#Macbook air 13 inch 2010 for mac#
#Macbook air 13 inch 2010 pro#

There are perfectly acceptable netbooks out there for much less than a grand, to say nothing of two grand.Р”В¬an it replace a MacBook Pro, as MG suggests? Sure if you use only a few major programs like iPhoto and iMovie. This isnРІР‚в„ўt a РІР‚Сљcoffee-table netbookРІР‚Сњ that should be relegated to browsing while on the can or couch.

#Macbook air 13 inch 2010 for mac#

This is for Mac lovers who want to travel with a light notebook.

If IРІР‚в„ўm a pretentious Appletard who has to have the latest and greatest (guilty as charged) I have to spend 2 grand on this thing just to up the specs to acceptable levels. If IРІР‚в„ўm a viewing the Internet on my couch IРІР‚в„ўm going to get a tablet or netbook.

#Macbook air 13 inch 2010 pro#

If IРІР‚в„ўm an average consumer who wants a Mac IРІР‚в„ўm going to get a MacBook Pro or MacBook with lots of space, ports, and size. So here you see my issue with this laptop. Bump things up to usable numbers РІР‚вЂњ 4GB and 250GB РІР‚вЂњ and youРІР‚в„ўre talking $1,800 out the door. On the low end you risk running out of drive space and with 2GB of memory you face a potential shortage when performing larger tasks. If youРІР‚в„ўre going to get any work done, then you have a problem. If youРІР‚в„ўre going to be surfing the Internet and maybe watching kitten videos on the Air, than this should be fine. Even the 128GB on the $1299 13-inch model is going to be insufficient. However, the $1,199 model of the 11-inch Air comes with 64GB of storage, an amount that is laughably small. Barring large video editing youРІР‚в„ўre not going to slow this thing down. It runs OS X, it is very handsome, and it runs almost everything you can throw at it with aplomb. Think of the MacBook Air as the distillation of everything that makes a MacBook great. This could be an immediate dealbreaker for many people but I would recommend the DVD-lovers out there to start ripping, because optical drives, at least in the thin and light category, have been going the way of the Dodo for some time. There is, most importantly, no optical drive. There is a webcam in the bezel and an omnidirectional microphone. You also have a Mini DisplayPort Adapter, but there is no Ethernet port - a problem if you end up in a hotel with Ethernet-only connectivity. For example, you only have two USB ports, one on each side, which is a slight improvement over the original AirРІР‚в„ўs single USB port. However, that thinness comes with a price. IРІР‚в„ўve shown it to multiple people and theyРІР‚в„ўre all amazed. This is probably the thinnest laptop you have ever seen. The wireless problems that plagued some old MacBook Airs are gone here and I was very impressed with the wireless speed and performance which has as much to do with the cache speed than the actual radio. Expect this to work on a long NY to LA flight but not on an LA to China flight. I used the laptop for about four hours this morning and it hit about 10% before I recharged.

So we can be absolutely accurate in stating that the MacBook Air is quite low in terms of overall performance.Р”В«attery life is about 4 hours in real terms and six in loosey goosey terms. One of my favorite laptops, the Envy 14, hits 4463. An above average 15-inch MBP with 4GB and 2.66GHz processor can top out at 5695 and a Sony gaming laptop with 4GB memory and a 1.73 GHz processor can hit 4978. In real terms, a bog standard MacBook Pro 13-inch hits about 3655 on GeekBench while the Air hits 3003. What you make up for in access speed makes the lack of processor speed seem less important. Access to the filesystem is almost instantaneous although, in absolute truth, there is little performance difference between a standard laptop and this model especially considering the 1.86GHz processor. The solid-state drives (SSDs) inside allow this computer to boot in about ten seconds, or thirty on a bad day. It works very well, as we know, and it contains no mechanical storage, which means everything excepting the small internal fan is completely silent. As it stands, anyone you show the new Air will agree that it is a handsome piece of kit. Only two USB ports, few of the major I/O portsР”Р„lthough weРІР‚в„ўve already covered the MacBook Air on our sister site (oops, this is the link), I thought it would be fair to assess its merits in a more objective fashion.NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 RAM.Ultra-slim design uses no hard drive, weighs 2.8 lbs.If you rarely travel and/or are not a Mac fan, you will probably be better served by a cheaper netbook. Short Version: There will be no pleasing either side of the Apple fanboy divide with this review so IРІР‚в„ўll say it up front: If youРІР‚в„ўre looking for an alternative to a heavier Apple laptop РІР‚вЂњ a MacBook Pro, say, or an Apple Powerbook 170 РІР‚вЂњ and you travel, the MacBook Air is an excellent choice.