Apple MacBook Air MC505LL/A 11.6-Inch Laptop

Product Description

Introducing the new MacBook Air, the most mobile Mac in every way, shape, and form. It features all-flash storage, a Multi-Touch trackpad, a long-lasting battery, a high-resolution display, an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, and NVIDIA graphics. All inside a unibody enclosure that's light, thin, and strong enough to handle all your everyday tasks and then some, whether you're on the couch, in a lecture hall, or at a conference. It's mobility mastered.
This version of the MacBook Air sports an 11.6-inch high-resolution display, 1.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 64 GB of flash memory storage, 2 GB of RAM, an NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor, and up to 5 hours of battery life (see full specifications below). It also comes with the Mac OS X Snow Leopard operating system as well as the iLife '11 software suite, which includes the latest versions of iPhoto, iMovie, and GarageBand.

Specifications

11.6-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display with a 1366 x 768-pixel resolution
Up to 5 hours of wireless productivity plus up to 30 days of standby time
1.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3 MB on-chip shared L2 cache and 800 MHz frontside bus.
64 GB flash memory storage
2 GB installed RAM (1066 MHz DDR3; supports up to 4 GB)
NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor (with 256 MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory) for an outstanding everyday graphics experience.
Built-in FaceTime camera for video chatting
Wi-Fi wireless networking (based on 802.11n specification; 802.11a/b/g compatible)
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) for connecting with peripherals such as keyboards, mice and cell phones
Two USB 2.0 ports with networking using optional Apple USB Ethernet adapter
Mini DisplayPort output port with support for DVI, VGA, dual-link DVI, and HDMI (requires adapters, sold separately)
Built-in stereo speakers along with omnidirectional microphone, headphone minijack
Full-size keyboard
Multi-Touch trackpad for precise cursor control; supports inertial scrolling, pinch, rotate, swipe, three-finger swipe, four-finger swipe, tap, double-tap, and drag capabilities
Dimensions: 11.8 x 7.56 x 0.68 inches (WxDxH)
Weight: 2.3 pounds

The future of the classic Laptop...

I mostly do film, video and photo and use a 2006 MacPro for editing and a recent MacBook Pro for writing. Two weeks ago, I got the 11' Macbook Air with a 64GB Flash Drive and 4GB of Ram to replace the MacBook on a few occasions. Or so I thought...
Ergonomics:
Ever since they replaced the 12' for the 13' in 2005, I was hoping for something smaller. In a interview, a 13' or 15' screen acts like a wall and it's size and weight keeps you from grabbing it easily. The 11' Macbook Air makes this possible again. Closed it feels more like a small binder then a computer. Open, it feels like a normal laptop but the screen is low enough, not to separate you from the person in front of you.
The Screen:
The resolution is very high, but this also makes everything a bit small for my eyes and the colors change a lot depending on the angle in which you view the screen. But, and this is big... the screen has a luminosity of 360 cd/m². This means that you can go out on a sunny day and work without straining your eyes. This is head and shoulders above anything else on the market.
The Battery:
I would definitely wish for more then 5h, but this is probably the price to pay for a bright screen. I'm actually wondering how they got a battery into the casing.
Processing Power:
Office: Very fast. The Flash drive works wonders here. Absolutely no problems.
Photo: The Air is just as fast as the new 13' Macbook Pro or the older but mach bigger MacPro. The mix between 4GB of ram and a fast flash drive lets Aperture work swiftly trough the 20MB files from the Canon 5D Mark2. Attention tough, it also seems that the 2GB version tends to joke on the amount of data.
Video editing: I can perfectly edit and grade a ProRes 1080 24p file in Final Cut Pro with the MacBook Air. There are a few differences to the MacPro. It plays h.256 video files smoother then the MacPro with its older 7300 Graphic card. But the 4 processors of the MacPro are faster for video exports and transcoding. It's a tie...
Connectivity:
A 11' screen is rather small for video or sound editing, but when you add a keyboard with a mouse and an external HD, you can close the Air and use it with the full native resolution of the 30' screen. This is very cool. Same goes for TV. Just attach a HDMI cable to the Air's video port and you have a beautiful 1080p image on the big screen. As nice as this is, the Air hasn't been built for professional editing tough. You cant hook up 3 screens at once and when you have 16 TB of data to work with, you end up with a lot of external cables. But the new video port works wonders and the fact that you can close the computer and still use it, is very nice.
Conclusion:
Because of the flash drive, there actually is only a small performance difference between the new 13' MacBook Pro and the 11' MacBook Air. Compared to a 1e generation Intel MacPro it does a few things faster, like playing h.264 video files and a few things slower, like exporting and transcoding video files. Thanks to Moors Law, we got now a extremely silent, small and powerful computer at a very low price. The new Air isn't some crappy net-book that can barely run a text-editor, it's a computer that can hold it's own against a 1e generation Intel MacPro in a package that is about 200x smaller.
The Macbook Air feels like a glimpse into the future. Who else has access to the cheap flash, the precision machining and the electronic know-how that is necessary to create such a slim, portable and capable computer at this price? Just a year ago, the 64Gb Flash option costed as much as this whole computer costs today. The luxury prototype of yesterday has turned into the most affordable laptop in Apple's lineup today.

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