MacBook Air

133 reviews

May, 2013

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Screen (10)
Keyboard (7)
Performance (6)
Connectivity (6)
Portability (6)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 133 reviews from magazines and websites. People really like the portability and connectivity. The performance and keyboard also get good feedback, but there are some mixed comments about the battery.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Laptops the MacBook Air is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 83/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by: Jamshed Avari (tech2.in.com)

Macbook Air 11-inch

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Expert review by: (pcworld.com)

MacBook Air 1.6GHz

Though Apple announced a second generation of the MacBook Air in October of last year, a shipping delay, some surprising...

Though not for everyone, Apple's MacBook Air can still boast about its status as the world's thinnest notebook computer, only now, with a 33 percent performance gain, the tradeoff between size and speed is not as great as with the first generation...

Jan, 2009

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Expert review by: Jason Snell (pcworld.com)

Apple MacBook Air/1.86GHz

On the outside, the new MacBook Air 1.86 GHz is identical to the first generation of Apple's extremely lightweight laptops. Inside, it's quite different, offering a new and faster processor, upgraded video circuitry, a faster frontside bus, speedier...

Light and sleek ; Greatly improved graphics over first Air

Unswappable battery ; Single USB port

Apple's second stab at the Air adds a better GPU but keeps the same shape--and the problems that come with it.

Dec, 2008

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Expert review by: James Galbraith (macworld.com)

Review: MacBook Air 1.6GHz

Apple's new 1.6GHz MacBook Air can still boast about its status as the world's thinnest notebook computer, only now, it offers a 33 percent performance gain over the first generation 1.6GHz MacBook Air.

Greatly improved graphics power ; Full-size keyboard ; Weighs three pounds ; Bright display

Single USB port ; No video adapters in box ; Slower than much more affordable Apple laptops ; Unswappable battery ; Bottom Line ; Apple's follow-up to the early 2008 debut of the ultraportable features faster RAM, more storage (a 120GB Serial ATA drive...

Under the hood, the new 1.6GHz MacBook Air received numerous updates. It still has 2GB of RAM, but the laptop now uses faster 1,066MHz DDR3 memory instead of the 667MHz DDR2 memory in the previous 1.6GHz MacBook Air. The new 120GB Serial ATA hard drive...

Jan, 2009

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Expert review by: Bob LeVitus (macobserver.com)

Dr. Mac Reviews MacBook Air

I love my job. For the past month Iive had the pleasure of using a MacBook Air along with a US$99 MacBook Air USB SuperDrive (more on that shortly) and a $29 USB Ethernet adapter.

Mar, 2008

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Expert review by: Jason Snell (macworld.com)

Review: MacBook Air

The decision about whether the MacBook Air is a product worth having can be answered by one question: How much are you willing to compromise? In his extensive review of the latest Apple laptop, Jason Snell looks at what trade-offs you'll have to make...

Full-size keyboard ; Weighs three pounds ; Bright LED-backlit 13.3-inch screen ;

Limited configuration options ; Slow processor ; Slow and small hard drive ; Unswappable battery ; Bottom Line ; Mac users now have a three-pound, thin laptop to call their own, but it comes with tradeoffs. The MacBook Air comes without an optical...

The MacBook Air’s keyboard, backlighting excepted, is the same square-keycapped design featured on the MacBook. And its 13.3-inch, 1,280-by-800-pixel display is identical in size to the one found on the MacBook. However, the Air’s screen is notably...

Jan, 2008

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Consumer review by: asiafish (pcworld.com)

Apple MacBook Air/1.86GHz

A lousy choice for a primary computer, but THE BEST ultraportable on the market today when actually used as an ultraportable.

Incredibly thin (slips in any briefcase between papers and files), incredibly light and no ergonomic compromises. An absolute delight to use

Only 1 USB port, battery life only 3.5 hours real-world use

Jan, 2010

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Consumer review by: (amazon.com)

Amazon review summary for the MacBook Air

alaTest has collected and analyzed 15 user reviews of the MacBook Air from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 5.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

100% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2013

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Consumer review by: The Accretion Desk (amazon.com)

Life Changer

First, I have a 15" and 13" MBP as well as a netbook and two imac desktops. Also an iPad and several generations of iPod touches. But this 11" MBA is fast becoming my favorite. This machine is fully loaded (4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, 1.6GHz) and motors along...

Apr, 2011

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Consumer review by: The Accretion Desk (amazon.com)