MacBook Air floats in
Apple have launched their new super lightweight MacBook Air - “the World’s thinnest notebook”, and it does look pretty smart. It is ultra thin and ultra lightweight and is ideal for people who regularly carry a laptop around with them.
It has the usual Apple features, including a backlit keyboard for those who like to work in the dark, and has a 13.3 inch LED backlit screen. It has a multi-touch trackpad which allows you to pinch and zoom in the same way as the iPhone - not sure how much use it will be on a laptop where the screen is large enough to see what’s going on without it.
One obvious omission from the hardware is the lack of an optical drive to keep size and weight down. Apple have got over this by using wireless to share a drive from another PC or Mac for things like software installations etc. An external optical drive is also available.
With 2GB memory, 1.6 or 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, and an 80GB hard drive its should be powerful enough for all but the most demanding applications. A solid state hard drive is also available at extra cost (not sure how much).
Prices start at $1799 in the US and the MacBook air starts shipping in two weeks - no idea on pricing or shipping times in the UK yet, and since I’ve just got a relatively new MacBook Pro, I don’t think I’ll be needing the pricing for some time 
View Apple’s video of the MacBook Air here.
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