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Article: Thin air: we answer your questions about the MacBook Air, Apple's slimmest laptop ever.(FEATURE)(Product/service evaluation)
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- Macworld
- Article date:
- March 1, 2008
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The arrivals of the MacBook and the MacBook Pro in 2006 meant the demise of the 12-inch Power-Book G4. Ever since, fans of small, light laptops have been hoping that Apple would come out with a Mac that was smaller and lighter than the 13-inch MacBook. With the introduction of the MacBook Air, Apple has finally fulfilled those hopes.
Making a laptop that weighs three pounds and measures less than an inch at its thickest point requires compromise. What makes the MacBook Air different from other thin-and-light notebooks is that--in typical fashion--Apple has chosen to make different compromises than other notebook vendors.
Apple didn't ship the MacBook Air ...