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Oracle of DelphiApple Macbook Air: The World's Thinnest Notebook
January 21st 2008 22:30
Apple recently unveiled the world's thinnest notebook computer at Macworld 2008 with the Macbook Air.
With a height of just under 2cm and weighing 1.36kg, this computer is seriously thin and light yet still boasts a 13.3-inch (diagonal) glossy widescreen TFT LED backlit display and backlit key illumination for its full-size keyboard - there's also an oversize multi-touch trackpad that works a treat for fingers.
The Macbook Air is far from "all show and no go" with its 1.6GHz (1.8GHz optional) Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 4MB on-chip shared L2 cache running at full processor speed and 2GB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM onboard.
Storage comes in the form of an 80GB 4200-rpm Parallel ATA hard disk drive or Optional 64GB solid-state drive or Optional external USB MacBook Air SuperDrive.
The MacBook Air is available for pre-order at a starting price of $2499 with first models shipped to customers next month.
Size and weight
Height: 0.16-0.76 inch (0.4-1.94 cm)
Width: 12.8 inches (32.5 cm)
Depth: 8.94 inches (22.7 cm)
Weight: 3.0 pounds (1.36 kg)
Display
13.3-inch (diagonal) glossy widescreen TFT LED backlit display with support for millions of colors
Supported resolutions: 1280 by 800 (native), 1152 by 720, 1024 by 768, 800 by 600, 800 by 500, 720 by 480, and 640 by 480 pixels at 16:10 aspect ratio; 1024 by 768, 800 by 600, and 640 by 480 pixels at 4:3 aspect ratio; 720 by 480 pixels at 3:2 aspect ratio
Wireless
Built-in AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi wireless networking (based on IEEE 802.11n draft specification); IEEE 802.11a/b/g compatible.
Built-in Bluetooth 2.1 EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
Battery and power
Integrated 37-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery.
45W MagSafe power adapter with cable management system.
MagSafe power adapter port.
Installed software
Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard (includes Time Machine, Quick Look, Spaces, Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, Photo Booth, Front Row, Xcode Developer Tools)
iLife ’08 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iWeb, GarageBand
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