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{{infobox computer
{{infobox computer
| Name = MacBook Air
| Name = MacBook Air
| Photo = [[Image:MacBook_Air_black.jpg|250px]]
| Photo = [[Image:MacBook Air black.jpg|250px]]
| Caption = A MacBook Air on display after the 2008 Macworld Keynote
| Caption = A MacBook Air on display after the 2008 Macworld Keynote
| Developer = [[Apple Inc.]]
| Developer = [[Apple Inc.]]
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==Overview==
==Overview==
[[Image:SteveJobsMacbookAir.JPG|thumb|upright|left|Steve Jobs with a MacBook Air at the Keynote Address during Macworld 2008.]]To reduce the computer's size and weight, Apple engineers omitted certain features long standard on their laptops. It is Apple's first notebook since the [[PowerBook 2400c]] without a built-in [[removable media]] drive.<ref>http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powerbook/stats/mac_powerbook2400c_180.html</ref> Users may purchase an external [[USB]] [[SuperDrive]], or use bundled [[Remote Disc]] software to access the optical drive of another computer.<ref>http://www.apple.com/macbookair/wireless.html</ref> It lacks a [[Kensington Security Slot|security slot]]<ref>{{cite web | last = Frakes | first = Dan | title = MacBook Air's Tradeoffs | publisher = [[Macworld]] | date = [[2008-01-16]] | url = http://www.macworld.com/article/131624/2008/01/macbook_air_tradeoffs.html?t=204 | accessdate = 2008-01-18 }}</ref> and an [[Ethernet]] port<ref>http://www.apple.com/macbookair/specs.html</ref>, although a USB-to-Ethernet adapter may be purchased separately.<ref>http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?nplm=MB442Z/A</ref> Some have complained about the omission of these features.<ref name="mossberg"/>
[[Image:SteveJobsMacbookAir.JPG|thumb|upright|left|Steve Jobs with a MacBook Air at the Keynote Address during Macworld 2008.]]To reduce the computer's size and weight, Apple engineers omitted certain features long standard on their laptops. It is Apple's first notebook since the [[PowerBook 2400c]] without a built-in [[removable media]] drive.<ref>http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powerbook/stats/mac_powerbook2400c_180.html</ref> Users may purchase an external [[USB]] [[SuperDrive]], or use bundled [[Remote Disc]] software to access the optical drive of another computer.<ref>http://www.apple.com/macbookair/wireless.html</ref> It lacks a [[Kensington Security Slot|security slot]]<ref>{{cite web | last = Frakes | first = Dan | title = MacBook Air's Tradeoffs | publisher = [[Macworld]] | date = [[2008-01-16]] | url = http://www.macworld.com/article/131624/2008/01/macbook_air_tradeoffs.html?t=204 | accessdate = 2008-01-18 }}</ref> and an [[Ethernet]] port,<ref>http://www.apple.com/macbookair/specs.html</ref> although a USB-to-Ethernet adapter may be purchased separately.<ref>http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?nplm=MB442Z/A</ref> Some have complained about the omission of these features.<ref name="mossberg"/>


The MacBook Air is Apple's first laptop computer to be offered with an optional [[Solid-state drive|solid-state hard drive]].<ref name="ssd">{{cite web | last = Choney | first = Suzanne | title = Lighter laptops move to flash-based drives | publisher = [[Newsweek]] | date = [[2008-01-24]] | url = http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22805558/ | accessdate = 2008-01-24 }}</ref>
The MacBook Air is Apple's first laptop computer to be offered with an optional [[Solid-state drive|solid-state hard drive]].<ref name="ssd">{{cite web | last = Choney | first = Suzanne | title = Lighter laptops move to flash-based drives | publisher = [[Newsweek]] | date = [[2008-01-24]] | url = http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22805558/ | accessdate = 2008-01-24 }}</ref>
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The laptop has the magnetic latch system of the [[MacBook]] and an aluminum casing like the [[MacBook Pro]]. The trackpad offers [[iPhone]]-like [[Multi-touch|Multi-Touch]] gestures, an improvement over previous MacBook trackpads. Among the gestures are pinching, swiping, and rotating. MacBook Air can also fit in a manilla envelope.<ref>http://www.apple.com/macbookair/features.html</ref>
The laptop has the magnetic latch system of the [[MacBook]] and an aluminum casing like the [[MacBook Pro]]. The trackpad offers [[iPhone]]-like [[Multi-touch|Multi-Touch]] gestures, an improvement over previous MacBook trackpads. Among the gestures are pinching, swiping, and rotating. MacBook Air can also fit in a manilla envelope.<ref>http://www.apple.com/macbookair/features.html</ref>



===Dimensions===
===Dimensions===
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===User-serviceability===
===User-serviceability===
Unlike Apple's other notebooks, but like its [[iPod]] range, the MacBook Air has no directly user-replaceable parts. Its hard drive, memory, and battery are enclosed within the casing, with memory soldered directly to the motherboard.<ref>{{cite web | title = MacBook Air's Fatal Flaw: Battery, RAM, HD Sealed Like an iPod | publisher = [[Gizmodo]] | date = [[2008-01-15]] | url = http://gizmodo.com/345177/macbook-airs-fatal-flaw-battery-ram-hd-sealed-like-an-ipod | accessdate = 2008-01-15 }}</ref>
Unlike Apple's other notebooks, but like its [[iPod]] range, the MacBook Air has no directly user-replaceable parts. Its hard drive, memory, and battery are enclosed within the casing, with memory soldered directly to the motherboard.<ref>{{cite web | title = MacBook Air's Fatal Flaw: Battery, RAM, HD Sealed Like an iPod | publisher = [[Gizmodo]] | date = [[2008-01-15]] | url = http://gizmodo.com/345177/macbook-airs-fatal-flaw-battery-ram-hd-sealed-like-an-ipod | accessdate = 2008-01-15 }}</ref>
The hard drive is not soldered and can be replaced through a non-trivial disassembly procedure<ref>{{cite web | title = First Look at the MacBook Air | publisher = [[iFixIt]] | date = [[2008-02-01]] | url = http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/First-Look/Mac/MacBook-Air | accessdate = 2008-02-01 }}</ref>. Relatively expensive [[Solid-state drive|solid-state drives]] (SSDs) are commercially available, although [[Hard drive platter|single-platter laptop hard drives]] are not generally available to consumers.{{cn}}
The hard drive is not soldered and can be replaced through a non-trivial disassembly procedure.<ref>{{cite web | title = First Look at the MacBook Air | publisher = [[iFixIt]] | date = [[2008-02-01]] | url = http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/First-Look/Mac/MacBook-Air | accessdate = 2008-02-01 }}</ref> Relatively expensive [[solid-state drive]]s (SSDs) are commercially available, although [[Hard drive platter|single-platter laptop hard drives]] are not generally available to consumers.{{Fact|date=February 2008}}
As part of out-of-warranty service, Apple offers to replace the battery for a fee.<ref>{{cite web | title = MacBook Air Out-of-Warranty Battery Replacement Program | publisher = [[Apple Inc.]] | url = http://www.apple.com/support/macbookair/service/battery/ | accessdate = 2008-01-15 }}</ref> It may be possible for the end user to replace the battery, though it's unclear whether this process would void the notebook's warranty.<ref>{{cite web | title = Sources: MacBook Air battery replacements take only minutes | publisher = [[AppleInsider]] | date = [[2008-01-18]] | url = http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/18/sources_macbook_air_battery_replacements_take_only_minutes.html | accessdate = 2008-01-19 }}</ref> Users looking to replace batteries through third-party vendors will need to wait until replacement batteries are made available for this model.<ref>{{cite web | title = MacBook Air Battery Easy to Replace | publisher = [[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] | date = [[2008-01-22]] | url = http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/01/macbook-air-bat.html | accessdate = 2008-01-23 }}</ref>
As part of out-of-warranty service, Apple offers to replace the battery for a fee.<ref>{{cite web | title = MacBook Air Out-of-Warranty Battery Replacement Program | publisher = [[Apple Inc.]] | url = http://www.apple.com/support/macbookair/service/battery/ | accessdate = 2008-01-15 }}</ref> It may be possible for the end user to replace the battery, though it's unclear whether this process would void the notebook's warranty.<ref>{{cite web | title = Sources: MacBook Air battery replacements take only minutes | publisher = [[AppleInsider]] | date = [[2008-01-18]] | url = http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/18/sources_macbook_air_battery_replacements_take_only_minutes.html | accessdate = 2008-01-19 }}</ref> Users looking to replace batteries through third-party vendors will need to wait until replacement batteries are made available for this model.<ref>{{cite web | title = MacBook Air Battery Easy to Replace | publisher = [[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] | date = [[2008-01-22]] | url = http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/01/macbook-air-bat.html | accessdate = 2008-01-23 }}</ref>


===Environmental impact===
===Environmental impact===
The MacBook Air has an all-[[aluminum]] case, a [[mercury (element)|mercury]]- and [[arsenic]]-free LCD glass substrate, [[polyvinyl chloride|PVC]]-free internal cables, and circuit boards free of [[brominated flame retardant]]s.<ref name="appleintro">{{cite web| url=http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2008/01/15mbair.html?sr=hotnews | title=Apple Introduces MacBook Air—The World’s Thinnest Notebook| accessdate=2008-01-16 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.apple.com/hotnews/agreenerapple/ A Greener Apple], [[Steve Jobs]], Apple.</ref>. [[Greenpeace]], which had previously [[Apple Inc.#Environmental issues|criticized Apple for its ecological practices]], stated that the "[[Green politics|greener]]" MacBook Air is a step towards what it considers necessary improvements. <ref>{{cite web| title=Apple Unveils Green Ultrathin Laptop |date=2008-01-15| url=http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=apple-unveils-green-ultra | accessdate=2008-02-01 }}</ref>
The MacBook Air has an all-[[aluminum]] case, a [[mercury (element)|mercury]]- and [[arsenic]]-free LCD glass substrate, [[polyvinyl chloride|PVC]]-free internal cables, and circuit boards free of [[brominated flame retardant]]s.<ref name="appleintro">{{cite web| url=http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2008/01/15mbair.html?sr=hotnews | title=Apple Introduces MacBook Air—The World’s Thinnest Notebook| accessdate=2008-01-16 }}</ref>.<ref>[http://www.apple.com/hotnews/agreenerapple/ A Greener Apple], [[Steve Jobs]], Apple.</ref> [[Greenpeace]], which had previously [[Apple Inc.#Environmental issues|criticized Apple for its ecological practices]], stated that the "[[Green politics|greener]]" MacBook Air is a step towards what it considers necessary improvements.<ref>{{cite web| title=Apple Unveils Green Ultrathin Laptop |date=2008-01-15| url=http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=apple-unveils-green-ultra | accessdate=2008-02-01 }}</ref>


==Specifications==
==Specifications==
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Revision as of 01:33, 2 February 2008

MacBook Air
DeveloperApple Inc.
TypeLaptop or Notebook
Release dateJanuary 31, 2008
Introductory priceUS$1,799, CA$1,899, EU€1,699, GB£1,199, JP¥229,800, AU$2,499, NZ$2,988
CPUIntel Core 2 Duo 1.6 or 1.8 GHz
Websiteapple.com/macbookair

The MacBook Air is a Macintosh notebook computer by Apple Inc., part of the MacBook family and the company's first to feature a multi-touch trackpad and an optional solid-state hard drive. Apple CEO Steve Jobs revealed the MacBook Air at the Macworld Conference & Expo on January 15, 2008. Apple describes it as the "world's thinnest notebook"[1] at 0.76 inches (1.93 cm) thick at its thickest point and 0.16 inches (0.4 cm) at its thinnest. Weighing 3.0 pounds (1.36 kg), it is also Apple's lightest laptop.

Overview

Steve Jobs with a MacBook Air at the Keynote Address during Macworld 2008.

To reduce the computer's size and weight, Apple engineers omitted certain features long standard on their laptops. It is Apple's first notebook since the PowerBook 2400c without a built-in removable media drive.[2] Users may purchase an external USB SuperDrive, or use bundled Remote Disc software to access the optical drive of another computer.[3] It lacks a security slot[4] and an Ethernet port,[5] although a USB-to-Ethernet adapter may be purchased separately.[6] Some have complained about the omission of these features.[7]

The MacBook Air is Apple's first laptop computer to be offered with an optional solid-state hard drive.[8]

The CPU is an Intel Core 2 Duo chip first appearing in the MacBook Air that was redesigned to reduce its physical size by 60 percent.[9]

The laptop has the magnetic latch system of the MacBook and an aluminum casing like the MacBook Pro. The trackpad offers iPhone-like Multi-Touch gestures, an improvement over previous MacBook trackpads. Among the gestures are pinching, swiping, and rotating. MacBook Air can also fit in a manilla envelope.[10]

Dimensions

An Apple press release calls the MacBook Air "the world’s thinnest notebook" and says it "measures an unprecedented 0.16 inches at its thinnest point, while its maximum height of 0.76 inches is less than the thinnest point on competing notebooks"[11] — such as Sony's TZ series, Jobs said in his presentation.[12] Laptops thinner than the MacBook Air's maximum height have been manufactured in the past, including the Mitsubishi/Hewlett-Packard Pedion (a maximum of 0.72 inches thick)[13] in 1997 and the Toshiba Portégé 2000 (a maximum of 0.75 inches thick)[14] in 2002.

Remote Disc

The MacBook Air can wirelessly access the optical drive of another Mac or Windows PC that has the Remote Disc program installed, allowing the installation of applications from a CD or DVD.[15][16] It can also reinstall the system software from the included installation DVD.[17] Remote Disc supports netbooting, so the MacBook Air can boot from its installation DVD in another computer's drive.[18] But Walt Mossberg notes that users cannot use the Remote Disc feature, invented as a replacement for an optical drive, to install Windows, watch DVDs, or play or import music.[7]

The optional MacBook Air SuperDrive

User-serviceability

Unlike Apple's other notebooks, but like its iPod range, the MacBook Air has no directly user-replaceable parts. Its hard drive, memory, and battery are enclosed within the casing, with memory soldered directly to the motherboard.[19] The hard drive is not soldered and can be replaced through a non-trivial disassembly procedure.[20] Relatively expensive solid-state drives (SSDs) are commercially available, although single-platter laptop hard drives are not generally available to consumers.[citation needed] As part of out-of-warranty service, Apple offers to replace the battery for a fee.[21] It may be possible for the end user to replace the battery, though it's unclear whether this process would void the notebook's warranty.[22] Users looking to replace batteries through third-party vendors will need to wait until replacement batteries are made available for this model.[23]

Environmental impact

The MacBook Air has an all-aluminum case, a mercury- and arsenic-free LCD glass substrate, PVC-free internal cables, and circuit boards free of brominated flame retardants.[11].[24] Greenpeace, which had previously criticized Apple for its ecological practices, stated that the "greener" MacBook Air is a step towards what it considers necessary improvements.[25]

Specifications

Component Early 2008[26]
Display 13.3-inch glossy LED-backlit TFT LCD widescreen display, 1280×800 pixel resolution
Graphics Intel GMA X3100 graphics processor with 144 MB of DDR2 SDRAM shared with main memory
Storage 80 GB ATA hard disk drive
64 GB SSD optional
Processor 1.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Merom,[27][28] with 800 MHz FSB
1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo optional
Memory 2 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM soldered to the logicboard
Wireless networking Integrated [[AirPort#AirPort Extreme (802�n)|AirPort Extreme]] supports 802.11a/b/g/draft n
Wired Ethernet none, Optional USB Ethernet Adapter
Optical storage none, Optional External USB SuperDrive
Camera Built-in iSight, 640×480 pixel resolution
Battery 37 W-Hr Lithium-ion polymer battery
5 hours
Physical dimensions 22.7 cm D × 32.4 cm  W × 0.4~1.94 cm H
8.9 in. D × 12.74 in. W × 0.16~0.76 in. H
1.36 kg (3.0 lbs.)
Bluetooth Built-in (2.1+Enhanced Data Rate)
Port connections 1× USB 2.0
1× Micro-DVI video port (adapters are included for VGA or DVI monitors up to 1920×1200 pixels)
1× Audio out (3.5 mm stereo jack)
Audio 1× microphone
1× mono loudspeaker
External speakers must be plugged in for stereo.
Keyboard Backlit full-size keyboard with ambient light sensor
Trackpad Supports multi-touch gestures

Other Info

In the 'Manilla' Advertisment for this product the backing audio track is the song 'New Soul' by Yael Naim.

Timeline of portable Macintoshes
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See also: List of Mac models

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to MacBook Air.

References

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  2. ^ http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powerbook/stats/mac_powerbook2400c_180.html
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  13. ^ CNet: MacBook Air: Not the thinnest notebook ever
  14. ^ Official Portege 2000 Data Sheet
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