Laptops Arena

As there is a high demand of thinner and lightweight notebooks with more and more features and the latest technologies, all leading companies in the industry are working hard on feeling these requirements.
Apple was the first to develop the thinnest notebook of 0.16 inches thickness, and weighting just 3 pounds, presented at CES 2008, under the name MacBook Air, model running on Leopard OS.



Its glossy display measures 13.3 inches and is a LED backlit wide type with 1280 x 800 pixels resolution, while the keyboard has full size with backlit key illumination for optimal visibility, the same technology used for the built-in iSight camera for video conferencing.
Other special feature is the large trackpad with multi-touch input support that allows users to pinch, rotate and swipe.



On the inside MacBook Air has an Intel Core 2 Duo processor clocked at 1.6GHz or 1.8GHz, 2GB memory, a 1.8-inch HDD with 80GB storage, and support for AirPort Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR connectivity technologies to deliver up to five times the performance and twice the range of the previous Wi-Fi module.



Steve Jobs said that Apple accomplished the project of creating the world’s thinnest notebook “without sacrificing a full-size keyboard or a full-size 13-inch display. When you first see MacBook Air, it’s hard to believe it’s a high-performance notebook with a full-size keyboard and display. But it is.”



The thinnest notebook operates for up to five hours until a new battery charge, and comes with the Migration Assistant software that allows wireless transfer from old Macs onto MacBook Air.
To help the environment, Apple’s MacBook Air was built using safe materials such as aluminum enclosure, mercury-free substances and arsenic-free glass for the LCD, brominated flame retardant-free material for the majority of circuit boards and PVC-free internal cables.



In less than two weeks, the thinnest notebook will be available on the market at a starting price of $1,800.