Macworld 2008: Introducing the MacBook Air

January 15, 2008 by Dan in Apple with 11 Comments

The worlds smallest sub notebook has been created by Apple. At it’s thickest its 0.76″ thick 13.3″ screen multitouch trackpad, led backlit keyboard, 1.8″ 80 GB hard drive (64GB SSD option) and magnetic latch. The Core2Duo processor was created especially for Apple.

The MacBook Air also sports 1 USB port, MicroDVI, Audio out, and Magsafe.

Wireless features include 802.11n and Bluetooth 2.1

Paul B

Hmmmm…I guess all the other bloggers were right….lucky guess by them methinks.
http://demp.se/y Adam Dempsey

Even now I still think it’s a weird name!
Luis C.

Not my style. I’m somewhat disappointed. I was expecting a refreshed MacBook Pro at least. Plus no optical drive? I dunno…
Ian

So essentially this is MacBook Pro Lite. Kinda nice, cause the only thing stopping me from going the MBP route in May was the larger 15″ size. But, alas, I don’t know how hugely successful this will be due to the MB being essentially the same machine, just thicker. I suppose if you’re a business executive where style and size really matter, then I can understand.
SMASH

i would be scared i would break it
David

It’s not even a Macbook Pro light, because of it’s slower processor, which is to me to biggest disappointment, especially after Intel’s Octo core announcement of last week. I was hoping this type of speed would be one of the main selling points, rather than just portability.
My Macbook needs to be replaced, and I guess I’ll have to go for a new one, or a Pro. If only the price on the Air had been a few hundred bucks lower, it could have justified loss of speed…
Eric

1 USB port, no CD Drive. This is perfect for watching DVD’s anywhere, having a mouse plugged in along with an iPod or flash drive! Oh and whenever I can, I’m always going to want to plug this into a projector! I bet the battery life is just as crappy as an iPod too!

This is a disappointment.
Luis

Not cheap at all. Probably the regular MacBook will have a better acceptance than this Macbook AIr
Lisa

I… don’t get it…
rev inn

Here is the Macworld 2008 keynote video:

http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/f27853y2/iphone/972345688g_1_ip.mp4

This is the iPhone version and I got the link from the Mac Rumors forums.
Jerry

Overpriced and underfeatured. Yay Apple.
I like my wife’s Averatec, small thin, DVD burner, many USB ports and pretty quick, all for less than $1000.

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