It's hard to believe a system this small can produce sound as good as it does. When we played Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "Thrift Shop," the Air's speakers, located under the keyboard, were loud enough to fill a small room. Although it was a little on the hollow side, bass, mids and highs were well-represented.Ĭlick to EnlargeOne thing that we're thankful hasn't changed on the Air is its excellent keyboard. All too often, key travel and responsiveness is sacrificed in the name of a thin chassis. Typing on the black island-style keys was a pleasure, and we continue to enjoy the bright backlighting. The Mac OS-specific keys above the number row are as useful as always. The 4.1 x 2.5-inch touchpad on the Air is also top-notch, allowing us to execute and number of multitouch gestures with ease, such as pinch-to-zoom and three- and four-finger swipe. This is another piece of hardware that has been consistently good on Macs for as long as we can remember. One thing we worry about on thin ultraportables is adequate heat dispersal. Fortunately, that doesn't seem to be a concern on the 11-inch Air. Macbook 11 inch vs 13 review full#Īfter streaming a Hulu video at full screen for 15 minutes, the touchpad measured 79 degrees Fahrenheit, the G and H keys were 89 degrees and the middle of the underside was 88 degrees. All are below 95 degrees, the point at which we consider a notebook to be uncomfortable. MORE: 10 Laptops with the Longest Battery LifeĬlick to EnlargeThe 1.3-GHz Intel Core i5-4250U processor, 4GB of RAM and 128GB of flash storage combined to give the 11-inch Air a Geekbench score of 6,809, about 900 points higher than average (5,923). The VAIO Pro 11, which also has a 4th-generation 1.6-GHz Intel dual-core Core i5-4200U processor, scored 5,055. Although it has a 3rd-gen 1.7-GHz Intel Core i5-3317U processor, Acer's Aspire S7 came closer to the Air with a score of 5,821. The Yoga 11S, which has an ultralow-power 3rd-generation 1.5-GHz Intel Core i5-3339Y processor, was only able to muster 3,650.īooting into OS Mountain Lion took 13 seconds, which is about twice as long as the VAIO Pro 11 took to launch Windows 8.
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