Apple MacBook Air - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Want to possess it? Today's thinnest notebook is small enough to ...

Pros: Exemplary design , High-quality workmanship , Very good display , Very good full-size keyboard , Size, Exemplary design, High-quality workmanship, Very good display, Very good full-size keyboard, Size

Cons: Poorly equipped with interfaces , Battery and memory cannot be exchanged by user, Poorly equipped with interfaces, Battery and memory cannot be exchanged by user

Verdict: It's worth to mention, that everybody of our team like the MacBook Air at once. This might be similar to the iPod - others are more capable - but, once you've used the Apple product, you'll highly want it

Review summary: Lightweight or Airhead? The world's thinnest laptop is a little thin on "depth" and "features" too.

Pros: Gorgeous design, Multi-touch trackpad, bright LED-backlit screen, backlit keyboard. Remote Disc even lets you boot from the installer disc

Cons: Disappointing battery life ; small hard drive ; lack of optical drive, FireWire, and built-in Ethernet limits its usefulness for many

Verdict: . For some people, the Air will be worth it. Bloggers, for example, who use Wi-Fi and don't need to encode video or deal with huge image files, will love this svelte wonder. For a highly portable Web-surfing and productivity Mac, it rules. We're also ...

Review summary: Thin is in, but does the MacBook Air have what it takes to compete in the crowded ultraportable category? Read on to find out!

Pros: Incredibly thin and light, Incredibly sexy, Multi-touch trackpad, Multi-finger scrolling for web browsing, Illuminated keyboard, Gorgeous widescreen screen, Impeccable build quality, Incredibly thin and light, Incredibly sexy, Multi-touch trackpad, ...

Cons: Incredibly expensive, External optical drive is an optional purchase, Only 1 USB port - doesn't fit all devices, No additional ports nor expandiblility, So-so battery life, So-so performance - slower than MacBook, No stereo sound (mono speaker), Large ...

Verdict: Those with extra money to burn can option for the 1.8GHz processor and ridiculously expensive $1000 "upgrade" for the faster yet smaller 64GB solid state disk (SSD) drive, which we strongly urge against as the performance gains are minimal. Fully ...

Review summary: We've been messin' with the ultimate version and make no mistake; this is true engineering genius

Pros: Great keyboard; Sharp screen; Svelte design; No moving parts (on ultimate version

Cons: No FireWire; One USB port; No removable battery

Verdict: The best looking lappy on the market but severely hindered in the connectivity department.

Pros: Superb design, anodised aluminium casing, build quality, illuminated backlit keyboard, built in iSight camera, 13.3in display, multi-touch trackpad, Remote Disc feature

Cons: No optical drive, no FireWire, no Ethernet port, only one USB port, non-removable battery with short battery life

Verdict: The MacBook Air is a superbly crafted notebook, but this niche product isn't for everyone. Its lack of optical drive, FireWire and Ethernet ports deem it inadequate for power or everyday users. Regardless, it functions well as a secondary device for ...