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Ultra-slim notebooks are really pleasing to the eye. They can easily capture awe and admiration by a mere glance. However, they have their own drawbacks as well. Due to the slender structure, they absent some of the features and interfaces that are otherwise present in the other notebooks.
The 2009 version of the Apple MacBook Air Notebook, is truly a beauty. With a thickness of just 0.7”, this notebook is thinner than the previous Apple Notebooks. This device is 12.8” long and 8.9” wide. A weight of just 1.3kg, a sturdy aluminium body and a compact structure contribute significantly to the portability factor too. A full QWERTY chiclet type keyboard and a multi-touch trackpad are present for feeding in data. A 13.3 inch LED back-lit screen is featured as well, which has a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. The CPU consists of an Intel Core 2 Duo 1.86GHz processor. 2GB of RAM and 128GB of solid state storage are offered by this ultra-slim notebook. Graphics handling is performed by the Nvidia GeForce 9400M graphics card with 256MB of memory allotted to videos. The Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard comes pre-installed in this extremely portable laptop. On the networking front, this mobile PC supports WiFi connectivity and Bluetooth v2.1 capability with EDR. As mentioned earlier, this notebook houses very few ports and interfaces due to its thin structure. A headphone jack, a USB 2.0 port and a mini display port are the only interfaces on board this laptop. An iSight video camera is also present in this device.
The main differences between this notebook and the previous version of the MacBook Air are that the older version shipped with an Intel Core 2 Duo 1.6GHz processor, an 80GB hard drive and an Intel X3100 Graphics Media Accelerator.
It is quite disappointing that memory expansion slots and optical drives are not provided in the newer notebook too. You might have to explicitly buy the Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive for playing and writing CDs and DVDs or installing software. This external drive connects to the MacBook Air notebook through the USB port. Cost wise, the notebook does carry a heavy price tag too. However, considering the dimensions, design performance and speed, the latest version of Apple MacBook Air 13.3″ Notebook can surely bag good scores to top the charts.
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