One of the most recent and best innovations that has been introduced by Macintosh/Apple Inc. is the Macbook Air. Among all the Macintosh computers developed and produced, the Macbook Air is known to be the thinnest and most portable laptop computer. It was introduced in January 2008 at the MacWorld Conference and Expo. Since then, it has been known to be the thinnest notebook in the whole world.
This 0.16-inch thin notebook computer by Apple is so sleek that it can actually fit a manila envelope. Though lightweight in size, the Macbook Air is designed with a full sized keyboard and a 13.3-inch display screen with LED backlit and built in iSight. It is designed with a large trackpad that provides quick and easy touch technology.
Gesture controls is another innovation invented by Apple, it is present in all of its laptop product line as well as the iPhone. Like other Apple products the Macbook Air is also built with the gesture controls. These gestures can be done in the touchpad portion of the laptop.
Even if it is so thin the Macbook Air still has a big memory space. Apple uses the 1.8?hard drive they used in their iPods with 80GB capacity. In addition to that, it also has a 64GB SSD drive. What more can you ask for?
Ultimate portability was the main goal when Apple designed the Macbook Air. A very lightweight laptop that you can tag along anywhere you want.
But there are some limitations for MacBook Air. Because of its limited size and space, the Macbook air notebook computer lacks some features that typical laptop computers offer. Without a built-in media drive, the Macbook air requires users to use an external USB drive and allows them to take advantage of the Remote Disc software so that they can access another computer’s optical drive.
Despite being an upgrade of the Macbook, the Macbook Air still lacks some features that the Macbook was initially designed with. These features include the FireWire and Ethernet port, and the security, Cardbus, and ExpressCard slots. The Macbook Air is different from other computer models from Macintosh as in only has a single USB port.
Those are important points that you can consider when you want to buy a Macbook Air. The product is really targeted towards people who are on the go. It is a very thin and portable laptop that is still capable of addressing your computing needs. Buying one today is not really hard you can just visit one of the Apple store in your area. You can try to test is out first before buying. Or if not you can just order it online, Apple store is up 24 by 7.
