Pros
- Bright 13-inch display
- Full-size keyboard
- Bright, beautiful screen
- Incredibly lightweight
- Weighs three pounds
- Thin
Cons
- Slow performance
- Slower than all other Apple laptops
- Only one USB port
- Single USB port limits connectivity
At A Glance
If what you want out of your Mac laptop is the best combination of speed and price, the MacBook Air’s not for you. But if the specs that matter most to you are light weight and small size, the MacBook Air is the system for you. If the MacBook Air always appealed to you, but you were turned off by the price tag, it’s time to reconsider the Air, now that the price has been reduced.
Manufacturer’s Description
The MacBook Air 13.3-inch widescreen LED display, full-size keyboard, and large multi-touch trackpad. It's incomparably portable without the usual ultraportable screen and keyboard compromises. From a slimmer hard drive to strategically hidden I/O ports to a lower-profile battery, everything has been considered and reconsidered with thinness in mind.MacBook Air performance is as impressive as its form, thanks to its Intel Core 2 Duo processor. This chip was custom-built to fit within the compact dimensions of MacBook Air.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | MC234LLA |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Intel Core 2 Duo |
| Processor speed | 2130.0 MHz |
| Cache size | 6.0 KB |
| Bus speed | 1066.0 MHz |
| Memory | |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory speed | 1066.0 MHz |
| Memory max | 2.0 GB |
| Display | |
| Display size | 13.3 inches |
| Display type | Glossy LCD with LED Backlight |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Graphics | |
| Graphics Type | Integrated |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | Nvidia GeForce 9400M |
| Storage | |
| Drive size | 128.0 GB |
| Battery | |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion |
| Vendor Rated Battery life | 5.0 hours |
| Standard Number of Batteries | 1 |
| Number of Included Batteries | 1 |
| Green | |
| Energy Star compliant | 1.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 12.8 inches |
| Depth | 9.0 inches |
| Height | 0.9 inches |
| Weight | 3.0 pounds |
| Sound | |
| Speakers | Mono |
| Included Software | |
| Included Software | iLife |
| Operating System | Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) |
| Other Features | |
| Docking Station Port | No |
| Devices |
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| Input devices |
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| Ports and Connections | |
| Ethernet Type |
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| Available Interfaces |
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| Wireless connection | 802.11 n |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
Performance
| Macworld Labs | |
|---|---|
| Quake 4 | 25.3fps fps |
| Cinema 4D XL 10.5 | 1:37 min |
| Photoshop CS3 | 1:18 min |
| Tested Configuration | Mac OS X 10.5.7 with 2GB of RAM |
| iTunes 7.7 | 1:43 |
| iMovie HD6 | 1:25 |
| Speedmark 6 Score | 72 |
| Compressor | 3:17 |
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