I finally got my hands on one of these computers. It’s amazing how good a job the Apple design team have done on it, and as usual, the packaging is worthy of discussion too. They weighted the box, and the computer feels uncomfortably light when you lift it out.
I’ve worked on both the 64Gb SSD and also the 80Gb Hard Drive models, and the SSD was marginally faster. However, as the processors on both are below 2GHz, I don’t think they’ll be capable of anything more than surfing, the odd document, and of course, iTunes.
There has been lots of press about the battery not being replaceable, the components in general not being upgradeable. Well, that’s been Apple’s way for a long time. Start with the original iPod – it too had no replaceable battery, and every iPod and iPhone today doesn’t have a replaceable battery.
When compared to similar notebooks, the Air is a thing of beauty. It’s definitely one for the eBay (must buy) list.
