Thread: MacBook Air

MacBook Air - the finest laptop in the world

Exhibitions Macworld never go unnoticed. Each year, they attract an enormous amount of attention from around the world. Last year, at Macworld 2007, was first announced iPhone, which has become a very important product in its field. What awaits us this year? All community waited for a new revolutionary devices from Apple, because after the White intriguing "There is something in the air", it was difficult not interested, and what the new company will provide us with apple? But no one suspected that the key word in that sentence was the word Air.

Today, we can see why. Apple has announced and demonstrated a lot of interesting devices, such as Apple TV - a new HD TV, which has direct access to the iTunes service, Time Capsule - easy and convenient way to backup data using wireless technologies, the new firmware for the iPhone and iTouch… But this star of this show device has been directly connected with the word in the sentence above Air. This is a super laptop MacBook Air - the finest laptop in the world.

It looks amazing. So thin that even surprised, as a powerful laptop can fit in such a small corps? The body is made of aluminum, and has a thickness of 4 mm at the very thin part to 1.93 centimeters thick inside - impressive! Under the lid hides bright and clear 13.3 inch LCD display-resolution 1280 x 800 pixels. Embedded web iSight camera and LED illumination buttons already are nothing new, they have been the calling card MacBook laptop series. But there are a few improvements, such as new sensory panel technology to support multi touch, exactly as the iPhone enables scalable image of two fingers and helps cool comfortable with the laptop.

Characteristics of the thin computer also impressive. Serdcem it is a powerful two nuclear Intel Core 2 Duo with capacities ranging from 1.6 to 1.8 gigahertz, which is to stock enough for most tasks. 2 gigabytes of RAM type DDR2, which operates at a frequency of 667 megahertz, will enable comfortable with the work, even prozhorlivymi applications. Graphics handled graphics accelerator from Intel, GMA X3100, with the allocated under its 144 megabytes of RAM. 1.8 inch hard drive with 80 gigabytes is an exact copy of the iPod Classic immediately, and be replaced by a 64 gigabyte SSD drive if desired. The device supports the latest standards 802.11n wireless and Bluetooth 2.1. Duration of autonomous work, according to Apple, is impressive - much as 5 hours! Of course, to sacrifice portability, subtlety and time offline mode optical drive and brought most of the ports, so stayed only one USB port and does not appear CD \ DVD drive. Of course, the laptop will be preloaded with the new version of MacOS Leopard. Unfortunately, the battery is not removable and built, which may disappoint fans often change. There was no information about the cost of its replacement has not yet been granted.

This excess is thin and easy MacBook will accurately great popularity among fans Apple products. And also to all those who choose a new laptop preiuschestvenno based on the size and weight. Announced price - 1700 dollars for the base model and the most complete for 3100.