There's one easy way to sum up the new 11-inch MacBook Air

There's one easy way to sum up the new 11-inch MacBook Air: It's always ready Sony VGP-BPS13 Battery to go. Not only does this notebook weigh a mere 2.3 pounds and boast a razor-thin profile, its use of flash memory means you'll never have Sony VGP-BPS13A/B Battery to wait to start surfing the web, touching up photos, or making FaceTime calls. Starting at $999 ($1,199 as configured), the 11-inch Air features a Core 2 Duo processor, Nvidia graphics, and more than 5 hours of battery life. That's pretty remarkable for something Sony VGP-BPS13A/S Battery you barely notice is in your bag. Still, some cheaper Windows-powered ultraportables combine better CPU performance Sony VGP-BPS9 Battery with longer endurance. Is this MacBook mini worth it?

Design
Apple has applied its expertise in miniaturization to achieve a Sony VGP-BPS8 Battery design that's unconsciously portable yet super sturdy. The 11-inch Air's 2.3-pound weight is more than a full pound lighter than the 12-inch Asus Eee PC 1215N (3.4 pounds), and easier to tote than the Acer Aspire 1830t (3 pounds). Even Sony VGP-BPS9A/B Battery 10-inch netbooks such as the Toshiba NB305 (2.8 pounds) feel bulky by comparison. Part of the reason why the MacBook Air is so much lighter is Sony VGP-BPS9/B Battery that Apple put flash memory chips right on the logic board without using the typical storage enclosure.

Thanks to the 11-inch Air's unibody aluminum housing, this machine Sony VGP-BPS9/S Battery feels a lot more durable than its plastic competition. It's also very, very thin. The wedge-shaped profile measures from 0.11 to 0.68 inches yet manages to include two USB ports (one on each side), a headphone jack on the left, and a Sony VGP-BPS8A Battery mini DisplayPort on the right. The only thing missing is an SD Card slot, a feature available on the new 13-inch MacBook Air. This is a Sony VGP-BPS2 Battery disappointing omission, especially since 10-inch netbooks have had this slot for years. Apple simply ran out of room.

Our biggest issue with the design is that the lid on this Air Sony VGP-BPS2A Battery sometimes tilted backwards when we picked the machine up. This also happened when in a moving vehicle, especially when we hit bumps in the road or if the vehiicle slowed down somewhat abruptly. The display hinge is designed so that it doesn't Sony VGP-BPS2B Battery tilt all the way back, but we still found this movement annoying.

Keyboard and Touchpad
A good ultraportable keyboard will make you forget that you're using a smaller notebook, and the 11-inch Sony VGP-BPS2C Battery MacBook Air passes that test with flying colors. We typed this review, URLs, and other notes rapidly on the chiclet-style layout Sony VGP-BPS13A/Q Battery while enjoying crisp feedback. As per usual with Macs, the layout includes dedicated keys for adjusting the volume and brightness, playback controls, and both Expose and Dashboard. You'll also find a power button in the upper right corner. The Sony VGP-BPS13/B Battery arrow keys are a bit small, but we had no trouble using them. The only bummer is that the keys aren't backlit; that's the price you pay Sony VGP-BPS13B/B Battery for such a slim profile.

Apple leverages its extra-large glass touchpad to full effect on the Sony VGP-BPS13B/Q Battery 11-inch MacBook Air, which provides pinpoint accuracy and a smooth navigation experience. It also integrates well with Mac OS X Snow Leopard, allowing users to execute all sorts of multitouch gestures. Pinch-to-zoom worked well Sony VGP-BPS13/Q Battery in iPhoto and Safari, and it was a cinch to minimize all open apps with a four-finger swipe downward. A three-finger swipe let us zip through Sony VGP-BPS9/B Battery pictures in iPhoto. Overall, this ultraportable offers a stellar ergonomic experience.

Display and Audio
At first we thought the somewhat thick bezel around the screen Sony VGP-BPS9/S Battery would prove distracting--until we turned the 11-inch MacBook Air on. You won't find a brighter, crisper, or more colorful display on an notebook this class. Photo and video editors will find this 1366 x 768 panel easy on the eyes. Websites looked good Sony VGP-BPS9A/B Battery as well. The Air's wide viewing angles allow you to share slideshows and videos with a couple of people.

The 11-inch MacBook Air may be thin, but the sound is anything but. Two stereo speakers project audio Sony VGP-BPS13 battery right through the top of the keyboard, pumping out surprisingly loud sound. When we cranked up the volume of a track by The vgp-bps21 Kooks on Pandora, we managed to annoy a few people while sitting in a hotel lobby. The audio wasn't tinny either, which means you won't necessarily have to don headphones to edit sound in iMovie and vgp-bps21a GarageBand.

FaceTime Camera

Thanks to a new FaceTime desktop beta application, MacBook owners can make video calls to other Mac dell akku owners, as well as to those who have an iPhone 4 and the latest iPod touch. The setup process was a bit of a pain, requiring us to create an sony akku account and verify our e-mail address online before proceeding. After that, though, we just gave a friend the e-mail address we used to sign up and he called us from his iPhone 4. While the video window was small, the quality was better than we expected, with warm hp akku colors and pretty good detail. We also found it neat that our video window automatically reoriented itself when the other caller turned his iPhone to landscape good battery mode. Of course, the built-in webcam can also be used for other chat apps and to record clips using iMovie.