Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards. Offers a different clock speed in the different CPU models (ULV to desktop quad core) and therefore a different performance. Intel HD Graphics 4000: Processor graphics card in the high end Ivy Bridge models. Rumor has it that Apple will introduce the new MacBook Air within a month during Apple’s usual WWDC with Retina-display, USB 3.0 and Ivy-bridge processor, so stay tune for the newest update of the most popular Ultrabook from the tech giant in Cupertino. On average, the review-ratings are very good, which always assure a place in the top 3 Subnotebook of Notebookcheck. Still, the MacBook Air outclasses almost every other Ultrabook out there with its advantage, save only for Samsung’s newest Series 9 model.

The 2011 MacBook Air still shares some of the original’s disadvantages like limited ports, heavily reflective display, non-upgradeable memory and non-user-removable battery. Major advantages of the 2011 MacBook Air in our reviews are the light weight, outstanding, unrivalled design and robust build quality thanks to the aluminum case, very good backlit keyboard plus glass track pad, as well as a very good performance for a subnotebook. In 2011, Apple has introduced the latest update of the MacBook Air Series, with Intel’s latest Sandy Bridge Series, which doubling the performance.

At that time, nobody knows that these disadvantages of the MacBook Air series would be the pinnacle of Intel’s concept for next generation notebooks which will be the newest trend for 2012. However, it was also heavily criticized for lack of Optical Disc, only one USB port, not user-removable battery among other things. Key advantages are thinness, durability, high quality display especially the input device when compare with other netbook at the time. Series: The original MacBook Air, “the world’s thinnest notebook” was introduced at the 2008 keynote by Apple’s former CEO Steve Jobs.

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