MacBook NetBook powerful or small, new 11-inch Air continues to earn praise from their testers and users. With a Core 2 Duo and NVIDIA discrete GPU onboard, surprisingly good performance, which even compared with that of a MacBook Pro 2009.
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A not misunderstand: this is not a perfect MacBook miracles that despite having a processor while it is good, it is not the best. Just what is good for its intended use, and positively surprising improvements over previous products.
Slashgear In probably explains the choice of Core 2 Duo over the powerful i3 or i5, was due to the fact that Apple chose not to use the newer processors to avoid the flexibility that they offered on Compatibility with more powerful GPUs. By using a Core 2 Duo, Apple can continue to use the simple 320M GeForce responds well without consuming too much energy. In addition, so reducing costs and enables them to sell the product at a competitive price without sacrificing profit margins.
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Characterizing the new model as a highly portable machine, in good time and unexpectedly functional Leander Kahney points out in his article Cult of Mac , that while on paper looks like a small-capacity equipment is definitely the opposite. Also recounts his experiences with the basic model of 2GB of RAM, Core 2 Duo processor 1.4GHz, and 64GB of storage.
"In an initial test, I opened 17 applications and over 40 tabs in Safari + 24 tabs in Google Chrome (remember that each tab of this browser is opened as a separate process). And a funny thing happened: NOTHING. Still working. Not labeled the cursor requesting time to run the process or somehow stopped the music he was playing.
three windows opened Safari, and 40 lashes. At this point, the RAM was completely overloaded. The team broke up 1.76GB of disk space to use as memory virtual. The music began to hear bad, but then continued as normal.
At this point, switch between applications was causing the machine to pause for a few seconds while the new application is loaded into memory. But after that, the machine continued to work normally.
This creates a great contrast to the experience I had with my MacBook Pro When your RAM is full, the cursor continuously requested time to load applications until they close some or the machine is rebooted. In the "underpowered" 11-inch MacBook Air, you could work decently.
In normal use, I usually have a dozen or more applications open at once. I can easily have 50 or more tabs open in multiple browsers. That's how I work, and will not change. My MacBook Pro usually supports it well, and now my computer also makes it more portable. It's unbelievable to do so will be so thin. "
It also has the construction of the team is very well made, which was expected, and that despite the thinness that has, do not shout anything but fragile is quite robust and of good quality. As for battery life, it seems hard what they promise and even a little more, but one who is accustomed to the duration battery has iPad, you can stay with little flavor, something that happened to himself.
On the other hand, NAND flash storage is the secret behind the remarkable speed of response that has the equipment. The instant-on works as promised, Safari is running at the time, and websites load quickly no matter how many tabs are open. iTunes opens in 1.5 seconds and simple editing pictures in iPhoto are instantaneous.
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However, as some will have imagined, flash storage brings a problem: there is little ability as far as quantity is concerned. Both the minimum and the maximum 64GB of 128GB may be scarce for a number of files could be stored in a computer of these. Leander said that in his MacBook Pro came to use 145GB of the 160GB total that has the equipment, since most of them were pictures of the iPhoto library.
"I guess we'd better get a USB device 2, external storage, and getting used to transfer files "
On the screen has more or less the same resolution as a 13-inch MacBook Pro, so it has better picture quality for the price of everything look smaller. However, there is a big problem since it can set a lower resolution. On the use of an external monitor, says the following:
"I connected the Air to my iMac 27" using the DisplayPort cable and the iMac has become a large external monitor. I reproduced the trailer for a movie in HD full screen on my iMac as the display of the MacBook Air reproduced an HD movie via Netflix. In turn, a dozen background applications were open, and I was not even the minimum distortion. Who said the MacBook Air is underpowered? "
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closing, the full keyboard-style buttons the MacBook Pro is welcome, and the wide touchpad is responsive and fully functional. The unfortunate thing is that the keyboard has no lights, being that it is practically indispensable for those who like to use the computer to sleep the night before. On the other hand, being a computer as easily transportable, would have been nice to have a 3G model.
SlashGear People in any case, agree with the opinion of Leander as in article saying very similar things, though they add some information, such as the fact that the new MacBook Air is very quiet despite being a small cooler, and the machine itself is not too hot with use like other notebooks.
In Engadget not only outlined the 11-inch model (1.4GHz CPU) but also of 13 (1.83GHz CPU), and saying that while the youngest of the two is good choice for use in bed in a room, or during short trips, they could use as a primary notebook and could not replace a MacBook Pro (find it a bit slow for certain tasks). On the other hand, the larger model would have enough power to become the only notebook to its owner because it is fairly consistent despite what one might expect. With a performance close to offering a MacBook Pro, excellent battery life and ultra-thin design, it becomes a very good option for those who do advanced multimedia editing or HD.
In Gizmodo the other hand, outlined 13-inch model (2.13GHz CPU) and were delighted with the lightness by weight (Brian Barrett, the author of the article even says that "just want to play to flip it like a frisbee.") Incredibly fast to boot and an excellent screen resolution, can be used having multiple tabs open in your browser, by streaming music with iMovie rendering and editing with Photoshop simultaneously without having the slightest sign of trouble. Its capabilities are just behind the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Core 2 Duo processor 2.26GHz.
On the negative side, Gizmodo points out (as did on Engadget) that the equipment is too expensive when taking into account the capacity they have. Also criticize the lack of an Ethernet port, the little storage space (the 256GB is very limit of what could be considered shortly) and point out that although the machine to respond satisfactorily to certain requirements, makes the price of the cooler is get a little annoying. As to his qualities gamers, say definitely not up to the MacBook Pro and ultimately also criticize your speakers are poor, stating that although it is expected from the size, does not mean that one going to like it.
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"Benchmarks? conducted a test in MacWorld and, briefly, concluded that although the 11-inch MacBook Air is not exactly the most powerful notebook in its price range, definitely has an amazing processing power for size. Personally, after seeing Brian Barret (Gizmodo) complains about having to return the unit testing and feels compelled to save to buy the team, I dare say without fear of being wrong that the same principle applies to the model of 13 inches, taking into account price, could acquire a more powerful notebook. But definitely not going to have neither the size nor the battery life, faster boot and the new Air.
[So here came the original article written by me in late October. The following is a summary of information that was circulating since then about this model of MacBook.]
"The new MacBook Air has no infrared port
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| Infrared No, not Apple Remote. Image posted by | Applesfera people
-TechRestore offers to replace the glossy screen of the new MacBook Air by an opaque screen at a price of $ 249.
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In any case, there is a cheaper option: buying an anti-reflective film to the screen as you tested at Macworld.
-Problems with some MacBook Air: logic board and display
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not at an alarming rate, took place some episodes that failed the screen display, there were problems when out of Sleep Mode, among others. Anyway, Apple has already commissioned released a firmware update (sic) to solve the problems of the MacBook Air.
closing, I leave some pictures of Teardown by iFixit people.
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| I noted that the batteries are arranged differently than shown in the official photos Apple. This probably differs between the models of 11 and 13 inches. |
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| the logic board. In red, the Intel Core 2 Duo 1.4 GHz In Orange, the NVIDIA GeForce 320M, and yellow Elpida 2GB of RAM. |
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| The MSAT SSD. The storage takes place in the four major chips, which are the 16GB flash memory each. |
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| Teardown Completed. |
