Apple Introduces MacBook Air: World's Thinnest Notebook

By Edmund Dantes Hamilton

Editor & Publisher, MyIWN

Apple introduced a brand new, smaller laptop called MacBook Air, designed to compete with Sony TZ series notebooks. Price wise, the newer model sits between both MacBook and MacBook Pro series laptops.

MacBook Air Specs:

• Thinner than thinnest part of Sony
• Green Friendly with packaging that is 56% less than MacBook; aluminum casing good for recycling
• Fits inside typical office memorandum clasp envelope
• 0.16" - 0.76"
• Looks like the size of a plate when closed
• 1.8" hard drive
• 80 GB hard disk standard
• 1.6 GHz Standard, 1.8 GHz Option
• Intel Core 2 Duo
• 802.11n + Bluetooth 2.1/EDR
• 45 Watt MagSafe
• 1 USB 2.0 port
• Micro DVI
• Headphone Audio Out
• Multi-touch gestures on trackpad
• iPhone like screen features: pinch-zoom, and more
• 5 hours battery life
• 2 GB Memory standard
• 13.3 inch widescreen
• LED backlight
• Built-in iSight
• Full size keyboard
• USB powered SuperDrive $99
• Costs: $1,799.00
• Pre-orders today, ships in two weeks

Source: Apple MacWorld 2008 and MacRumorsLive.com