MacBook Air Review By Ars Technica
February 5, 2008 – 5:06 am
The Ars Technica Review summary:
The Good
- Form factor is indisputably thin and light. Photos don’t do it justice
- Sturdy despite its looks
- Works great as a full-size portable Internet device
The Bad
- Migration Assistant is incredibly annoying to use without FireWire
- Most of your USB devices won’t fit into the tiny port door—stock up on your extension cables
- Performance isn’t exactly the Air’s strong point compared to other Macs
The Ugly
- 4200rpm drive causes major machine slowdowns when there’s lots of disk activity
- Battery life is disappointing—only half of advertised life on lowest screen brightness
