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The 11in Apple MacBook Air model is the more recent design, having been introduced to Apple's portfolio in October 2010. To test the Apple MacBooks we install Windows 7 using the incredibly intuitive and smooth Boot Camp assistant that comes built into...
The 11in MacBook Air is exactly the same price as Asus' 11in contender, although with only half the RAM and SSD space. But what it lacks in these respects it makes up for in build quality – especially when it comes to the screen – and for giving you th...
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Apple’s MacBook Air is without a doubt the most iconic ultraportable laptop. Despite that, prior to our 2011 ultra-portable laptop roundup I’d never laid hands on one. I’d always assumed that something so thin and light must sacrifice function for form...
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You don’t have to love Apple, or even like it, to have a deep appreciation for the new generation of MacBook Air. The two models, of 13- and 11-inches, are the most visually impressive and delightful laptops on the market. Where Apple scores with the...
Beautiful, sturdy, powerful, light, great battery...
11-inch is a little too small, no SD card slot, limited ports, gestures can be irksome, OS X isn't as perfect as Apple thinks...
You don't have to love, or even like, Apple to see that this is one of the nicest laptops ever made. As a tool to work or entertain yourself we've yet to see a computer balance power and portability as well as the Air does. Gone are the days of the und...
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v3.co.uk Updated:
2012-03-17 08:28:40
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Although it's technically a draw, the MacBook Air wins out in key areas of performance, interface and connectivity. The laptop is definitely the better option...
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computeractive.co.uk Updated:
2012-03-17 08:28:42
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We reviewed Apple's last Macbook Air just over seven months ago, but this latest version has some new hardware and the latest version of Apple's OS X operating system.The inclusion of the latest version of the operating system, OS X Lion, is the most i...
Excellent slimline design; great operating system; good specifications...
Expensive; not many connections and sockets...
A portable laptop that's beautifully designed, but the price is high...
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs once famously quipped at a stockholder meeting “We don’t know how to build a sub-$500 computer that is not a piece of junk”. He was talking netbooks. Many laptop makers were falling over themselves to rush out cheap mini laptops. B...
Since the company has discontinued its popular white MacBook, the Apple MacBook Air 11in (Mid-2011) now stands alone as the most affordable Mac portable. At £849, you get 2GB memory and 64GB of solid-state drive; another £150 doubles both those specs t...
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digitalversus.com Updated:
2012-03-17 08:28:42
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This MacBook Air comes with a glossy 1368 x 768 pixel screen. The colours are far from excellent, though there has been some progress on the 2010 version screen. Breaking this down, its deltaE - average difference between the colours requested by the g...
Very slim and light, Large multitouch touchpad, Higher performance than the 2010 version, Decent audio quality...
Glossy panel with inaccurate colours, Low gaming capacity, Tends to heat up, Poor connectivity...
The MacBook Air 11.6-inch 2011 still offers a very good performance to size ratio. This ultraportable laptop continues to get more powerful but Apple hasn't redesigned the cooling system to cope with this. Plus, the connectivity is still just as lite...
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The MacBook Air has been a product in transition. When it was introduced in 2008, it was an oddity. An expensive and underpowered, yet incredibly thin and light 13 inch laptop. Last year's revision, which added a second USB port, upgraded the processor...
Backlit keyboard; i5 processor; flash storage; Thunderbolt port; small and light; cheapest Mac laptop...
Slightly heavier than previous model; flash storage limits capacity; Mac OS X Lion only (won’t run PowerPC apps); Intel graphics...
The MacBook Air has never been a laptop for everyone. It began as a niche laptop for a tiny sliver of the population, but in the intervening three years there's been a sea change. Today, most people in the market for a Mac laptop should seriously consider...
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While there's no denying that the 2011 13-inch MacBook Air is a slim and powerful laptop, for some people it's not quite small enough. For them, then, there's the 11-inch MacBook Air, which we have here. From the outside, the 11-inch Air is basically a...
Gorgeous, light, tough and powerful; this is everything that an ultra-portable laptop should be...
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Ultraportable laptops have traditionally been fairly specialised, aimed at users who travel a lot. Apple, however, is aiming its latest 11in MacBook Air at a much wider audience since the company has now discontinued its entry-level white plastic 13in MacBook...
The 11in MacBook Air is undeniably lovely thanks to its sleek and sturdy build, comfortable keyboard and multitouch touchpad. It's not worth buying the cheapest version which is too underpowered, but we're not wholly convinced by the priciest version o...
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electricpig.co.uk Updated:
2012-03-17 08:28:42
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The white plastic MacBook didn’t die. Turns out it was just an ugly duckling, then one day it lost its bum fluff and woke up with a beautiful plumage of unibody aluminium, a better processor, and a waif like profile. In other words, as the new MacB...
Light. Phenomenally fast. Beautiful. The cheapest Mac laptop...
No direct wired connection...
Over the years we’ve tirelessly sought after the ultimate marriage of portability and power. Apple’s first MacBook Air was just too weedy and too expensive. Asus never quite managed to deliver with its low price, tiny Eee PCs, in truth because Intel’s...
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alphr.com Updated:
2012-03-17 08:28:42
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Ever since the MacBook Air 11in first wowed us late last year, we've had a soft spot for its thin and feather-light body. But as lovely as it was, at its heart was a simple Core 2 Duo – and a low-voltage one at that – at a time when the laptop world had m...
Ultrathin, effortlessly elegant, and now with genuine power, Apple has fixed most of the flaws in its little marvel...
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T3.com Updated:
2012-03-17 08:28:47
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The has landed. The release date was announced last week and with the update comes , Intel i5 and Intel i7 processors and a , making this as powerful as the lower-specced . Should you punt for the Air or spend on the Pro? Here's our Apple MacBook...
Lightweight with slick looks, Super-speedy wake-up, Amazing battery life...
No Retina display, Ethernet accessory is extra, Not cheap...
The latest 13-inch Apple MacBook Air is as slick as ever: thrillingly lightweight, gorgeous-looking and now offering both speedy performance and considerable battery life. This laptop will last you 12 hours of internet- enabled usage before needing a rech...
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When it first launched we were highly sceptical of the MacBook Air , as it was underpowered and over styled. The last couple of generations, though, have been highly desirable ultraportable laptops, combining class-leading build quality, beautiful styling...
Super slim and sexy, Incredible build quality, Surprisingly speedy, ThunderBolt port has many possibilities...
It's pricey, Limited connectivity out the box, No SD card reader...
The Apple MacBook Air 11in (mid 2011) is clearly a machine for the well heeled, with a starting price of £850 and desirable configurations coming in over £1,000. Nonetheless, it is far from a frivolous purchase. Its styling and build are unrivalled, it ha...
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Product round-up It took a little while for the production lines to get going, but the first few months of 2012 have seen super-slim Ultrabooks completely outnumbering every other type of desktop or laptop PC coming our way. Intel’s tight definition o...
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It was slightly surprising, then, when Apple updated its MacBook Air last year and added a new 11” model to the range. Was this an Apple netbook? Not really. For one thing, at a starting price of £849 it's not cheap. But you get an impressive computer...
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macworld.com.au Updated:
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You can forgive Steve Jobs for a bit of hyperbole when he’s on stage introducing new products to an audience of thousands of people following along via a live video stream and countless live blogs.“It’s like nothing we’ve ever created before,” Jobs sai...
My original review of the MacBook Air ended with a simple question: ‘How much are you willing to compromise?’ While it’s still true that a small, light laptop will require some degree of compromise on both speed and price, over time Apple has made th...
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It's the nearest Apple has come to creating a netbook. It's the obvious destination for Apple's desktop app store. And it's fast enough to be more than a second laptop – just.The silver aluminium unibody is familiar, with the famous logo beaming your alle...
Apple's ultraportable squeezes just enough power and longevity from the skinniest of chassis.The MacBook Air 11in is an ultraportable that weighs a single kilogram and tapers to a front edge just 3.1mm thick. But it's so many other things too.It's the nea...
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For the first time, Apple's entry-level notebook might just be one of its most compelling offerings. The new 2011 11-inch MacBook Air (starting at $999) looks identical to the one we reviewed late last year but we feel it Is a completely different noteboo...
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The new MacBook Pro line consists of five models, all with 4GB of 1333MHz DDR3 memory, and Intel's integrated HD Graphics 3000 processor. The £999 13in model has a 2.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor and a 5400-rpm 320GB hard drive. The £1,299 13in m...
Improved processing speed, Increased battery life...
Slower graphics performance compared to previous model, Battery not user serviceable...
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This changed when Apple introduced the Air in January 2008. With the Air, Apple had made much of the computer disappear. The machine contained the bare minimum needed to house a screen and keyboard, and to protect them from knocks. But all this came at a...
When's all said and done, to my surprise – my expectations being set by years of Mean Santa withholding features – it's an absolutely outstanding piece of kit. Design and execution are so professional that it's the sort of review where you start with 100...
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The refresh of the new 11.6″ and 13.3″ Macbook Air last July 2011 has introduced more powerful Intel Core i5 and Core i7 processors into the line-up. I got the 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD Core i5 Macbook Air 11.6″ to test out. See full review after the jump.When I...
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