My Written Review: 2011 Apple MacBook Air 13"

The new 2011 MacBook Air 13.3" is truly a stunning machine with an awesome 1.7GHz duel-core Intel Core i5 processor and 4GB of RAM packed inside this beast. Surely this is the perfect notebook for students who want something which weighs in at just 2.96 pounds and is less than an inch thick!

In this article, I am going to cover the good, the bad and what can be improved, followed by me awarding it a score out of 10.

Starting with the Good - 

Apple's MacBook Air 13.3" LED-backlit widescreen has got to have been the nicest screen I have ever looked at, the resolution of the screen is 1440x900 PPI (Pixels Per Inch). The colours are so vibrant and films look amazing on screen, too.

The MacBook Air 13.3" is as beautifully thin as ever, at it thickest end it measures 17mm thick and it's thinnest point is only 3mm thick which is incredible!

The 2011 MacBook Air 13.3" comes standard with a 1.7GHz, dual-core Intel Core i5 processor with 4GB of RAM. The notebook also built in flash storage tucked inside its aluminium unibody chassis, this is great for students who want tasks completed quick such as word processing and music, photo and video editing. I am able to get roughly 6 and a half hours of battery life out of the MacBook Air and is capable of staying in standby mode for 30 days without dying from loss of battery.

The Bad -

I am a little disappointed that there is still only 2 USB ports on the MacBook Air 2011, even if apple added just one more USB port would be a wonderful add-on. I am also a little unhappy that there is no USB 3.0 port to be found on the notebook, this would be another huge key selling point for the MacBook Air. The third thing I am disappointed about is the low resolution built-in FaceTime camera. Apart from that, the laptop is great.

Room for improvement? - 

As always, nothing is perfect. In the future, I would like to see Apple introduce a FaceTime HD camera (featured in the MacBook Pro's and iMac's). As the MacBook Air's FaceTime Camera performs horribly in when in low-light. I would greatly appreciate more flash storage inside this elegant machine, aswell.

Over all, I give the 2011 Apple MacBook Air 13" a whopping 8 and a half out of 10. If you want to check my new YouTube channel out for plenty of tech coverage, please feel free to do so and don't forget to subscribe! - kieransmithtech 

iPhone, iPad, iWant

While I am certainly not the first to post a 'my thoughts' video on thecreativeone.tv, I figured one more couldn't hurt. My quick thoughts on the device are as follows: It has the potential to be great. Let me know what you think in the comments.

What I think is missing from the new Apple iPad

So Apple announced the new "iPad" yesterday at their event and that is all they did announce. I think there are a few things missing from this device, but I do think it looks very nice and so do some of the native apps. Back to where I was so, I think there are a few things missing from it:

- A camera
- There is a lot of wasted space on the lockscreen
- No multi-tasking (maybe OS 4.0?)

I know that isn't a very long list and a few of you might not agree with me, but that is what i think is missing form it. But I do give credit to Apple in that it is very nice looking! Very quick! Very slim! And very cheap! Leave a comment below on what you think is missing from the new iPad.

Originally posted on www.munchtech.co.uk

It's Official: Apple Event January 27th

According to a Tweet just posted by Ryan Block of Gdgt, he has just received an official invite to an Apple event on January 27. His full Tweet reads as followed:

"Apple event invite in my inbox this morning: "Come see our latest creation." Jan 27th. It's on

What do you expect to be announced?