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Apple MacBook Air 11-inch (mid 2011)
9.0
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Criteria Comments Rating
  • Speed and features Faster to start then my MacBook and appears faster to load pages from Internet. great!
  • Design and form factor It is the traditional clam shell design but much lighter in weight and thinner. Given those pluses for home use needs an external superdrive, good
  • Battery life Better battery life then my MacBook or my Netbook PC but still could be better. With just word processing I can get 7 hours of work. Internet brings it down, good
  • Display As good a display as any laptop I have seen. great!
  • Durability Aluminum case travels well in my briefcase. great!
  • Expandability With only two USB ports and no SD slot it is limited. so-so
  • Noise No noise. Silent. great!
  • Portability (size / weight) Almost too light weight. It travels with me everywhere. great!
Detailed review
I bought the Mac Air as a replacement for a PC Netbook. I needed something I could take to meetings and still have the full functions of a computer. I also wanted a light weight and smooth user interface. The Netbook was a clunky design and was long in connecting to wifi and became hot quickly. Mac Air solved all of those issues and fit into my home network better since I was using a MacBook as my desktop computer. I now use the Air more then the MacBook because of mobility and no or very little heat. Excellent from working in bed.