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MacBook Air 2011 Reviews
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Engadget Review is up: http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/25/macbook-air-review-mid-2011/
Edit: Aw snap, you already got it. Kudos, RH.
Edit: Aw snap, you already got it. Kudos, RH.
But they still gave it a very respectable 8/10. If you want Apple hate, just read the comments. The anti-Apple trolls are out in force.
you mean 9/10...
though i don't understand why they are calling it expensive, are they comparing it to laptops of the same size or any laptop? Laptops of the same size don't even come close to the MBA's price..
Yes 9/10. I think they are comparing it to mainstream notebooks. Remember, now that the base MacBook is gone, it takes $1200 to get a Mac notebook with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage space. Granted, it's a nice machine, but it is pricey in terms of the notebook market in general.
Well, Apple has never been in the mainstream laptop market anyway. I think it's silly to compare MBA to dissimilar laptops, it's apples to oranges. MBA is one of the cheapest and best ultraportables.
How so, the review seemed balanced to me and the conclusion was that it was an overall positive refresh
added. thanks guys! been busy at work today, so haven't had time to scour the internets. good thing you guys keep updated.
i wish we had more for the 11" tho.
The top picture seems to be an 11" but the teardown pictures (the one showing the motherboard) are definitely of a 13": You can see the SD card slot (the grey thing on the left)
So still no actual 11" teardown. I hope iFixit will do one, I really wonder how they got that thunderbolt chip in that already very cramped machine.
Probably the same way as in 13". 13" uses a custom PCH with integrated Thunderbolt controller. That takes less space than PCH plus a separate TB controller.
Apple Insider:
http://www.appleinsider.com/article...derbolt_11_inch_and_13_inch_macbook_airs.html
Still no Macworld (not even Lab Tests) or Anandtech.
http://www.appleinsider.com/article...derbolt_11_inch_and_13_inch_macbook_airs.html
Still no Macworld (not even Lab Tests) or Anandtech.
nice. thanks!
i haven't read the whole thing yet, but kinda weak review on the battery and ram section from what i've seennice. thanks!
The best part of the review is the last page with the performance specs. Once again, Apple has created a "should I get the Ultimate 13 Air or base 13" Pro with SSD" conundrum. They perform similarly, the Air is cheaper, but lacks the optical drive and doesn't have expandable RAM.
Interesting comment about how the backlit keyboard was the most requested feature. Apple does listen to customers sometimes.
Macworld lab tests now out. Shouldn't be too long now for the full reviews !
http://www.macworld.com/article/161362/2011/07/macbookairbenchmarks.html
!http://www.macworld.com/article/161362/2011/07/macbookairbenchmarks.html
Macworld lab tests now out. Shouldn't be too long now for the full reviews
http://www.macworld.com/article/161362/2011/07/macbookairbenchmarks.html
Everyone wants to see it against the i5 vs i7. Especially in the 13". That's what most people are debating here.
Yes. It was somewhat pointless of them to test two versions of the 1.6GHz 11" and two versions of the 1.7GHz 13". They should have skipped the 128GB 11" and 256GB 13" models, and just tested the Core i7 in one or both of them. I guess it depends on what kind of review units they requested and got from Apple.
That said, Macworld's tests are nice because they do actual tasks, and don't just run some theoretical benchmarks.
thanks.. didn't seem much of a review tho. i'll add it anyway
is this the 11" or 13"?
The problem with Macworld's tests is that they don't list which SSD is in which machine (Samsung or Toshiba). I think that's what's causing the arguably faster 13" to be slower in certain tasks. (This is actually a problem with pretty much all the tests so far.)