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
(87%)
122 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(76%)
11 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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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
Low weight and small size, Outstanding aluminium case, Very good input devices, Backlit keyboard, Very good application performance for a subnotebook
Relatively expensive, Not so many ports, Reflective display, Non-upgradeable system memory
Overall there is not much new to report about the latest MacBook Air, and that is a good thing. The chassis, input devices and display remain more or less unchanged, or have been subject to small upgrades like the introduction of keyboard backlighting and...
Excellent backlit keyboard, Glass touchpad is still great, Beautiful high-resolution display, Surprisingly enjoyable audio, Second-gen Core i5 packs a punch, Absurdly thin and light
Average battery life, Port selection remains limited, Can become too warm for lap use, Gaming performance takes a step back
The Air nails down the fundamentals. The keyboard is superb (and now backlit), the touchpad is excellent as always, the display offers a wealth of pixels, and performance is on par with much larger laptops....
Abstract: I'm not going to hem and haw: As far as I'm concerned, Apple's new 13-in. MacBook Air is just about perfect. Usually, when I'm reviewing laptops, I wind up with a variety of caveats that weed out potential buyers for whatever I have in hand. The screen...
I am extremely happy with my Macbook Air purchase. Every time I see another laptop I am surprised at how large they seem compared to the size of laptop I am now used to after owning my Air for three weeks. After experiencing the snappy speed of the Air,...
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Published: 2011-08-04, Author: Jason , review by: techworld.com
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 cons...
Abstract: Follow @pvenezia The original MacBook Air was a spectacular piece of engineering -- a laptop form factor that simply hadn't been seen before. Despite its anemic CPU and the slow PATA 1.8-inch hard drive, I quickly took to using the MacBook Air as my ...
I really like this new MacBook Air, even though it has a few shortcomings. After using the same machine for several years, it's always great to experience first hand all the little improvements in a newer model, from a less slippery unibody finish to the...
Abstract: The model we were given had an Intel Core i7 dual-core processor running at 1.8GHz. It has 4GB of RAM and 256GB of flash storage. There are new multi-touch gestures that perform new tasks in the latest version of Mac OS X Lion. The keyboard is backli...
Abstract: I've always liked ultraportables. Back when I was in college I kept buying increasingly more portable notebooks until I eventually ended up with something horribly unusable for actual work. When Apple introduced the first MacBook Air back in 2008 I fell i...
