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Apple MacBook Air 13" 1.7GHz Core i5/4GB(2x2)/128GB Flash
A truly mobile device needs to be light, thin and strong enough to take with you wherevere you go. It also needs to perform quickly, spring to life instantly and have enough battery power to keep up with you. It should have no spinning hard drive, no optical drive and no unnecessary parts... the exact description of the new MacBook Air.
When MacBook Air first debuted, it was groundbreaking in many ways. Chief among them was the precision unibody enclosure. Now that same engineering process comes to the MacBook Air's display. Just like the main enclosure, the display housing is crafted from a single piece of aluminum, with all the structural elements machined directly into it. Total unibody construction means a less complex design with fewer parts. That makes MacBook Air exceptionally thin and light, yet still durable enough to handle the rigors of everyday use.
MacBook Air is designed completely around flash storage, but in a totally different way. Typically, flash storage is housed in a package that’s the same size as a conventional hard drive. Yet the flash chips themselves occupy a very small portion of that housing. Getting rid of the hard drive enclosure and using only the parts that matter the actual flash chips frees up about 90 percent more space. And just like that, there’s room for other important things, like a bigger battery. Now you have a notebook that weighs practically nothing and runs for hours on a single charge. That’s mobility mastered.
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Customer Reviews for Apple MacBook Air 13" 1.7GHz Core i5/4GB(2x2)/128GB Flash
Review 1 for Apple MacBook Air 13" 1.7GHz Core i5/4GB(2x2)/128GB Flash
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MacBook Air is great!
Date:January 15, 2012
Written By: Seamus
From: Oakland, CA
Owned this Product for: 0-3 Months
Level of Expertise: Good
Pros: size & weight, bright screen, battery life, value for money, easy to use, Fast/High Speed
Cons: speakers
I purchased the MacBook Air as a Christmas present to my wife, who is not technically savvy. She has been using her new computer daily, and her questions to me are minimal; I love Apple's ease of use and friendly applications.
One disappointment I encountered was not with MacConnection, but with Apple: I wanted to purchase a 'One-to-One' training subscription for her, but the folks at the store told me that 'One-to-One' is only available for in-store purchases. Not a good policy by Apple, I think.
One disappointment I encountered was not with MacConnection, but with Apple: I wanted to purchase a 'One-to-One' training subscription for her, but the folks at the store told me that 'One-to-One' is only available for in-store purchases. Not a good policy by Apple, I think.
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Review 2 for Apple MacBook Air 13" 1.7GHz Core i5/4GB(2x2)/128GB Flash
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Mac Book Air
Date:January 6, 2012
Written By: btebte
From: Oakland CA
Owned this Product for: 0-3 Months
Level of Expertise: Average
Pros: bright screen, size & weight, Memory, value for money, easy to use, Fast/High Speed
Cons: battery life
Fantastic product. one of the best purchases I ever made
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Review 3 for Apple MacBook Air 13" 1.7GHz Core i5/4GB(2x2)/128GB Flash
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You get what you pay for.
Date:January 1, 2012
Written By: fdmac
From: Western North Carolina
Owned this Product for: 0-3 Months
Level of Expertise: Good
Pros: size & weight, bright screen, battery life, easy to use, Fast/High Speed
While "sitting on the fence" trying to decide which MacBook I was going to purchase I read "all" the reviews, and they were spot on. Yes, a Mac is often twice the price of a PC, and my old, workhorse Toshiba laptop running XP is happily used everyday, but this 13" MacBook Air is a beautifully designed, built, easy to use laptop. As with many of the items in my life which give good service and I enjoy using; this Air is with me until it dies, or it will no longer run supported software. However, as one can see on eBay; even old Macs have value.
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Review 4 for Apple MacBook Air 13" 1.7GHz Core i5/4GB(2x2)/128GB Flash
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Macbook Air
Date:December 28, 2011
Written By: spikey6
From: Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Owned this Product for: 0-3 Months
Level of Expertise: Average
Excellent computer for people who need to do a little bit more than what an ipad can handle.
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Review 5 for Apple MacBook Air 13" 1.7GHz Core i5/4GB(2x2)/128GB Flash
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Good buy
Date:December 15, 2011
Written By: tssal
From: San Francisco, CA
Owned this Product for: 0-3 Months
Level of Expertise: Good
great buy, very light, fast speed, was sent on time, brand new packed, no problems, all apple products recommended for everyone
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Review 6 for Apple MacBook Air 13" 1.7GHz Core i5/4GB(2x2)/128GB Flash
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Excellant Product
Date:December 6, 2011
Written By: MusicLady1
From: South Bend, IN
Owned this Product for: 0-3 Months
Level of Expertise: Newbie
Pros: size & weight, bright screen, battery life, Memory, value for money, easy to use, Fast/High Speed
I am not really qualified to review this. I am a newbie to apple. It was highly reccommeneded by a good friend.
I love it, but it takes some getting used to as I am over 55 and don't care for change. I probably only use 1/10 of 1% of what this computer can do. Daily I find something new that it can do that my PC could not do. That is what impresses me. It really has quicker easier ways to do jobs.
I love it, but it takes some getting used to as I am over 55 and don't care for change. I probably only use 1/10 of 1% of what this computer can do. Daily I find something new that it can do that my PC could not do. That is what impresses me. It really has quicker easier ways to do jobs.
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Review 7 for Apple MacBook Air 13" 1.7GHz Core i5/4GB(2x2)/128GB Flash
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Good, network centric product
Date:November 28, 2011
Written By: BKofSiValley
From: Silicon Valley, CA
Owned this Product for: 0-3 Months
Level of Expertise: Good
Pros: size & weight, battery life, easy to use
Mac Air is for those who can usually count on being connected to a reliable network/cloud for most of their work.
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Review 8 for Apple MacBook Air 13" 1.7GHz Core i5/4GB(2x2)/128GB Flash
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Brain new
Date:November 26, 2011
Written By: Esterline
From: Califonia
Owned this Product for: 0-3 Months
Level of Expertise: Average
Fast, excellent and would recommend to any one to pruchase this Macbook Air from Macconnection which have a great, great price.
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Review 9 for Apple MacBook Air 13" 1.7GHz Core i5/4GB(2x2)/128GB Flash
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Great Product
Date:November 9, 2011
Written By: WeLike
From: Seattle
Owned this Product for: 0-3 Months
Level of Expertise: Average
We love our Macbook Air. It is light and easy to use. Use Firefox not Safari.
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Review 10 for Apple MacBook Air 13" 1.7GHz Core i5/4GB(2x2)/128GB Flash
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Excellent MacBook, don't need a Pro anymore.
Date:October 27, 2011
Written By: wuster
From: San Francisco, CA
Owned this Product for: 0-3 Months
Level of Expertise: Expert
Pros: value for money, Fast/High Speed
As 4 time owner of 15 inch PowerBooks and MacBook Pros - so glad to finally find a lightweight laptop that can hold its own.
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Review 11 for Apple MacBook Air 13" 1.7GHz Core i5/4GB(2x2)/128GB Flash
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Superb laptop
Date:October 20, 2011
Written By: Clover
From: Los Angeles, CA
Owned this Product for: 0-3 Months
Level of Expertise: Expert
Pros: size & weight, bright screen, battery life, value for money, Fast/High Speed
Cons: macos lion has some rough edges and learning curve
The MacBook Air 13" is the best laptop I have ever used. It was an impulse buy for a new contract job I started with the intention to sell it once the contract is done at the end of the year. The combination of weight and battery life trump all other laptops out there. And while I expected to sacrifice performance, that may be true in benchmarks but in real life usage I have not been slowed down at all with any of the productivity software I have to use, plus Windows virtualization. My only disappointment is perhaps more with MacOS Lion - I have had issues with switching programs that are in full screen mode, and I find that coming out of sleep, the computer seems frozen for a lengthier moment than it should - or at least longer than was touted. But when running, this laptop is indeed fast, super light, and a real all day workhorse.
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Review 12 for Apple MacBook Air 13" 1.7GHz Core i5/4GB(2x2)/128GB Flash
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Ultra-portable!
Date:October 19, 2011
Written By: seki
From: Denver, CO
Owned this Product for: 0-3 Months
Level of Expertise: Expert
Pros: size & weight, bright screen, battery life, value for money, easy to use, Fast/High Speed
Cons: speakers, Fan Noise & Heat
Almost as thin as an iPad, but so powerful! This is quickly becoming the main computer in the house.
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Review 13 for Apple MacBook Air 13" 1.7GHz Core i5/4GB(2x2)/128GB Flash
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Noticeably faster than its predecessor
Date:October 15, 2011
Written By: Grandmacster
From: Vermont
Owned this Product for: 0-3 Months
Level of Expertise: Good
Pros: size & weight, bright screen, battery life, Memory, value for money, easy to use, Fast/High Speed
This mid-2011 MacBook Air ("MBA" for short) has the same display, same amount of memory, same amount of flash storage, and same Lion operating system as my late-2010 MBA. This new one is faster. (The late-2010 MBA was plenty fast enough running Snow Leopard, but it was merely satisfactory running Lion.) The backlit keyboard looks better than I expected.
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Review 14 for Apple MacBook Air 13" 1.7GHz Core i5/4GB(2x2)/128GB Flash
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great new computer
Date:October 12, 2011
Written By: mifriedman
From: Berkeley, CA
Owned this Product for: 0-3 Months
Level of Expertise: Expert
Exceeds expectations. Super fast. I was worried about swtiching from macbook pro, but have lost nothing and gained speed and light weight that can be taken anywhere.
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Review 15 for Apple MacBook Air 13" 1.7GHz Core i5/4GB(2x2)/128GB Flash
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A great gift for myself!
Date:October 12, 2011
Written By: Stitch520
From: Sacramento, CA
Owned this Product for: 0-3 Months
Level of Expertise: Good
Pros: size & weight, bright screen, battery life, Memory, easy to use, Fast/High Speed
Cons: a little bit expensive.
I'm glad that my first Mac is MacBook Air. It's affordable and easy to use.
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Review 16 for Apple MacBook Air 13" 1.7GHz Core i5/4GB(2x2)/128GB Flash
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Great Little Piece of Hardware
Date:October 7, 2011
Written By: emacs
From: Notre Dame, IN
Owned this Product for: 0-3 Months
Level of Expertise: Expert
Pros: bright screen, battery life, value for money, easy to use, Fast/High Speed
Cons: Memory
This laptop is very close to my ideal machine. The only downsides are not being able to upgrade memory and the SSD size limitations.
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Review 17 for Apple MacBook Air 13" 1.7GHz Core i5/4GB(2x2)/128GB Flash
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THE NEW MBA IS AWESOME!
Date:September 30, 2011
Written By: CYBERBOY12
From: BOSTON
Owned this Product for: 0-3 Months
Level of Expertise: Expert
Pros: size & weight, bright screen, easy to use, Fast/High Speed
Cons: battery life
This is my second MacBook Air and this is the best model ever. Finally I can make the MBA my work comp for everyday use!
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Review 18 for Apple MacBook Air 13" 1.7GHz Core i5/4GB(2x2)/128GB Flash
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Awesome laptop
Date:September 29, 2011
Written By: Cheezer
From: Sacramento
Owned this Product for: 0-3 Months
Level of Expertise: Good
Pros: size & weight, battery life, value for money, easy to use
Best laptop I east ovned. Super portable, can't even feel it in my backpack.
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Review 19 for Apple MacBook Air 13" 1.7GHz Core i5/4GB(2x2)/128GB Flash
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Macbook Air Rocks!
Date:September 20, 2011
Written By: Anonymous
From: San Diego, CA
Owned this Product for: 0-3 Months
Level of Expertise: Expert
Pros: size & weight, bright screen, battery life, Memory, value for money, easy to use, Fast/High Speed
I originally ordered one of these from Amazon, but after waiting nearly three weeks (they were out of stock) and seeing that Mac Connection got them in stock for only $15 more, I cancelled Amazon and ordered from here. After using my 1st generation Macbook Air for the last couple years, this new 2011 Macbook Air simply rocks in comparison. The speed is like a night and day difference. It boots up in about 10 seconds. At some tasks, it even bests my 2006 Mac Pro with 11GB of RAM! I am LOVING this new Macbook Air!
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Review 20 for Apple MacBook Air 13" 1.7GHz Core i5/4GB(2x2)/128GB Flash
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Performance:
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new to mac
Date:September 15, 2011
Written By: ginagmart
From: Los Angeles CA
Owned this Product for: 0-3 Months
Level of Expertise: Newbie
Pros: size & weight, bright screen, value for money, Fast/High Speed
I'm still getting use to the MAC since I've always been a PC - I wouldn't be a good reviewer for "ease of use".
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