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In October of 2010 Apple revealed the long anticipated update to the Macbook Air. This new model features an all-new design, crisper display and a video chip that's actually capable of doing some work. Because I was in the market for a new laptop, I decided to buy one and test it out.

The model under the magnifying glass is the 13" model with a 1.86ghz processor, 128gb SSD storage, 4gigs of memory and a 320m GPU from Nvidia to top it off. The price for all this goodness is a hefty $1399 before taxes. When I visited the Apple site I noticed a few immediate downers. For one Apple charges a considerable amount to double the storage, meaning that most people will be forced into configurations with 128gb or less. And secondly the model comes standard with 2gigs of ram, my advice: upgrade to 4. Not a great start but I'm sure the heavy SSD prices and the thin casing have to do with it. Nevertheless I was excited.

Design

Much of that excitement was due to the fact that this is the best-looking Apple laptop ever made. Most remarkable is its thinness, which ranges between 0.11 and 0.68 inch depending on the position you're measuring at. I think they've come to the point that I honestly don't want the thing to be any thinner. Despite the slimness this laptop feels sturdy and offers almost everything its bigger brother does. Just open the lid and you'll see a full-sized keyboard, large trackpad and a screen that's actually better than the Pro model in terms of sharpness. Most of this is due to the 1440x900 resolution on the 13" display, that's the same amount of pixels over a smaller surface. The display is surrounded by a silver border, which looks nice. Because the display isn't covered by glass this Macbook has no glare, but at the expense of screen protection.

Apple made some more changes to fit everything into the insane thin casing. The speakers for one aren't visible, and the power switch is now a regular keyboard button. Both changes are probably due to the lack of space on the sides. The Macbook air is a little light (no pun intended) when it comes to the connectivity side. On the left it has a magsafe connection, usb port and a headphone jack. The right side is equipped with a mini display port connector (buy converters!), another USB port and finally an SD port. I found the connectivity to be just right, but it is still a potential issue for buyers.Overall this laptop feels strong and looks amazing. In fact the only real issue I had was when opening the laptop. Because the body is so light (2.9 pounds/1.3 kg) I've had instances when the body would lift when opening the screen, simply because the weight couldn't keep the laptop down. It's also more prone to movement, again because it doesn't have any weight to keep the thing in place. Now let's see how this supermodel performs.

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