The MacBook Air features a 1.8-inch hard disk drive with 80GB of storage capacity standard. A 64GB solid-state disk (SSD) drive is an option. The hard drive is a Parallel ATA (PATA) model that operates at 4200 RPM.
Apple's frequently been in the crosshairs of environmental group Greenpeace in recent years. Jobs offered information about the environmental goals behind the MacBook Air -- it has a fully recyclable aluminum case, and is "the first" to have a mercury-free display with arsenic-free glass. All the circuit boards are BFR-free and PVC-free, and the retail packaging uses 56 percent less material than the MacBook packaging.
Apple introduces MacBook Air
by Peter Cohen
During his Macworld Expo keynote address on Tuesday morning, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the MacBook Air Tuesday, a computer that the company billed as the world's thinnest notebook -- small enough to fit inside an interoffice mailing envelope. It's priced starting at $1,799 and will be available within two weeks.
Sporting a silvery finish, the MacBook Air features a 13.3-inch LED-backlit widescreen display that has a 1280 x 800 pixel resolution. The backlighting saves power and provides "instant on" response from the moment you turn it on, according to Jobs. The device has a slightly wedge-shaped profile. It weighs about 3 pounds, and sports a thickness of 0.16-0.76 inches. It's 12.8 inches wide and 8.95 inches deep.
The MacBook Air also features a built-in iSight webcam and a full sized MacBook-style black keyboard. The keyboard is backlit, similar to MacBook Pros, and has an ambient light sensor that automatically adjusts brightness. The trackpad is also capable of recognizing multi-touch gestures, similar to using an iPhone or iPod touch. As a result, the MacBook Air's trackpad is disproportionately large, compared to the size of trackpads found on the MacBook or MacBook Pro.
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don't hate the playa...
... hate the (pricing) game. Apple bling costs too damn much, but it sure is cool...
Biased black MacBook user says...
it's just beeyouuuuuutiful.
i want to eat it. (i'll never be an ascetic as long as Apple exists.)
Yeah, but a 64 gig solid
Yeah, but a 64 gig solid state drive?
We need solid state drives.
You know, Apple will be the
You know, Apple will be the first guys to stick a 3-D screen on top of something like this:
holy mother of ...
...cellphones! Must. Have. That.
There is no reason to hate
There is no reason to hate us. We're just a small group of folks trying to survive in a PC world.
we're not all that small
we're not all that small anymore!
why do we need solid state hard drives?
No, you're not all that small anymore
In fact, I think a disproportionate number of the regulars here are Mac users.
THIS IS WHY i KNOW YOU ARE ALL INVOLVED IN THE PLOT TO SEPARATE ME FROM MY MONEY!
No moving parts means they last longer; plus when it's where your swap files live, it's an incredible speed boost. There's a hybrid drive out there that keeps your Windows boot files in an SSD; Vista loads from that sucker with blinding speed. Don't know why you'd want it too...
I've been buying Macs since
I've been buying Macs since 1986. I've owned five of them, and stuck with the brand during the nineties when it was an object of ridicule by the PC world. I work on a windows platform at work all day, so I know both worlds. But I prefer the Mac OS, and Apple's hardware and design. Come on in P6, there's always room for more.
The only problem with that
The only problem with that Mac is the keyboard MUST suck. It's not deep enough to give good tactile feedback.
It's going to be a bit better than that projector keyboard, but not much. Now if they add this
...I will be compelled to buy the Mac.
You don't want a computer,
You don't want a computer, P6. You want a Holodeck ...
Kinda...but I'll take a CAVE
Kinda...but I'll take a CAVE for now.
I cried the day I bought a PC.
I literally cried. I love Macs. You never get cured of them. You'll always miss them.
My Worry Is...
...that people will use it all the time and forget about the outside world.
Outside world? What outside
Outside world? What outside world?