Whoa! Steve Jobs has once again left us with our mouths wide open. The rumors were true. Apple has announced an ultra-portable laptop, the MacBook Air, at the MacWorld 2008. Measuring only 0.16 to 0.76 inches and weighing 3.0 pounds, the MacBook Air is the worldÂ’s thinnest laptop. ItÂ’s so thin that it fits in a manila envelope easily. So, what does the AppleÂ’s new creation has to offer to the customers? The MacBook Air comes with a 13.3-inch widescreen LED display with built-in iSight, a multi-touch trackpad, Intel Core 2 Duo processors running at 1.6 GHz or 1.8 Ghz, black LED backlit keyboard, ambient light sensor, micro-DVI port, magnetic latch closing mechanism, 1.8″ hard drive in standard 80 GB form or optional 64 GB solidstate drive, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 2.1/EDR, 5 hour battery life, optional external SuperDrive, 2 GB memory, and eco-friendly internal components like fully aluminum case, mercury and lead free display. The Air is certainly makes for a major leap forward in laptop design. The new MacBook Air will ship in two weeks, and is available to pre-order now starting at $1799.




Source: BornRich