Testseek.com have collected 122 expert reviews of the Apple MacBook Air 13.3 inch - Mid 2011 MC965 / MC966 and the average rating is 87%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple MacBook Air 13.3 inch - Mid 2011 MC965 / MC966.
July 2011
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122 Reviews
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The editors liked
The 13-inch MacBook Air has been updated with the latest Intel CPUs for better performance and battery life. Backlit keyboards make a welcome return
Excellent performance
Superb design
Great battery life
Fast performance. Quick boot. Excellent battery life. Thunderbolt capable. Backlit keyboard
Beautifully designed
Performs very well
Backlit keys are great
The editors didn't like
The 128GB SSD drive is a lot smaller than a standard hard drive. This also starts at $100 more than the 13-inch MacBook Pro
RAM isn't replaceable
No matte screen option
Still pretty pricey
Design hasn't evolved much. Still low in the storage stakes. Parts of the base get warm. Lacks ports common in other laptops. Thunderbolt isn't much use — yet
The MacBook Air is now in its fifth generation, and it's grown up from being a fancy play-thing for cashed-up road warriors to a machine that's fully capable of everyday computing. There are other thin-and-light laptops that offer better battery life, hi...
Fast performance. Quick boot. Excellent battery life. Thunderbolt capable. Backlit keyboard
Design hasn't evolved much. Still low in the storage stakes. Parts of the base get warm. Lacks ports common in other laptops. Thunderbolt isn't much use — yet
Apple's upgraded MacBook Air is a seriously fast performer — even if you only use it as a Windows machine. The switch to Sandy Bridge puts Apple's travel laptop on the top of the portable pile....
Excellent performance, Superb design, Great battery life
RAM isn't replaceable, No matte screen option, Still pretty pricey
Apple's latest MacBook Air still lacks replaceable components, still has an annoying glossy screen and remains relatively expensive. However, its performance upgrades with new Core i5 processors give it the extra grunt previous models were missing. Combin...
The MacBook Air has never been a laptop for everyone. It began as a niche laptop for a tiny sliver of the population, but in the intervening three years there’s been a sea change. Today, most people in the market for a Mac laptop should seriously consi...
Beautifully designed; Performs very well; Backlit keys are great;
Screen could be better quality; Lion can be a little weird to get used to;
Light, compact and powerful – these are the triumvirate features for portable computing today and the Air satisfies them all. Whether you install Windows under Boot Camp or Parallels to avoid some of Lion’s quirkier features, or stick with the new Mac...
Abstract: Key Features * 1,366 x 768 res 11in screen * 5 hour battery life * 1.6GHz Core i5 CPU * Backlit keyboard * 64GB SSDAs ever this latest model is a thing of beauty. A few detractors say they aren't fans of the overall aesthetic but to our ...
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Published: 2011-07-23, Author: Dan , review by: cnet.com.au
The 13-inch MacBook Air has been updated with the latest Intel CPUs for better performance and battery life. Backlit keyboards make a welcome return
The 128GB SSD drive is a lot smaller than a standard hard drive. This also starts at $100 more than the 13-inch MacBook Pro
The latest version of the 13-inch MacBook Air vastly outperforms its predecessor, and can finally be called suitable for mainstream use, instead of relegated as a niche product....
My original review of the MacBook Air ended with a simple question: ‘How much are you willing to compromise?’ While it’s still true that a small, light laptop will require some degree of compromise on both speed and price, over time Apple has made th...
Abstract: Back in 2008, Steve Jobs slid the millimetres-thin MacBook Air from a manilla envelope, and in that instant the world of PC laptops looked dowdier than ever. For all its design flair, though, we found the Air riddled with compromises that upgrades since h...
Unbeatable design, Thin and very light, Backlit keyboard, Thunderbolt port,
Slightly worse GPU, No USB 3.0, No SD card slot on 11inch models, Price premium,
If you need a super portable laptop that is still pretty capable, get the 11-inch MacBook Air. If you need something that offers a bit more power and a smidge better resolution, go for the 13-inch form factor. You’ll be getting a great operating system in the form of OS X Lion, and a lot of amazing built-in software, such as iMovie. OS X is no longer remarkably better than Windows since Windows
