If you can stretch the budget a further £849 you'll not only get a 27-inch LED-backlit screen, but the mother all of docking stations too. Where Thunderbolt will also come into its own when used in connection with the new Apple Thunderbolt Display. However have seen them demoed at various Apple events - they are as fast as all involved claim. Sadly Thunderbolt drives aren't out on the market yet so we've been unable to test the new MacBook Air at home with any to see if they work. Thunderbolt is Apple's new port that allows you to write to Thunderbolt hard drives considerably faster than you would with a standard USB 2 or USB 3 connection. Positioned in the same place as the 2010 model, the sound comes out the back just beyond the keyboard and bounces off the screen back at you. They are good enough to listen to music while you work, or provide the soundtrack to that movie you're watching in bed, but it's not going to beat a pair of cheap desktop speakers or be enough to provide the soundtrack to a party in your hotel room. We for one will be going out to buy one once our review model goes back, and you can't get better praise than that.Īs you might expect the speakers are rather lacklustre in their performance, but not excessively so. ![]() If you're in the market for a new Mac this is certainly worth the upgrade. It perhaps cements the larger MacBook Pros as a laptop designed for the "professional" market who need the horsepower to do video processing and the like, although if costs are a limitation, then you can still get the powerful MacBook Pro 13-inch for less than this model of MacBook Air. ![]() The days of having to be penalised for wanting something ultra portable are over.įor many the new MacBook Air is going to be a winning option making this the MacBook to have, costs not withstanding. Yes you will lose the DVD drive, Ethernet, and FireWire connectivity, and have to settle for a non HD webcam (the horror), but rather than the Pro being the only option for those that want speed, the MacBook Air is now a laptop that gives you speed, style, and slinkiness in one package. ![]() The MacBook Air 2011 model is now a worthy challenger to the MacBook Pro range and certainly worth looking at if you aren't fussed about some of the features found on that range.
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