By VeritasluxMea "Neoplatonic Platonist" (the south) -
This review is from: Apple MacBook Air MD760LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop (NEWEST VERSION) (Personal Computers)
Working off formerly a 13" macbook air mid 2011, I just bought this new 2013 model with the Haswell CPU and low power consumption infrastructure.
Off a full charge, I disconnected 3 hours 40 mins and had an external drive connected the entire time, restarted 4 times, and did NONSTOP heavy application installs (Office suite, Photoshop etc.), a total of 23 applications, and ran youtube vids in the background the entire time, and after all of that nonstop heavy loading, I had 76% on my battery, of which id have around 35% on my older Macbook Air.
Further still, the entire unit has run UTTERLY COOL during this EXTREMELY heavy loading, installing and heavy 1080P video graphics play. My other Macbook Air would be almost too hot to touch underneath near back under same conditions.
Even without 802ac (new Wifi connection thru the new Air), I notice roughly 25% faster throughput on likewise file downloads using my new Macbook Air than that of my older version Macbook Air.
This review is from: Apple MacBook Air MD711LL/A 11.6-Inch Laptop (NEWEST VERSION) (Personal Computers)
A lot has been written about how great the Macbook Air is. I agree, this is a truly fine thing. Forget the "feeds and speeds" metrics so many people seize on (although the performance is pretty good on this for what most people do), I just feel that this thing is in total harmony with me. It is powerful yet light and agile. I have a 13" Macbook Pro and it is great but a bit heavy. The Macbook Air is insanely light and yet very sturdy.
The one thing I really stressed over was whether to get the 11.6 inch model or the 13 inch model. Years ago I had an early netbook. It was nice as a novelty but it was really underpowered. It turned out the 10 inch screen was just too small. The size of the screen on the netbook was just too much of a compromise (my eyesight isn't what it used to be!). I was concerned that the 11.6 inch Macbook Air screen might be too small also. I really wanted to get it instead of the 13 inch screen because to me, getting a larger Macbook Air just seemed to defeat the purpose of getting a small, light computer in the first place. I really wanted the 11.6 inch model to work out. The price difference really wasn't an issue, I just wanted to have the perfect size for me. I saw a few 11.6 and 13 inch models and I thought the 11.6 inch would be okay but I had the nagging feeling that when I started using it, I would regret getting the smaller version. You know how that goes, your first look at something is brief and you don't really get a feel for how you will use it in the real world. Sometimes your initial conclusions turn out wrong and you regret your choice. Well, I took a chance on the 11.6 inch version and after using it for a while, I am really happy with the choice. It is the perfect size for me for a portable computer. If you are struggling with the same decision, I hope this helps.
This review is from: Apple MacBook Air MD760LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop (NEWEST VERSION) (Personal Computers)
This laptop is really nice. For the price I would recommend this as the very best laptop for your money and here is why.
+It has the most modern SSD (released in Q1 of 2013) that runs 40% faster than Gen 1 SSDs. The drive and laptop in general is amazingly fast.
+It has the just released new wifi protocols which will future proof the laptop for some time. The wifi on it is amazingly fast and out performs all other wifi devices using the some internet source that ive tested.
+It has the legendary apple keyboard and track pad which are the best I've ever seen on any laptop regardless of price. The track pad especially is amazing... if you've never used an apple track pad you have no idea what your missing, it literally controls almost every function on your computer except for typing and it's very intuitive and easy to use.
+It has the newest integrated intel HD graphics (5000) which are faster, better and use less power than any other laptop. Very few other laptop options have the HD5000 graphics chip.
+It has Haswell processor. It is very fast and very efficient.
+It has 12 hour battery life (continuous use). Its battery is nothing short of amazing. I used the laptop off and on as I would normally use it and it took 5 days for the battery to die.
-Screen is mediocre. It doesn't reflect too much light though which is good and it performs well enough (but it's nowhere close to the retina display).
-Quality control is lacking. Numerous negative reviews on the laptop refer to specific manufacturing defects (wifi, laptop body defects, ETC). If you get a good one, you're good, but you might not be able to notice a defect until the return period has passed.
If you're on the edge, this is the laptop to buy if you want a light, portable machine that is fairly high powered. If price is not a concern I would wait for the Q3/Q4 2013 MacBook Pro as that will likely be a nicer, more powerful machine with retina display and the same great features found on the air.
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