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 

The New Apple?

Apple has always been determined to make computers for the average person, but, as the average person has changed since the Mac, and even since the iPhone, so has Apple.

Before 1984, the average person was baffled by computers. They were only really used by people who were proficient at the least, and were only in institutions. Apple aimed to change that with their GUI.

Before 2007 cell phones were crap. None of them did everything you wanted. They were either easy to use, with little functionality, or hard to use, with tons of features. The iPhone changed that. 

But now, the average user is a little more computer savvy. They understand the concept of mobile multitasking, the concept of apps running simultaneously, and, in general, people understand more about technology than they did even just 3 years ago. PCs have always been about features, Macs, and all Apple products, have been about ease of use. But As people change, Apple changes too. They have been...

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Woz Gets a New Shirt

UPDATE: To those questioning the originality of this post, you'd be wise to note that the article at Gizmodo was posted 4 hours after this was published. I'd suggest you get your facts right before you criticize.

ORIGINAL POST:

Apple has been pretty closed-mouthed on the recent news that an iPhone prototype was found in a bar, and sold to Gizmodo. 

But that doesn't mean that their non-employees can't have a say on it.

This little gem was found on Reddit.com, a news-sharing site, similar to Digg.

Incase you don't know, this is Apple's co-founder Steve Wozniak, sporting the latest edition to his wardrobe.

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