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Apple MacBook Air

CPU: 1.6-GHz Core 2 Duo P7500 • Display Size (inches): 13.3 • Wide Screen: Yes • Total HD Size (GB): 80 • Min. Weight (lbs.): 3 • Price When Reviewed: $1898
Apple MacBook Air (Front)
Apple MacBook Air (Front)
Apple MacBook Air
70.7 Good
Last updated
July 03, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Darren Gladstone
Pros
  • Sleek, sexy, spartan design
  • Fantastic keyboard
Cons
  • So slim, there's little room for inputs
  • Poor battery life
  • Pricing:Average: $1898 (5/30/2008)
  • Performance:Poor: 57
  • Features:Fair: 68
  • Design:Good: 78
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Average: $1898

Average: $1898

Performance Poor: 57

Poor: 57
WorldBench 6 Tests - Fair: 57
WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2 802 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX 886 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering 1346 
Firefox 2 468 
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1 465 
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0 407 
Multitasking 613 
Nero 7 Ultra Edition 927 
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5 339 
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0 427 
Battery Test
Number of Included Batteries 1 
Battery Life (Video Playback in hh:mm) 02:31 
Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 7 
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 17.73 

Features Fair: 68

Fair: 68
CPU & Memory
CPU 1.6-GHz Core 2 Duo P7500 
System Memory 2048 
Type of Memory DDR2-667 SDRAM 
Video & Display
Display Size (inches) 13.3 
Horizontal Resolution 1280 
Vertical Resolution 800 
Video Chip Set Intel 965 Express chip set 
Video Memory Using main memory 
External Monitor Interface integrated 
Wide Screen Yes 
Storage
Total HD Size (GB) 80 
Optical Drive Speed 8 
Optical Drive Type DVD±R DL/DVD±RW 
Removable Optical Drive Yes 
Floppy Drive No 
Number of Media Slots 0 
Other Removable Media Drive None 
Ports & Expansion
Serial Ports No 
Parallel Ports No 
USB Ports 1 
FireWire Ports 0 
Microphone Ports No 
Headphone Jacks Yes 
S-Video Ports No 
Composite Video Ports No 
Docking Station Port No 
Infrared Port No 
Shared Mouse/Keyboard Port No 
Mini PCI Port No 
PC Card Slots 0 
Express Card Slots 0 
Connectivity
Network Port Not included 
Wireless LAN Type 802.11n 
Bluetooth Yes 
Modem Type Not Included 
Other
Standard Number of Batteries 1 
Type of Batteries Lithium ion 
Built-In Speakers Mono 
Dimensions 12.8 by 8.9 by 0.8 
Min. Weight (lbs.) 3 
Average Weight (pounds, with accessories) 3.4 
Accessories Notebook, AC adapter 
Pointing Device Touchpad 
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium (32 bit) 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) One 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support Hours 24 
Saturday Support Hours 24 
Sunday Support Hours 24 
Toll-Free Support Yes 
Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category The perennial top-dog in customer satisfaction, Jobs & Co. once again receives high marks from our readers. Apple notebooks have few problems and are very reliable, users report, and the company's support is solid. 
Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products with core component problems Average 
Reports of products with failed components Average 
Reports of products with any significant problems Better than Average 
Reports of products arriving with problems Better than Average 
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category Better than Average 
Service & Support Quality
Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service Better than Average 
Overall quality of service Better than Average 

Design Good: 78

Good: 78
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