| Is The MacBook Air Worth It?:A Full Review |
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| Written by ClaireGreenway | |
| Tuesday, 06 October 2009 | |
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Apple's MacBook Air is one of the most desired laptops on the market, partly
due to it's, well.... sexiness!
Apple's MacBook Air is one of the most desired laptops on the market, partly due to it's, well.... sexiness! The Air is one of the sleekest laptops on the planet. As they stressed on the advertising campaigns, the laptop is thin enough to fit inside a manila envelope! The Air's keyboard is better than any other keyboard I've ever seen on a laptop. The separate keys make making typing errors very much unlikely. On most other laptops, the keys aren't separated and so a simple sliding of the finger can lead to a mistake. That's what I love about this laptop. The 13-inch LED screen is simply a pleasure. It consumes tiny amounts of power where larger backlit screens would guzzle the power. Despite it's power economic screen, the screen graphics are vibrant, bright, high quality and sharp! On the negative side, the MacBook Air is only manufactured with a glossy screen, so working outdoors with this laptop will be a bit of a problem. Being extremely small, the Air doesn't have sufficient space to hold larger components such as a disc drive, or even a full-sized USB port. To overcome this, there is an adapter that will fit to a full-sized USB port and a sleek external disc drive that sits nicely beside the laptop when you need it. As do all Apple machines, the MacBook Air runs Leopard. The only changes to the OS are to utilise the laptop's oversized multi-touch touchpad. The Air now supports multi-finger gestures, for example you can move three fingers across the touchpad to go backwards and forwards in the internet browser, Safari. To sum it up, the OS on the Air is like it is on all of the Apple products; beautiful, easy and functional. The Air is a brilliant piece of tech. The only problem is the high pricing on this laptop. If $1500 is your price range, this is the laptop for you. If that price made you jump in your seat, maybe this laptop is not for you. About the Author: Claire Greenway has been an expert in computers since 8 years ago, in 2001. After receiving her Free MacBook Air, she became interested in Apple products and reviewed this product. From the Webmaster: "Having the opportunity to share my hobbies and interests with so many people around the world gives me great satisfaction. As a bonus, I blog and produce websites about topics that interest me and receive ad revenue from the websites and Blogs."
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