![]() ![]() ![]() What I mean is that there are only pleasant surprises, such as the performance, with most nags from last years’ model already worked out. We like to front-load our reviews, so, lets just say that there is very little that I don’t like with the new MacBook Air. Enough, however, with the introduction and lets move on to our experience with the new MBA. We’re certainly not discounting that the new MBA comes pre-loaded with the new Mac OS X Lion, but, that is a totally independent review in its own. After all, loading Windows on the MBA is straightforward and we ours loaded with both operating systems - of course you can also load your favorite Linux distro as well. ![]() The review will concentrate on the hardware, rather than the software, aspects of the laptop. I’ve been using the 11-inch model, but most of what I will say also applies to the 13-inch version - a comparison of the two is at the bottom of this review. Options for the high-end model included a 1.8GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, and 256 MB of flash storage.This is a review of the mid-2011 Sandy Bridge MacBook Air (MBA). 1.6 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5, 128 GB SSD, 4 GB of RAM, $1199Ĥ GB of onboard RAM was available for the low-end model as a Build-to-order option (no aftermarket RAM upgrade was possible).1.6 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5, 64 GB SSD, 2 GB of RAM, $999.Introduced in July 2011, the MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2011) was based on Intel's next-generation "Sandy Bridge" architecture, and improved on its predecessor, the MacBook Air (11-inch, Late 2010) with faster processors and graphics, a backlit keyboard, and the inclusion of Apple's new Thunderbolt port. When upgraded to 4 GB of onboard RAM, the minimum VRAM increased to 384 MB. Actual usage varied with graphics load, resulting in slightly less RAM available for system use. Though reported as a 256 MB graphics system, this was actually a minimum. The MacBook Air's graphics chipset used a portion of main memory as VRAM. Level 2 Cache: 256 kB per-core (512 kB total)Īudio Out: stereo 24 bit mini, HDMI via Thunderboltĭimensions: 0.11-0.68" H x 11.8" W x 7.56" D Level 1 Cache: 32 kB data, 32 kB instruction CPU: Intel Core i5 Mobile ("Sandy Bridge") ![]()
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