Apple MacBook Air - Expert Reviews

Review summary: When a new notebook model or line comes out, it rarely raises a cacophony of debates between lovers, haters, pundits and grandmas. Such is Apple's ability to engage the emotions. For the January 2008 MacWorld trade show in San Francisco, Steve Jobs ...

Pros: Fantastic good looks and so thin and uniquely designed that it doesn't look like a computer. Sturdy aluminum casing, very fast performance by ultralight and subnotebook standards. Lovely and bright LED display, innovative multi-touch trackpad is ...

Cons: Limited ports, no internal optical drive. Ethernet adapter isn't in the box, it requires a $29 separate purchase. Battery isn't swappable for those who need a spare on the road for long trips and the Air won't last a 6 hour flight. Hard drive space is ...

Verdict: We're ultralight lovers here and we love the MacBook Air. While it makes compromises as all subnotebooks do, 3 key elements are uncompromised: display size, keyboard and processing power. The Air is thinner than numbers can express, so goreous it ...

Review summary: Although it makes some trade-offs to achieve its amazingly thin profile, the MacBook Air outclasses other ultraportables in terms of ergonomic comfort, display size, and performance.

Pros: >• Wonderfully slim design, • Full-size keyboard and touchpad, • Brilliant display

Cons: >• Single USB port that doesn't accommodate some peripherals, • Shorter-than-expected battery life, CPU: 1.6-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, Operating System: Mac OS X Leopard, , , , , , , , Apple MacBook Black (Santa Rosa), , , Voodoo Envy 133 Mini-Review: Air ...

Pros: Incredibly thin yet surprisingly sturdy ; new trackpad gesture controls are very useful ; remote optical drive makes living without a built-in drive much easier

Verdict: The design is revolutionary, but Apple's MacBook Air will appeal to a smaller, more specialized audience than the standard MacBook, thanks to a stripped-down set of connections and features.

Review summary: Apple launched its new laptop - MacBook Air, touted to be world's thinnest notebook, in Mumbai city of India, on 12th February 2008.