This MacBook Air is very light and thin, and seems stronger than its competitors. However, he tends to swing back, especially if used in a moving vehicle.

In terms of connectivity, it lacks a real SD card reader, slot present in the 13.3-inch version.Moreover, it is unfortunate that the keyboard is not backlit.Still, typing on the keyboard Chiclet is quite comfortable, but the arrow keys are a bit small though functional.

The touchpad is very large pleasant to use and accurate, multi-touch functioning perfectly.
It enjoys one of the brightest screens, bright and colorful in its range, photos and sites displayed very well. It also features wide viewing angles. The noise level is surprisingly high.

After a somewhat laborious procedure to follow, FacteTime is very friendly to use. The video quality is better than expected, with warm colors and fine detail levels.

He obtained a score of 2159 points under Geekbench, nearly 900 points more than the Asus Eee PC, but less than 1215N 1830T Timeline (3742 points, 3685 points for the MacBook 13-inch and 3686 points for the MacBook Pro).

While Apple announces 5 hours of autonomy, Interweb has given autonomy to 5:18 on this model by continuous surfing the Internet, Wi-Fi enabled and brightness to 40%. Its range is good, in the wake of the Eee PC 1215N (5:40), the Alienware M11x (5:59) and 1830T Timeline (5:53).