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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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whatdigitalcamera.com Updated:
2012-03-17 08:28:32
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Photographers looking for a device to enable them to store, browse and edit their photos on the move would until recently have bought one of the variety of portable storage devices made by the likes of Epson, which are basically a hard drive with a scr...
Topdrawer design and build quality, small and light, powerful...
No USB 3.0, expensive...
Overall, the Macbook Air is an awesome computer that combines the power of a desktop machine with the portability of a netbook. Beautifully designed and made, the only downer is the cost.
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The latest 11-inch continues in 's simple yet elegant design approach - in appearance, it is an almost exact replica of the 2010 iteration of the . The MacBook Air retains some of the hardware aspects - such as flash storage - of its predecessor mode...
Impressive performance, Simple, Elegant, Typical Apple, Design, Solid build quality, Very responsive backlit keyboard and trackpad, Lightweight and highly portable...
No USB 3.0 and HDMI ports, Apple has done away with the previous model's Nvidia GeForce 320M graphics...
The Apple 11-inch MacBook Air is almost flawless when it comes to its build quality as well as its physical appearance and feel. Add to that the fact that Air's performance statistics trounce those of even some mainstream laptops, makes the option of...
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J. Simon Leitner (translated by Pam Taylor), 09/06/2011 No thanks. The smallest and cheapest notebook that Apple currently has to offer is called the MacBook Air 11. It weighs in at less than a kilogram and is just 1.7 cm at its thickest point. On the...
Low weight and small size, Outstanding aluminium case, Very good input devices, Keyboard backlighting, Very good application performance...
Not so many ports, Reflective display, RAM is soldered down...
As far as Apple is concerned, the widely heralded ultrabooks are welcome to come, because Apple is already well equipped in this area. The MacBook Air 11 essentially shares all the strengths and weaknesses of its 13-inch colleague.The unibody case is supe...
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consumersearch.com Updated:
2012-03-17 08:28:41
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If you want a Mac and you're on a budget, the cheapest option is the base configuration of the 11-inch MacBook Air. Apple's entry-level laptop lacks some features found on the more expensive MacBook Pro and Air laptops, but reviewers say the 11-inch ul...
Fast performance, Price, Thunderbolt port, OS X Lion...
Lack of ports and an optical drive, Not as powerful as other Apple laptops, Small hard drive, Short battery life...
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The Apple MacBook Air is a powerful, ultraportable notebook with a regal attitude, a considerable personality, and an egotistical price — the model we reviewed retails for as much as Rs. 67,900. Few computing devices can claim those lofty attribute...
So should you buy it? If you need a slick ultraportable for light to medium duty, if design and aesthetics weigh heavily on your mind and price is not a concern, then this one’s a no brainer. Of course, if you’re like the vast majority of the notebook...
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For those who have never handled a Macbook Air, the design and light weight are major attractions. Such is the beauty of the Macbook Air that it drew praise from all corners of the office, including staunch anti-Apple users.
With Apple having perfe...
Beautifully crafted, Intel Core i7 processor for fast performance, excellent multi-touch functionality, unmatched portability, great keyboard and screen...
Just two USB ports...
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In response to popular demand, this is an attempt to put the 2011 MacBook Air in perspective by comparing it to previous MacBook Airs. We included various examples of MacBook Pro as far back as 2009. For this performance snapshot, we chose Cinebench a...
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When Apple released the first Macbook Air model in February of 2008, the world took notice. No ultraportable notebook was this thin or light; magazine thin. It was clad in Apple’s signature metal casing and was very durable despite its diminutive form...
Very fast, impossibly thin, strong metal build, comes with Mac OS X Lion, Very fast, impossibly thin, strong metal build, comes with Mac OS X Lion, Very fast, impossibly thin, strong metal build, comes with Mac OS X Lio...
Not a lot of ports, Not a lot of ports, Not a lot of ports, Not a lot of ports...
Buy one now. Really, it’s that good. Even if you’re not a Mac OS X person, but want a super-strong, impossibly thin yet powerful 13” ultraportable to run Windows, it’s hard to beat the 13” Thunderbolt Macbook Air. It’s capable enough to be your primar...
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When Apple launched its ultra-thin line of MacBook Air laptops just over three years ago, it seemed more like a gimmicky display of gadget porn than an eventual successor to the company’s most popular portable computers.At first, it seemed like Steve J...
Thunderbolt port, Sandy Bridge CPU provide unprecedented zip. Backlit keyboard a welcome readdition. Unsoldered Flash chips make storage upgrade easy...
Buy It Now | Apple...
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When the Apple MacBook Air 11-inch ($1,199 direct, 3.5 stars) debuted last October, it outclassed most netbooks and turned the category of laptops equipped with Consumer Ultra Low Voltage processors on its head. Shipping with Apple's new OS X Lion, an...
Intel Core i5-2467m provides improved processing and integrated graphics capabilities, Better trackpad, Thunderbolt technology enables high-speed data transfers, Attractive, lightweight construction and design...
Unimpressive battery life, Other systems have more RAM, Lack of familiar amenities like Ethernet, an SD card reader, or a sizable hard drive may vex users...
The already impressive Apple MacBook Air 11-inch (Thunderbolt) gets Apple's OS X Lion, a speedier processor, Thunderbolt technology, but for this price other laptops offer more features...
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etechreviews.com Updated:
2012-03-17 08:28:48
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Apple’s recently launched MacBook Airs (11- and 13- inch) are the successor to Apple’s MacBook Airs that debuted in October last year. The previous generation 11-inch MacBook Air was the slimmest, smallest and the most portable laptop ever made by Appl...
The newly launched 11 in MacBook Air upgrades last year’s Air in significant manner, and we have to say that so far this is the fastest and the most ultraportable system you’ll get in the market. Though, some users could find the limited storage space...
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Last year we reviewed the MacBook Air 11-inch (late 2010). Almost 10 months later, Apple has rolled out an update to the Air, the MacBook Air (summer 2011). Apple has left most of what made the last gen MacBook Air intact. The system still sports...
Blazing fast performance, same lightweight and chic design as with the previous Air model, excellent value, now with backlitkeyboard too, perfect for laptop serious travelers and those always on the go, super responsive – and did we mention how fast it is!?...
Base $999 configuration only comes with 2GB of ram, lacks SD card slot, we’re not sold on Thunderbolt yet.
We do wish that the base configuration of the MacBook Air came with 4GB of ram as opposed to just 2GB. After all, 2GB is practically unacceptable nowadays. We also wish that Apple had managed to figure out how to fit in an SD slot into the latest 11-...
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The 11-inch MacBook Air has been on a tear ever since it first debuted back in October of 2010, combining a razor-thin design with instant-on responsiveness for an affordable price. Apple believes the latest version is so good that it has decided to le...
Comfortable backlit keyboard, Faster Core i5 processor, Very thin and light, Flash memory helps machine wake instantly, Bright display with wide viewing angles, Thunderbolt support...
Below-average battery life, Starting configuration has only 64GB of storage, No SD card slot...
You really have to look at the 11-inch MacBook Air in two ways to evaluate it: First as an ultraportable and next as the most affordable laptop Apple offers. As an ultraportable, the Air is superior in almost every way. It offers a bright display with...
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computershopper.com Updated:
2012-03-17 08:28:49
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the word "netbook" was bandied about, as if the Air had anything in common with these portable, but not exactly powerful, mini laptops. Let's clear something up right now: The Ma...
Thin, light, and sleek design, Hugely upgraded performance over previous version, Sturdy body, Excellent bundled software...
Shallow keyboard, Some features require a learning curve, Mediocre battery life...
A strong boost in CPU power puts the MacBook Air in the performance zone of the more expensive MacBook Pro, floating it well above its ultraportable competition...
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While the MacBook Air does have a cooling fan, you wouldn't know it. Under normal loads, the notebook is silent, with the fan either off or running at extremely low speeds. As load increases, so will the fan speed, thou...
Small, sleek and light, Can run games in a pinch, Bestinclass trackpad, Fullsized keyboard...
No Ethernet networking, No USB 3.0, no SD card slot, No backlit keyboard...
While there is something about the Apple/Microsoft dichotomy that seems to bring out the worst in tech aficionados, it's hard to deny that the new MacBook Airs, especially the smaller, 11.6-inch model, have style. Holding one makes it easy to believe Apple's rhetoric about the future of computing: all solid state, no optical drives, no power cycling, standby times and more. Despite the fact that...
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A little over a year ago I from using an original 13" 1.6GHz MacBook Air (early 2008) with a 128GB SSD upgrade to a 13" 2.4GHz MacBook Pro (mid-2010), also upgraded with a 240GB OWC Extreme Pro SSD, when it appeared to me that...
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Last week we published our review of the new 2011 MacBook Air . Both the 11 and 13-inch models ship with ultra low-voltage (ULV) dual-core Sandy Bridge CPUs, a first for the lineup. Also another first for the lineup is the fact that you can now get equall...
If you're buying the high-end ($1199) 11-inch MacBook Air and care about performance, the 1.8GHz CPU upgrade is worth it. You shouldn't expect any real impact on battery life in normal use but you'll see a noticeable gain in performance across the board...
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Apple introduced the first MacBook Air in 2008, taking the industry by surprise. The next evolution of a company that puts design first, the MBA was a thing of beauty – but it wasn't until 2010 that the internals really matched the exterior. But can Apple...
Unbeatable design, Thin and very light, Backlit keyboard, Thunderbolt port...
Slightly worse GPU, No USB 3.0, No SD card slot on 11inch models, Price premium...
If you need a super portable laptop that is still pretty capable, get the 11-inch MacBook Air. If you need something that offers a bit more power and a smidge better resolution, go for the 13-inch form factor. You'll be getting a great operating system in...
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Those TUAW readers who watched TUAW TV Live last Wednesday afternoon were treated to a live unboxing when an 11-inch MacBook Air arrived at my office. The Air was a replacement for a MacBook that I sold to a client, and since I had previously owned (and l...
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I've always liked ultraportables. Back when I was in college I kept buying increasingly more portable notebooks until I eventually ended up with something horribly unusable for actual work. When Apple introduced the first MacBook Air back in 2008 I fell i...
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The latest MacBook Air models went on sale today at Apple retail stores. With the demise of the white MacBook, the 11″ MacBook Air is now the most affordable notebook available.I skipped the first generation of MacBook Airs due to their lackluster perform...
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Apple claims that the 11″ MacBook Air can run for up to five hours on a single charge. Once again, Apple's battery life claims are accurate and perhaps a bit conservative.It's hard to take most PC manufacturers' battery life claims seriously. The problem...
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Apple's computers have had the best out-of-box experience for several years. The experience is now even better with the introduction of the new MacBook Air models and OSX Lion.As someone that's purchased more than a dozen Macs, I'm used to the unboxing ex...
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Last year at its "Back to the Mac" event, Apple launched a revamped pair of 11 and 13 inch MacBook Air models that borrowed hardware details from the iPad. This year, the company's duo of light and thin notebooks get some notable hardware enhancements bu...
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