Apple MacBook Air - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The Asus GeForce EN8800GS TOP is a cut-down graphics card, designed to undercut the 3870 XT - and, perhaps, to even start to rival the budget-priced 3850 Pro.

Verdict: The story of the MacBook Air is a story about compromise, the decision about whether the MacBook Air is a product worth having can be answered by one question: How much are you willing to compromise? Judged merely on the cold technological ...

Review summary: Before you've even laid eyes on the MacBook Air, the very process of extricating it from its packaging frustrates and excites in a way that few technology purchases can. In typical Apple fashion, every detail has been considered, right down to stage ...

Verdict: Gorgeous, expensive and exasperating in equal measure, and yet still desirable despite its myriad faults

Review summary: For those of you who have been living in a cave for the last month, the MacBook Air is Apple's newest 13.3

Review summary: Apple's new laptop, the MacBook Air, may not be a true ultraportable, but it still easily breaks new ground for small laptops. At just 19mm at its thickest part, Apple's so-called 'world's thinnest notebook' includes most of the usual MacBook features ...

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

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

Review summary: MacBook Air is nearly as thin as your index finger. Practically every detail that could be streamlined has been. Yet it still has a 13.3-inch widescreen LED display, full-size keyboard, and large...