Apple has served it again, this time with a brand new 11” Macbook Air. This was predicted earlier that Apple’s Mac Event will most likely be used to announce or release a smaller Macbook Air. This step forward into the future eliminates mechanical hard disks and optical drives with Internet services and solid state flash storage.
Whats New
- faster—solid state flash storage is up to twice as fast as hard drive storage
- more reliable—hard drive crashes are eliminated
- lighter and smaller—solid state flash storage is up to 90 percent smaller and lighter than hard drives
Pricing & Availability
The 11-inch and 13-inch MacBook Air are immediately available through the Apple Store (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers. The 1.4 GHz 11-inch MacBook Air with 2GB of memory and 64GB of flash storage starts at a suggested retail price of $999 (US) with a 128GB model for $1,199 (US). The 1.86 GHz 13-inch MacBook Air with 2GB of memory and 128GB of flash storage starts at a suggested retail price of $1,299 (US) with a 256GB model for $1,599 (US). Configure-to-order options and accessories include faster processors, 4GB of memory, MacBook Air SuperDrive and a USB Ethernet Adapter.
