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Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (2008)

Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (2008)
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alaScore 86

1527 reviews

Apr, 2025

alaTest has collected and analyzed 1527 reviews of Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (2008). The average rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Opinions about the durability and usability are on the whole positive. The design and performance are also mentioned favorably, but the sound and price get less positive opinions.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (2008) is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 86/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (2008)

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 16 user reviews of Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (2008) from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.7/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. People really like the price and screen. The design and usability are also appreciated.

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94% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2025

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Amazon.com review summary for Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (2008)

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 277 user reviews of Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (2008) from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Comments about the price and design are overall positive. The usability and performance are also mentioned favorably.

portability, performance, usability, design, price

89% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2025

Expert review by : Paul Miller (engadget.com)

MacBook Air Rev. B mini-review

 

We've spent a bit of quality time with the new MacBook Air, and while there's little on the surface to denote a change, Apple did quite a bit under the hood to turn this into a serious laptop -- of sorts. Full disclosure: we (meaning a certain Paul...

Much faster than earlier version ; Improved boot time ; mini DisplayPort plug

Fixes problems that shouldn't have been ; Could use a 3G option ; Still very expensive

Dec, 2008
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Expert review by : Dan Ackerman (cnet.com)

Read our 10-year-old review of the first-ever Apple MacBook Air

 

When the Apple MacBook Air was introduced ten years ago, it was different than anything we'd seen before.

Incredibly thin yet surprisingly sturdy; new trackpad gesture controls are very useful; remote optical drive makes living without a built-in drive much easier.

Very limited connectivity; slower than other MacBooks; SSD hard-drive option is ridiculously expensive and standard hard drive is small; battery is not user replaceable.

The design is revolutionary, but Apple's MacBook Air will appeal to a smaller, more specialized audience than the standard MacBook, thanks to a stripped-down set of connections and features.

Jan, 2018
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Expert review by : JoannaStern (theverge.com)

MacBook Air with Windows 7 review: the ultrabook to rule them all?

 

Let's be honest: The ultrabook phenomenon is by and large Intel's and the rest of the PC industry's reaction to Apple's MacBook Air. Just take a look at a lot of the designs and the features: the...

Very thin and well-built chassis ; Beautiful display ; Touchpad works great with Windows 7 ; Snappy performance

Only 4.5 hours of battery life in Windows ; Too expensive ; Keyboard layout can be confusing to Windows users ; Boot times slower than competition

Apple is never going to make the perfect Windows 7 machine, but in many ways its hardware enables the best Windows experience right now

Feb, 2012
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Expert review by : Cisco Cheng (pcmag.com)

Apple MacBook Air (Nvidia 9400M GT)

 

The Apple MacBook Air (Nvidia 9400M GT) is a specimen of unsurpassable beauty, but upgrades of a few parts internally won't be enough to win over converts to Mac.

Still the thinnest and best-looking ultraportable. Bright screen. Comfortable keyboard. Best graphics performance in its class. Extremely lightweight

Depleted feature set. Downgraded to a low-voltage processor. Only 2GB of memory with this configuration. Lacks higher-resolution screen options. Slow spinning hard drive. Battery life hasn't improved

Apr, 2009
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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 : PCMag Staff (pcmag.com)

Apple Macbook Air (Penryn)

 

Preview of the Apple Macbook Air (Penryn).

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Oct, 2008
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Apple Macbook Air (penryn)

 

The new MacBook Air is still ultrathin, ultraportable, and ultra unlike anything else. But somehow there's room to add so much more. A bigger hard drive. A 4x graphics performance boost. And more power for everyday tasks. Mobile computing has yet...

Oct, 2008
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Expert review by : Darren Gladstone (pcworld.com)

Apple MacBook Air/1.6GHz

 

The MacBook Air is a super-slim ultraportable laptop computer that you can slip into very thin spaces. Like anything else that Apple crafts, the Air's industrial design is phenomenal. But its beauty is little more than skin deep.

Greatly improved graphics power ; Sleek, sexy, spartan design ; Full-size keyboard ; Fantastic keyboard ; Weighs three pounds ; Bright display

Single USB port ; So slim, there's little room for inputs ; Poor battery life ; No video adapters in box ; Slower than much more affordable Apple laptops ; Unswappable battery

The Air's looks can't be denied. Its performance and expandability are whole other matters, though.

Mar, 2008
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Expert review by (pcworld.com)

One Small Problem With the MacBook Air . . .

 

Why you'll need an external USB optical drive.

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Mar, 2008
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