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World's Thinnest Notebook |
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Written by Adam Gosling
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Wednesday, 16 January 2008 |
Apple has expanded its notebook range adding a new formfactor that
takes advantage of the sort of miniaturisation found in its iPod and
iPhone devices to deliver what it claims is the world's slimest
notebook at 0.76 inches.
And that's at its thickest point. Apple has accentuated the thin look
of the MacBook Air by slimming it down where it can. At its thinnest
point the new notebook measures an impressive 0.16-inches. Apple says
the thickest point is still thinner than the thinnest point on
competing notebooks.
"We've built the world's thinnest notebook-without sacrificing a
full-size keyboard or a full-size 13-inch display," said Steve Jobs,
Apple's CEO in his Keynote address at Macworld 2008 in San Francisco. "When you first see MacBook Air, it's hard to believe it's
a high-performance notebook with a full-size keyboard and display. But
it is."
The MacBook Air uses a 13.3-inch LED-backlit widescreen display and has a full-size and backlit
keyboard and a a
spacious trackpad with multi-touch gesture support much like the iPhone screen which allows users to "pinch,
rotate and swipe" enhancing the interface capabilities.
The new notebook is powered by either a 1.6 GHz or 1.8 GHz Intel
Core 2 Duo processor with 4MB L2 cache, and comes standard
with 2GB of RAM and an 80GB 1.8-inch hard drive. This small form factor
drive (as used in the iPod) is one of the key elements of the slim
technology used in the new MacBook. There is an optional 64GB solid
state drive and owners can also purchase a companion external drive
specifically designed for the MacBook Air (US$99). The
MacBook Air SuperDrive is powered by MacBook Air's USB port,
eliminating the need to carry a separate power adapter.
Apple is claiming a five hour battery life for the device which connects using the Draft 802.11n specification.
The new MacBook Air will be shipping in two weeks through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com), Apple's retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers for a suggested retail price of $1,799 (US), and
Specs
MacBook Air Specifications are as follows:
- 13.3-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display with 1280x800 resolution;
- 1.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 4MB L2 cache;
- 800 MHz front-side bus;
- 2GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM;
- 80GB hard disk drive with Sudden Motion Sensor;
- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100;
- Micro-DVI port (includes Micro-DVI to VGA and Micro-DVI to DVI Adapters);
- built-in iSight video camera;
- built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
- one USB 2.0 port;
- one headphone port;
- multi-touch TrackPad with support for advanced multi-touch gestures including tap, scroll, pinch, rotate and swipe; and
- 45 Watt MagSafe Power Adapter.
  
Photos Courtesy of Apple
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