Pros
- Bright 13-inch display
- Full-size keyboard
- Bright, beautiful screen
- Incredibly lightweight
- Weighs three pounds
- Thin
Cons
- Slow performance
- Slower than all other Apple laptops
- Only one USB port
- Single USB port limits connectivity
At A Glance
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Manufacturer’s Description
The MacBook Air 13.3-inch widescreen LED display, full-size keyboard, and large multi-touch trackpad. It's incomparably portable without the usual ultraportable screen and keyboard compromises. From a slimmer hard drive to strategically hidden I/O ports to a lower-profile battery, everything has been considered and reconsidered with thinness in mind.MacBook Air performance is as impressive as its form, thanks to its Intel Core 2 Duo processor. This chip was custom-built to fit within the compact dimensions of MacBook Air.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | MC234LLA |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Intel Core 2 Duo |
| Processor speed | 2130.0 MHz |
| Cache size | 6.0 KB |
| Bus speed | 1066.0 MHz |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 2000.0 MB |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory speed | 1066.0 MHz |
| Memory max | 2.0 GB |
| Display | |
| Display size | 13.3 inches |
| Display type | Glossy LCD with LED Backlight |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Graphics | |
| Graphics Type | Integrated |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | Nvidia GeForce 9400M |
| Storage | |
| Drive size | 128.0 GB |
| Battery | |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion |
| Vendor Rated Battery life | 5.0 hours |
| Standard Number of Batteries | 1 |
| Number of Included Batteries | 1 |
| Green | |
| Energy Star compliant | 1.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 12.8 inches |
| Depth | 9.0 inches |
| Height | 0.9 inches |
| Weight | 3.0 pounds |
| Sound | |
| Speakers | Mono |
| Included Software | |
| Included Software | iLife |
| Operating System | Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) |
| Other Features | |
| Docking Station Port | No |
| Devices |
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| Input devices |
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| Ports and Connections | |
| Ethernet Type |
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| Available Interfaces |
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| Wireless connection | 802.11 n |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
Performance
| Overall Performance | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench 6 Score | 67 |
| WorldBench 6 Rating | Fair |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 2:41:19 AM (hh:mm) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Web Browsing | 424 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Suite Use | 375 seconds (lower is better) |
| File Compression | 497 seconds (lower is better) |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 718 seconds (lower is better) |
| GPU Graphics Rendering | 437 seconds (lower is better) |
| CPU Graphics Rendering | 1847 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 499 seconds (lower is better) |
| DVD Burning | 356 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Editing | 329 seconds (lower is better) |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 800 by 600 | 13.92 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 1024 by 768 | 14.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 800 by 600 | 17.73 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 1024 by 768 | 14.29 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, High, 1024 by 768 | 10.73 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, High, 800 by 600 | 21.27 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Normal, 1024 by 768 | 19.67 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Normal, 800 by 600 | 26.17 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| World Bench 5 Multitasking | 741 |
| Number of Included Batteries | 1 |
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