After the keynote, we rushed over to the MacBook Air. We will be adding more photos to this post shortly. Brief impressions
- It is quite light and thin - Multi-touch seems to work well - Multi-touch acts differently in different apps. Testing in iPhoto, Finder, Safari. In Safari, three-finger swipe caused you to go Back and Forward in browser. - Mac OS X 10.5.1 - Two DIMM slots While MacOS reports it as 2 slots, Apple's site indicates that the RAM is soldered to the motherboard. - 1 USB, 1 micro-DVI, an headphone. In drop-down panel... but does not appear to "collapse" - Bright Display, Glossy - Built-in battery is not user accessible - A USB Ethernet dongle is available for $29 - The Solid State Drive option carries a $999 premium
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