Hands-on with the Macbook Air
I tried out the Macbook Air for nearly 2 hours today.
- The thinness of the laptop is even more stunning in person than photos can convey. I’ve used Sony and Fujitsu übersmall laptops before and the MBA just has a better, more organic feel.
- There is absolutely no flex in the screen/lid. Taking it up a notch from what flexes the MBP’s lid still results in no flex. Very nice.
- The machine is actually easy to type upon. I was wondering about flipping the lid back and how it would affect typing. An old Sonys I had would start to lift which made touch typing a pain. Not so with the MBA.
- The trackpad would take acclimatization. I find that just using tap to click works better than using the button.
- The multi-touch interface is very slick. Swiping to spin photos and PDFs and pinching to zoom in is a nice touch.
- I hope the MBP gets the keyboard from this and/or the MB. Those of us who have seen intermittent MBP keyboard issues won’t be pleased, but it will make future buyers happy.
Would I buy one? No – it doesn’t have enough power or disk space.
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