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The MacBook Air: world's thinnest laptop
Sir Steve of Cupertino just dropped some bombs at Macworld, the biggest of which being the announcement of a new MacBook Air ultraportable laptop. The thinnest laptop in the world, it measures a mere 0.16 inches thick at the front and 0.76 inches thick at the back. It has a 13.3-inch LED-backlit screen, which should look pretty slick, and it comes with 2GB of RAM standard.
The processor isn't the fastest one around, with the 1.6GHz or 1.8GHz options having been available for well over a year, but you probably won't be looking to do any gaming or anything on this guy anyway. There's an option to add a 64GB solid-state flash drive, but said drive jacks up the price from an expensive $1,800 to a flat-out insane $3,100, so it's probably not a legitimate option for most people. But hey, it's nice to know it's there, right?
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By leyssallenne at 3:44 PM ON 01/15/08
OK, Maybe I could save up- or be like most American's and finance this- for $1,800- then tak on the extra $500 for the airport/server, but to get the fancy flash drive I'm spending $3,100.-- Didn't I read about a car that cost less?
By HAL at 10:02 PM ON 01/16/08
Only one USB port and no DVD?
By sungoddess at 5:03 AM ON 01/17/08
Gorgeous!
By American at 8:29 AM ON 01/17/08
LEYSSALLENNE, perhaps you should save up and buy some intelligence.
By RICCKK1961 at 12:51 PM ON 01/17/08
As a Videographer, I can see where it could save weight if it worked as an Editing system. Because I have traveled all over the world, weight is an issue for everyone. The Key is if it worked as a complete Editing system
By Diddion at 9:03 AM ON 01/19/08
Absolutely useless to level up a table with uneven legs.
By pgun4u8t at 9:41 PM ON 01/19/08
Didn't laugh at any these stupid comments
By bennu at 2:58 PM ON 03/06/08
I purchased the Macbook Air and found it to be fantastic. When I travel I can do all the work I need to without fail. Its Light weight, has 13.3 screen and a 5 hour battery life. I got the one with 1.8 gig Duo Core 2. I do think it was a little high in price but it wasn't enough to stop me from getting it. And as far as the optical drive who needs it. The fact I can use an optical drive on either a mac or PC is great. I however did get the superdrive for the Macbook Air I only used it twice and only to load 2 programs. If I thought about a little more I would most likely not have gotten the superdrive, But with that said I by far don't regret it. All in All I would give the Macbook Air a 10 out 10.
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