The Apple Macbook Air is one of those revolutionary products that are sure to sell even on reputation alone. Given Apple’s reputation as probably the best electronics maker in the world today and the fact that the Air is the world’s thinnest laptop, it’s bound to turn heads. However, the first Air laptops earned their share of criticism along with their well-deserved reputation, not least for being the fastest ultraportable on the market. To compensate for those limitations, updates are made to the 11″ and 13″ Macbook Air variants. In this Macbook Air 11 review, we’ll take a look at whether these changes are enough to make the Air better.
To kick off this Macbook Air 11 review, it’s good to note that all the updates made to the Air didn’t change the price of these products. Pricing for an 11-inch Air is pegged at around $1,288, the same as the previous model. Of course, you can choose to pay more for better hardware configurations, but getting those extras can be money well spent on the market. long term.
In the next part of this Macbook Air 11 review, we will list some of the most important updates that the latest version received. Arguably the most important of these updates is the update it received in the processor department. Although the Core 2 Duo processor is not far behind, its performance leaves much to be desired. So Apple decided to replace it with the next generation Core i5 processor. That update will help improve the speed of this laptop by leaps and bounds. Additionally, Mac OS X Lion, Apple’s latest operating system, comes pre-installed on this product. It also comes standard with 2GB of RAM and 64GB of hard drive space, but those who want more can upgrade to a combination of 4GB of RAM and 128GB of hard drive. And to sweeten things up even more, the Air now comes with HD audio/video, a Thunderbird I/O port, and a backlit keyboard.
To sum up this Macbook Air 11 review, Apple has successfully upgraded the fastest ultraportable of its time to become the fastest ultraportable on the market today. Not only that, they have upgraded it to the laptop we expected when it first hit the market. To end this Macbook Air 11″ review, we can now say with certainty that this is now the undisputed best laptop for its size.
