 "Great Mac but wish the battery will last longer." | 2009-11-12 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2P4KCVQPQD4WU |
| The macbook air is light, beautiful, and it functions like a regular macbook. Only wish the battery can last longer. I had a macbook and when I close the lid it would put the mac to sleep and would not consume battery but the macbook air would. If i leave the macbook air sleep it will eat up all the battery in two days. If you don't mind battery life then macbook air would be a great product for you. |
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 "Moving on up on the MacBook Air" | 2009-09-08 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2MC093O2QZMWQ |
I have decided an advisory review is a good idea since upgrading from the original MacBook Air to the second generation after a year of use in March. My upgrade was to the hard drive version, still running at 1.6 GHz, but it seems much faster. I had some problems with video on my original MacBook Air, though it was an adequate laptop in other ways. I was rarely able to watch Internet videos of more than three minutes without stuttering or freezing. In fact, I would often wait until I was using my MacBook Pro to access video or watch movies.
The most important improvement in the second generation MacBook Air is the Nvidia GeForce 9400M graphics chip, which roars. I no longer have computer-related problems playing video on my MacBook Air. And, the chip qualifies the MacBook Air for Snow Leopard's graphics enhancements. The second most significant improvement is the change from an 80-GB hard drive to an 120-GB hard drive. It creates enough space for me to install a Boot Camp partition for Windows 7. (I haven't been able to bring myself to use Vista, so I am waiting.)
The advantages of this laptop remain constant. Since it weighs only three pounds, one can take it just about anywhere, barely aware it is in one's bag or tote. It can be used with all but the most memory intensive Apple and third-party applications. The multitouch trackpad, including three and four-finger gestures, is an innovation I miss even on my MacBook Pro, which has an earlier trackpad. And, in the era of chintzy netbooks, the MacBook Air is a fully capable computer that is lighter weight, the epitome of style, and reflects good taste.
I've purchased a Speck Products MacBook Air See Thru Hard Case (Clear) MBA-CLR-SEE for this MacBook Air, so that it does not develop the roughness on the edges from being zipped into computer bags and bumped against things my original MacBook Air did. The case also guards against the problem some owners have had with their hinges loosening. I recommend ordering the case at the same time so you can encase your MacBook Air in it from the beginning.
I had never heard of the 'lines on the screen' allegation until I saw a single review here at Amazon. MacBook Air monitors have been fine from the beginning. Perhaps some buyers need to get used to their first LED screens, which have become the norm on all Apple laptops.
I believe anyone upgrading to generation two, or, now, three, will be pleased with the way Apple is methodically improving the MacBook Air and lowering its prices. |
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| "The Air is awesome" | 2009-07-25 |
| - Reviewed By User: A13SSM86WLYZF4 |
Apple MacBook Air MB543LL/A 13.3 Inch Laptop (1.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 2 GB RAM, 120 GB Hard Drive)
This is a great product. I bought one of those cheap mini computers and was not at all impressed. It felt cheap. I took it back and bought an air. The air is just like my mac book pro but so much lighter. The fact that it doesn't have a disk player doesn't matter at all for me; I transfer stuff from the pro wirelessly. I love both the air and the pro, and they work perfectly together. I leave my pro at home (it is really more like a desk top that can be taken with me, if need be) and I take the air to the office and to conferences. I wouldn't trust the mini to be my only computer at the office or at a conference, but the air is really an ultra portable laptop. In fact, I would rather have an air than any full size pc laptop; I've just had too many die to trust them anymore. Sometimes you get what you pay for. While the price is high, I think there just isn't anything out there that is as solid as an apple. You have to work on one to realize the difference, but the difference is profound, in my opinion. |
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| "Light and gorgeous, perfect for travel" | 2009-07-01 |
| - Reviewed By kristihern |
I had the opportunity to try the MacBook Air for an extended period this past week, and I was very impressed.
The Air has the full-size keyboard I'm used to, instead of the mini keyboard so many travel PC's seem to have. It's light and elegant, but the aluminum body gives it a quality feel. Others have complained that it gets hot, but I found that it was much cooler than my regular MacBook running the same applications (I used both on my lap, so the heat issue is quite noticeable).
As long as I've got Ethernet and USB, the ports are fine with me. The new Trackpad was delightful, once I'd adjusted. Dropping it into my bag? Hardly noticed it. This is a superb mobile computing solution with Apple's usual attention to detail and innovation. Air, you blew me away! |
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| "Beautiful" | 2009-06-16 |
| - Reviewed By User: A26F7WSMY6CQMI |
| I have tried nearly all the netbooks and more compact laptops. This one rises above all in appearance and function. My useage is primarily internet and email, so this is far more laptop than I need. Mac has numerous functions that PC units do not, and they are easier to use than one may expect. Like anything new, it does take a bit of useage to be cozy with the Mac systems if you have been using PC units. I encourage anyone to try the Mac. There are a few applications that have not entered 2009, so I have added Windows Parallels to accomodate such, and am very pleased with that choice. The Mac Air is still the coolest appearance laptop one can get. |
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 "Worst Mac Ever - But Still Better Than a PC" | 2009-06-16 |
| - Reviewed By mathema |
First off, let me just say that I am a huge mac fan. The Air is very pretty and small; but the is not worth the money.
My main complaints are:
* It over heats very fast, even when running simple programs.
* Any reasonably large program (Photoshop, Flash, any game, etc) runs very slow on it.
* It has no CD or DVD drive (I knew this when I bought it, but it is still annoying)
* It has programs crash way more often than any mac I've had before.
* Poor construction. I have had my Air for almost a year now, and treat it very well (hard cover case, good laptop bag, never bump it against anything), and the hinge is already starting to get loose (something that has never happened before with any laptop I've had).
I tend to expect a lot from my computers. And I would still rather have this one than a PC. But this is the worst mac laptop I have ever used, and I highly recommend considering a MacBook or MacBook Pro instead. |
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