor
digitaltrends.com Professional Review.
Apple MacBook Air
Comments:
MacBook Air is nearly as thin as your index finger. Practically every detail that could be streamlined has been. Yet it still has a 13.3-inch widescreen LED display, full-size keyboard, and large...
MacBook Air is nearly as thin as your index finger. Practically every detail that could be streamlined has been. Yet it still has a 13.3-inch widescreen LED display, full-size keyboard, and large...
digitaltrends.com Professional Review.
Apple MacBook Air (80GB)
Comments:
...we d buy one in a heartbeat..
...we d buy one in a heartbeat..
QuickTake:
Pros: Amazingly light; snappy performance; lot of neat features
Cons: Non-removable battery; few expansion options; Remote Disc is flaky
goodgearguide.com.au Professional Review.
Apple MacBook Air
Comments:
Review Verdict: The MacBook Air is a superbly crafted notebook, but this niche product isn't for everyone. Its lack of optical drive, FireWire and Ethernet ports deem it inadequate for power or everyday users. Regardless, it functions well as a secondary device for frequ
Review Verdict: The MacBook Air is a superbly crafted notebook, but this niche product isn't for everyone. Its lack of optical drive, FireWire and Ethernet ports deem it inadequate for power or everyday users. Regardless, it functions well as a secondary device for frequ
QuickTake:
Pros: Superb design, anodised aluminium casing, build quality, illuminated backlit keyboard, built in iSight camera, 13.3in display, multi-touch trackpad, Remote Disc feature
Cons: No optical drive, no FireWire, no Ethernet port, only one USB port, non-removable battery with short battery life
pocket-lint.co.uk Professional Review.
Apple MacBook Air - First Look
Comments:
Is the world's thinnest laptop any good?
Review Verdict: Will it impress your mates? Of course it will. But for us there are too many sacrifices
Is the world's thinnest laptop any good?
Review Verdict: Will it impress your mates? Of course it will. But for us there are too many sacrifices
QuickTake:
Pros: Thin, 13.3-inch screen, light, option of solid state drive
Cons: No optical drive, no Ethernet, no FireWire, no replaceable battery, expensive
macworld.com Professional Review.
Compromises limit appeal of Apple's lightest-ever laptop
Comments:
The decision about whether the MacBook Air is a product worth having can be answered by one question: How much are you willing to compromise? In his extensive review of the latest Apple laptop, Jason Snell looks at what trade-offs you'll have to make and
Review Verdict: The MacBook Air's keyboard, backlighting excepted, is the same square-keycapped design featured on the MacBook. And its 13.3-inch, 1,280-by-800-pixel display is identical in size to the one found on the MacBook. However, the Air's screen is notably differ
The decision about whether the MacBook Air is a product worth having can be answered by one question: How much are you willing to compromise? In his extensive review of the latest Apple laptop, Jason Snell looks at what trade-offs you'll have to make and
Review Verdict: The MacBook Air's keyboard, backlighting excepted, is the same square-keycapped design featured on the MacBook. And its 13.3-inch, 1,280-by-800-pixel display is identical in size to the one found on the MacBook. However, the Air's screen is notably differ
QuickTake:
Pros: Weighs three pounds; bright LED-backlit 13.3-inch screen; full-size keyboard.
Cons: Slow processor; slow and small hard drive; limited configuration options; unswappable battery.
pocket-lint.co.uk Professional Review.
Apple MacBook Air laptop
Comments:
Can Apple impress with its ultraportable laptop?
Review Verdict: It is an amazing piece of engineering but there are far too many sacrifices to make this the perfect notebook
Can Apple impress with its ultraportable laptop?
Review Verdict: It is an amazing piece of engineering but there are far too many sacrifices to make this the perfect notebook
QuickTake:
Pros: Super slim, cutting-edge technology
Cons: Sealed battery, limited connectivity
macformat.co.uk Professional Review.
MacBook Air 1.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Comments:
Falling in love can blind you to your lover's faults. And we've fallen head over heels in love with the MacBook Air...Despite the removal of key hardware components, a lack of processor oomph, so-so battery life and only one USB port, we're still thrilled
Review Verdict: Despite the lack of hardware features, the MacBook Air is a wonderful Mac that will turn heads wherever it goes
Falling in love can blind you to your lover's faults. And we've fallen head over heels in love with the MacBook Air...Despite the removal of key hardware components, a lack of processor oomph, so-so battery life and only one USB port, we're still thrilled
Review Verdict: Despite the lack of hardware features, the MacBook Air is a wonderful Mac that will turn heads wherever it goes
QuickTake:
Pros: Incredible screen, Ultra-light chassis, Intelligent, enlarged scrollpad
Cons: No optical drive, Poor battery life, No Ethernet connection
zdnet.co.uk Professional Review.
Apple MacBook Air: a first look
Comments:
The MacBook Air is not quite an ultraportable, but it is exceptionally thin. Retaining the same 13.3in. display as the current MacBook line, it tapers from 1.94cm thick to just 0.4cm. Apple calls it the 'world's thinnest notebook'.
The MacBook Air is not quite an ultraportable, but it is exceptionally thin. Retaining the same 13.3in. display as the current MacBook line, it tapers from 1.94cm thick to just 0.4cm. Apple calls it the 'world's thinnest notebook'.
zdnet.co.uk Professional Review.
Apple MacBook Air (1.8GHz)
Comments:
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.
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.
QuickTake:
Pros: Incredibly thin yet surprisingly sturdy, New touchpad gesture controls are very useful, Remote optical drive makes living without a built-in drive much easier
Cons: Very limited connectivity, Slower than other MacBooks, SSD hard-drive option is ridiculously expensive and standard hard drive is small, Battery is not replaceable
pcworld.ca Professional Review.
Apple MacBook Air Ultraportable Laptop
Comments:
The Air's looks can't be denied, but its performance and expandability are whole other matters.
The Air's looks can't be denied, but its performance and expandability are whole other matters.
hardwarezone.com Professional Review.
Apple MacBook Air
Comments:
Apple's super slim MacBook Air is the hottest tech fashion statement this year and guess who just got to play around with one? We put the MacBook Air through its paces and found that this is one notebook that you'll hate to love. Read more inside, we know
Apple's super slim MacBook Air is the hottest tech fashion statement this year and guess who just got to play around with one? We put the MacBook Air through its paces and found that this is one notebook that you'll hate to love. Read more inside, we know
techreviewsource.com Professional Review.
Apple MacBook Air
Comments:
Apple's latest notebook, the MacBook Air, is the latest and perhaps the greatest ultraportable notebook on the market. It has been much anticipated and now since its unveiling at MacWorld 2008 it has been talked about all over the Internet. It is amazingl
Apple's latest notebook, the MacBook Air, is the latest and perhaps the greatest ultraportable notebook on the market. It has been much anticipated and now since its unveiling at MacWorld 2008 it has been talked about all over the Internet. It is amazingl
QuickTake:
Pros: Very thin and lightweight, Visually stunning display, New multi-touch trackpad
Cons: Extreme lack of connectivity, Slower hard drive/CPU, No user-replaceable battery
NotebookReview.com Professional Review.
MacBook Air First Thoughts Review
Comments:
For those of you who have been living in a cave for the last month, the MacBook Air is Apple's newest 13.3
For those of you who have been living in a cave for the last month, the MacBook Air is Apple's newest 13.3
NotebookReview.com Professional Review.
Apple MacBook Air Review
Comments:
Apple's latest notebook, the MacBook Air, is being hailed as the world's thinnest. At well under an inch at the thickest point, the Air offers a thin design coupled with an extremely lightweight package for a notebook that has the same basic footprint as
Review Verdict: Apple is pushing the envelope (cough cough) with the MacBook Air ... in various ways that some people will love and others will hate. On one hand they offer a super thin, lightweight design, but on the other they take away ports and give you a permanent b
Apple's latest notebook, the MacBook Air, is being hailed as the world's thinnest. At well under an inch at the thickest point, the Air offers a thin design coupled with an extremely lightweight package for a notebook that has the same basic footprint as
Review Verdict: Apple is pushing the envelope (cough cough) with the MacBook Air ... in various ways that some people will love and others will hate. On one hand they offer a super thin, lightweight design, but on the other they take away ports and give you a permanent b
maclife.com Professional Review.
Macbook Air
Comments:
The new notebook says big things about the future of small computing.
The new notebook says big things about the future of small computing.
maclife.com Professional Review.
Apple 1.6GHz MacBook Air
Comments:
Lightweight or Airhead? The world's thinnest laptop is a little thin on "depth" and "features" too.
Review Verdict: . For some people, the Air will be worth it. Bloggers, for example, who use Wi-Fi and don't need to encode video or deal with huge image files, will love this svelte wonder. For a highly portable Web-surfing and productivity Mac, it rules. We're also exci
Lightweight or Airhead? The world's thinnest laptop is a little thin on "depth" and "features" too.
Review Verdict: . For some people, the Air will be worth it. Bloggers, for example, who use Wi-Fi and don't need to encode video or deal with huge image files, will love this svelte wonder. For a highly portable Web-surfing and productivity Mac, it rules. We're also exci
QuickTake:
Pros: Gorgeous design, Multi-touch trackpad, bright LED-backlit screen, backlit keyboard. Remote Disc even lets you boot from the installer disc.
Cons: Disappointing battery life; small hard drive; lack of optical drive, FireWire, and built-in Ethernet limits its usefulness for many.
laptoplogic.com Professional Review.
Apple MacBook Air Review - Reviews - LaptopLogic.com
Comments:
Thin is in, but does the MacBook Air have what it takes to compete in the crowded ultraportable category? Read on to find out!
Review Verdict: Those looking to find a fully featured multimedia notebook will certainly have to look elsewhere. There's just ONE USB 2.0 port available to connect an external device and FYI: not all USB devices may fit into the port - a major design flaw. There is an a
Thin is in, but does the MacBook Air have what it takes to compete in the crowded ultraportable category? Read on to find out!
Review Verdict: Those looking to find a fully featured multimedia notebook will certainly have to look elsewhere. There's just ONE USB 2.0 port available to connect an external device and FYI: not all USB devices may fit into the port - a major design flaw. There is an a
QuickTake:
Pros: Incredibly thin and light, Incredibly sexy, Multi-touch trackpad, Multi-finger scrolling for web browsing, Illuminated keyboard, Gorgeous widescreen screen, Impeccable build quality
Cons: Incredibly expensive, External optical drive is an optional purchase, Only 1 USB port - doesn't fit all devices, No additional ports nor expandiblility, So-so battery life, So-so performance - slower than MacBook, No stereo sound (mono speaker), Large for
macintouch.com Professional Review.
Review: MacBook Air
Comments:
In his Macworld Expo 2008 keynote address, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the latest Apple laptop: MacBook Air. Stunningly thin and lighter than any Apple laptop ever made, yet missing ports and expandability expected of laptops, the MacBook Air has been
Review Verdict: MacBook Air is a pleasure both to behold and use. It's quick enough for web, email, office applications, watching movies, and wasting time on YouTube. It slows down if you push memory usage past its 2 GB of built-in RAM, when slow virtual memory on disk c
In his Macworld Expo 2008 keynote address, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the latest Apple laptop: MacBook Air. Stunningly thin and lighter than any Apple laptop ever made, yet missing ports and expandability expected of laptops, the MacBook Air has been
Review Verdict: MacBook Air is a pleasure both to behold and use. It's quick enough for web, email, office applications, watching movies, and wasting time on YouTube. It slows down if you push memory usage past its 2 GB of built-in RAM, when slow virtual memory on disk c
QuickTake:
Pros: Bright, clear display with wide viewing angle, Backlit, full-size keyboard, Multi-touch trackpad, Weighs only three pounds, Stunning design
Cons: Battery can't be swapped and battery life doesn't match claims, Slow, small hard drive, External SuperDrive and USB-Ethernet adapter cost extra; each takes the only USB port and is incompatible with other Macs, Non-standard video port requires special ada
fudzilla.com Professional Review.
Apple's MacBook Air flows through our fingers
Comments:
Preview: Apple's Kate Moss As you know, we don't get much Apple stuff in our labs, but things are changing, especially after our editor-in-chief fell in love with one of those overhyped iPhone things. Honestly, I don't know what he sees in it, but the b
Review Verdict: We will try to do a full review early next week, as Fudzilla's biggest Apple fanboy, Mr. Nick Farrell, is eager to hear our verdict, so stay tuned
Preview: Apple's Kate Moss As you know, we don't get much Apple stuff in our labs, but things are changing, especially after our editor-in-chief fell in love with one of those overhyped iPhone things. Honestly, I don't know what he sees in it, but the b
Review Verdict: We will try to do a full review early next week, as Fudzilla's biggest Apple fanboy, Mr. Nick Farrell, is eager to hear our verdict, so stay tuned
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Apple's new laptop, the MacBook Air, may not be a true ultraportable, but it still easily breaks new ground for small laptops. At just 19mm at its thickest part, Apple's so-called 'world's thinnest notebook' includes most of the usual MacBook features, pl
Review Verdict: 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
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