Along with the Time Capsule and movie rentals announcements at this mornings’ Macworld keynote, Steve Jobs perhaps saved some of the biggest news for last. He unveiled the long-rumored and speculated upon MacBook Air. The thing looks pretty darn amazing. In fact, he brought it on stage in an envelope. Intel has shrunk the processor down by 60%. The processor on this is apparently as thick as a nickle and as wide as a dime! The MacBook Air is 0.16″ to 0.76″ at its thickest. Now that’s thin!
Some environmental details:
- Full aluminum case (good for recycling)
- Mercury and lead free display
- Circuit boards are BFR free
- Retail packaging uses 56% less volume than the MacBook.
Some key features and specs:
- 2GB memory (standard)
- 1.6 GHz Standard, 1.8 GHz Option – Intel Core 2 Duo
- 80 GB hard disk standard
- 13.3″ display
- Magnetic closure
- 5 hrs battery life
- Superdrive acceessory available for $99
- 802.11n + Bluetooth 2.1/EDR
- 45 Watt MagSafe
- 1 USB 2.0 port (only 1???)
- Micro-DVI, Audio Out
- Multi-touch trackpad
- Backlit LED
- iSight built-in
The MacBook Air is pre-ordering today, and will ship in two weeks. You can pick one up from $1799.
Read more from Apple, or pre-order here.
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