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Apple MacBook Air (1.8GHz) review

7.7

Editors' Rating

Very Good

8.2

Members' Rating

Excellent

Typical price:£ 1726

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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... Read Full Review.

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

Key Specs

Processor manufacturer: Intel
Processor model: Core 2 Duo
Clock speed: 1.8 GHz
RAM installed: 2048 MB
Wireless LAN: Apple AirPort Extreme (802.11a/b/g, Draft-N)
Hard drive size: 64 GB
Graphics processor: Intel GMA X3100
Graphics RAM: 144 MB
Display diagonal size: 13.3 in
Case form factor: clamshell
Dimensions (W x H x D): 32.5x1.94x22.7 cm
Weight: 1.36 kg
Operating system: Apple MacOS X 10.5

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8.2

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