Apple's Macbook Air, a supporting notebook
Design, size and weight advantages
Of course, its ultra lightweight (1kg 3), its size (equivalent to a notebook of 23 x32 cm) and its exceptional front side thinness (0.4 cm) count among its special features!
Other features which are not insignificant include its real, backlit keyboard, the 13.3-inch widescreen LED display, the cyber-camera, and the integrated microphone and loudspeakers. It even consumes less energy than a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) screen, and you will get up to five hours of runtime autonomy. What more could you ask for?
A few weak points
We recommend its use for roaming as a complement to a desktop computer, because it offers few expansion options.
Biggest drawback: no optical drive (only a DVD reader is optional), no Firewire port nor a network Ethernet port (an adapter is optional). It only has one USB port for linking peripheral devices, and a single video port. It has a limited 2GB built-in RAM, and an 80 GB hard disk.
Last, but not least, its price tag is quite hefty for a supporting computer.
But true Apple fans will be won over by its design.
