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A Quick Tour of the MacBook Air
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Baseline takes a quick and dirty tour of Apple's latest laptop, the MacBook Air. Is this gorgeously designed device ready for seasoned business users and road warriors?

By Don Sears

There has certainly been a lot of hype and interest that came out of Apple's most recent MacWorld 2008 show. 

Yet, the most talked about and exciting announcement for Mac hardware and wireless-device fans had to be the MacBook Air: an ultra-portable, very lightweight, super thin, Intel Core 2 Duo based, touch enriched, keyboard backlit, Wi-Fi-enabled laptop. Did we miss any adjectives here?

But what's in it for you, the business manager? We're here to help break it down into practical terms. Baseline was able to get its hands on one MacBook Air and has taken a close and quick look at it. We set out to answer a few things.

First, is this beautiful, mobile-computing device good for on-the-go business users? Is 80 GB enough for all the travel most of you do? How bad do you really need Ethernet, Firewire or optical drives on the road? Is 3 lbs light enough for you? And of course, how many turtlenecks does Steve Jobs own?



 
 
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  1. A Quick Tour of the MacBook Air
  2. MacBook Air First Impressions
  3. Side View: Thin to Win
  4. Compare
  5. Compare
  6. The Feel of the MacBook Air
  7. Touching the Air: 2 Finger Scrolling
  8. 3 Fingers For Back
  9. Ports? Not So Much
  10. Searching for Turtlenecks
  11. MacBook Air Specs