The Longest MacBook Air Review Ever

Pete Mortensen ()

The Longest MacBook Air Review Ever
The MacBook Air is starting to reach customers, and early reviews of the Apple’s thinnest laptop is starting to trickle down the wire. None trickles with as much force as Jason Snell’s astoundingly thorough dissection of everything about the Air, from software to hardware, from connectivity to battery life and more. I highly recommend the review (which is positive, but laden with caveats). I think it might be the most even-handed review of the Air so far. I mean, who knew that its headphone jack was as wonky as the iPhone’s?

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Petemortensen

Pete Mortensen is a design strategist for consulting firm Jump Associates and the co-author of Wired to Care: How Companies Prosper When They Create Widespread Empathy, a book and blog that are significantly more interesting than you might initially think. Pete's particular Apple avocations are both around design--interface and industrial. Follow him on Twitter!

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  • Ltown

    have they ever, or has anyone thought of a reason why the headphone jack is like that?

  • http://muhahah.com ihateretro

    so that you buy only there headphones…………duh…………..

  • spellchecker

    t-h-e-i-r

  • http://ryanhollis.webs.com iphone phreak

    i have rarely seen headphones that have the bulky plug-in any more, i don’t see why people make a big deal about it, and if you already have an iphone you already have headphones that work

  • http://www.koerbler.com WebAgentur Koerbler

    The MacBook Air looks great but I heard that it has some problems according to heat… Does anybody know more about that?

    Best regards from Styria,

    Mario Koerbler

  • Deke

    Another lengthy MacBook Air review. This time from MacWorld UK. Pointing out, in better detail, more on the compromises a user would encounter.

    http://www.macworld.co.uk/mac/reviews/index.cfm?RSS&ReviewID=2579