Apple MacBook Air (11.6-inch) Review Discussion

[J.R. Nelson]

Apple is known for pushing boundaries. Sometimes it's a cutting-edge industrial design, sometimes it's new technology and sometimes a new standard. When the MacBook Air was originally introduced, it was all three. Growing less unique with the netbook craze, Apple was forced to rethink thin. Did they succeed?

 

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[Ahbeyvuhgehduh]

Nice review!

All in all a nice machine, although I wouldn't purchase one for the office personally.

A pity about the heat the thing produces ... and the disappointing lack of an ethernet port, while understandable to keep the weight down in retrospect, is a surprise.

Still - I dislike the lack of upgrade abilities....

[J.R. Nelson]

Nice review!

All in all a nice machine, although I wouldn't purchase one for the office personally.

A pity about the heat the thing produces ... and the disappointing lack of an ethernet port, while understandable to keep the weight down in retrospect, is a surprise.

Still - I dislike the lack of upgrade abilities....

Yeah, it seems like you can upgrade the storage (one enterprising company has already jumped on board) but that's about it.

[Charles P. Jefferies]

Nice review. This notebook looks like the ideal companion for a larger desktop replacement notebook or desktop. The lack of upgradeability and small size make it kind of impractical for use as a primary machine.

[Rachel]

Very good review. My Sony TT is smaller than the Air at 11.1 1366x768 and i use it these days as my primary computer. I'm not a power user. I know when i was studying i prefered using a bigger screen 13.3 to write my essays/dissertation but now that is through i'm using my TT really all the time now.
I've used a 11.6 and it feels slightly bigger than the TT and the screen res is easier on the eye. I can quite imagine being able to do the research i needed to on a 11.6.

Apple have done very well here, still I would like to see more manfacturers after Sandy Bridge focusing on slightly higher end ultraportables.

[martynas]

Hi, J.R.,
you mentioned that there is a cooling fan, but, interesting, I see no cooling vents - where are they?

[toronado]

Excellent review. Do wish you'd post idle temps in addition to the load temps on your reviews. Might be especially interesting to see on a computer like this.

Under typical loads, the keyboard barely warmed up at all.

Just isn't scientific enough for me. I want numbers.

[steve p]

Hi, J.R.,
you mentioned that there is a cooling fan, but, interesting, I see no cooling vents - where are they?

They vent out the back from the display hinge...

[Jerry Jackson]

They vent out the back from the display hinge...

That is correct.

[Ruckus]

Apple is known for pushing boundaries. Sometimes it's a cutting-edge industrial design, sometimes it's new technology and sometimes a new standard. When the MacBook Air was originally introduced, it was all three. Growing less unique with the netbook craze, Apple was forced to rethink thin. Did they succeed?

 

Read the full content of this Article: Apple MacBook Air (11.6-inch) Review

Related Articles:

• Apple MacBook Air (11.6-inch) First Look Review
• Apple Releases Two New Macbook Air Notebooks
• New Apple Products: No MacBooks, but many other goodies
• Apple Refreshes The MacBook Pro Line
• Apple 15-inch MacBook Pro (mid 2009) User Review
• Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro Review

Design and innovation of Air was ripped from Sony, Apple just copied, the dimensions of air identical.