Thread: Apple MacBook Air

At this year's Macworld , the California company has introduced its newest attraction: the MacBook Air in the revolutionary design. According to Apple, the new model is the thinnest laptop in the world - that CEO Steve Jobs to the extremely flat computer at the first presentation actually pulled out of a paper envelope. Despite a height of only about two centimeters at the thickest point and a weight of 1.3 kilograms, it is a beneficiary of a brilliant, 13.3-inch screen. If the other properties just as impressive? The editors of onlinekosten.de tested the "airy" notebook.

As usual, Apple has been in the packaging - where every effort to design - this time not a conventional envelope. In the box located next to the device the power adapter, extension cable, manual and software discs and two adapters: Micro-DVI to DVI and Micro-DVI to VGA. A carrying case or sleeve is unfortunately not among them. The elegant-looking, matte-silver anodized aluminum is also very stable. The MacBook Air measures 32,5 x22, 7x1, 94 inches, with it high at the narrowest point is only 0.4 inches, and comes with iLife 08th This software package includes various applications, such as a photo program. The battery of the Air is firmly integrated into the housing: a replacement after the warranty .



In the test device that conforms to the standard configuration for 1699 , lies an Intel Core 2 Duo processor at 1.6 gigahertz (GHz), Intel has specifically adapted to the compact dimensions of MacBook Air. In addition, a PATA hard disk with a capacity of 80 gigabytes (GB) and a speed of 4200 revolutions per minute and two GB of memory there.

This is firmly installed on the motherboard and cannot be upgraded. For the graphics performance makes Intel's Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100. For snapshots and video chats also a webcam is integrated. For an extra charge of 270 € you can order the laptop with 1.8-GHz CPU. Who instead of the hard drive is a SSD (Solid State Disk) with 64GB wishes must lay whopping € 899 more on the table.Also, an external DVD drive for the USB port to be purchased - due to the diet is not included internal. The "SuperDrive" can be utilized only with the MacBook Air. As a replacement solution to Apple, access by software on the drive on a Mac or Windows computer.

In fact, Apple appears to appreciate since almost always offers a solution to offset the shortages encountered. It succeeded more or less. In contrast, when Apple is good, he is blatantly and is once again a pleasure to use some of that exciting discoveries.