Hands On photos of Macbook Air

Here's our take on the MacBook Air. It's super light, super fragile, and super small. If you just tap the screen lightly, the whole thing closes because it's so light. The keyboard looks a little weird because it's black on the aluminum, but the keyboard feels great. It feels just like a MacBook (normal) keyboard. The screen looks gorgeous—very bright and clear (and better than the Sony). It's even better looking than the MacBook's, most likely because of the LED backlit display.

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Macworld: Analysts Weight the 'Air'

By Bryan Gardiner

Steve Jobs had Macworld attendees salivating over the uber-thin Macbook Air on Tuesday, but once the reality distortion field went down and people actually started looking closely at the specs, that drool began to congeal.


Some critics are already less than impressed by the laptop's sealed case and the absence of features offered by other traditional notebooks, like an optical drive, replaceable battery and a firewire port. That $1800 price tag isn't winning over many people, either.


Yet such things don't seem to worry those who make a living out of covering Apple. Every analyst we spoke to today said they expect the addition to Apple's notebook lineup to do big things in the coming year.

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