Pros
- Greatly improved graphics power
- Full-size keyboard
- Weighs three pounds
- Bright display
Cons
- Single USB port
- No video adapters in box
- Slower than much more affordable Apple laptops
- Unswappable battery
At A Glance
Apple's follow-up to the early 2008 debut of the ultraportable features faster RAM, more storage (a 128GB solid-state drive, double the capacity of the original SSD option), and improved graphics. Instead of an integrated Intel GMA X3100, the Air now features an Nvidia GeForce 9400 graphics processor (though it still shares memory with the system RAM).
Manufacturer’s Description
MacBook Air Notebook is ultrathin, ultraportable, and ultra unlike anything else. But you don't lose inches and pounds overnight. It's the result of rethinking conventions. Of multiple wireless innovations. And of breakthrough design. With MacBook Air, mobile computing suddenly has a new standard.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | MB940LLA |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Intel Core 2 Duo SL9400 |
| Processor speed | 1860.0 MHz |
| Cache size | 6.0 KB |
| Bus speed | 1066.0 MHz |
| Memory | |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory speed | 1066.0 MHz |
| Memory max | 4.0 GB |
| Display | |
| Display size | 13.3 inches |
| Display type | Glossy LCD with LED Backlight |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Graphics | |
| Graphics Type | Discrete |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | nVidia GeForce 9400M |
| Storage | |
| Drive size | 128.0 GB |
| Battery | |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion |
| Vendor Rated Battery life | 4.5 hours |
| Standard Number of Batteries | 1 |
| Number of Included Batteries | 1 |
| Green | |
| Energy Star compliant | 1.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 12.8 inches |
| Depth | 8.94 inches |
| Height | 0.76 inches |
| Weight with Accessories | 3.7 pounds |
| Weight | 3.0 pounds |
| Sound | |
| Speakers | Stereo |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Mac OS X 10.5 (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 |
| Warranty | |
| Warranty information | 1 Year Limited Warranty |
Performance
| Macworld Labs | |
|---|---|
| Quake 4 | 24.8fps fps |
| Cinema 4D XL 10.5 | 1:28 min |
| Photoshop CS3 | 1:21 min |
| Tested Configuration | Mac OS X 10.5.5 with 2GB of RAM |
| iTunes 7.7 | 1:41 |
| Speedmark 5 Score | 174 |
| iMovie HD6 | 1:13 |
| Compressor | 3:11 |






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