PCMag has reviewed the new MacBook Air giving it a score of 3.5 out of 5.
Pros Exquisitely thin. Lightest in its class. Full size keyboard. Sharp, vibrant 11.6-inch widescreen. SSD is durable and quick. Good graphics chip included. Runs cool.
Cons No SD Card slot. No Ethernet. Sluggish compared with its peers. Unimpressive battery life.
Bottom Line The Apple MacBook Air (11-inch) is the lightest, smallest laptop in Apple's inventory, but you'll have to give up certain luxuries and pay a hefty price for it.
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DigiHead - October 23, 2010 at 8:48pm
no ethernet port???? they forgot to mention that there is no cd, no floppy drive no serial port and no parallel port!!!! yeah - that macbook air is total crap! :D:D:D
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hotkg.com - October 23, 2010 at 1:46pm
No SD card slot? Sluggish?
I'm going to have to pass.
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terry - October 23, 2010 at 2:26pm
I believe the "larger" 13.3 inch model has an sd slot
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Khan - October 23, 2010 at 12:53pm
Unimpressive battery life.????
What the heck this have 6 batteries inside it.
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dest - October 23, 2010 at 5:07pm
So?? Its the not quantity for the Amp/Hr thats important, and it does not deliver for a 11.1 inch screen.
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