Apple MacBook Air MC965B/A (2011) reviews: 13.3" Laptop computer

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Apple MacBook Air MC965B/A (2011) reviews: 13.3" Laptop computer reviews

This laptop is a good all rounder.

£949 – £1105 at 2 retailers out of 405 retailers checked

8.9 out of 10 based on 13 reviews.

Apple MacBook Air MC965B/A (2011) with Intel Core i5 i5-2557M 1.7 GHz Dual Core Processor, 4GB of Memory and 128GB Storage on Mac OS X Lion. 7 hours of battery See full product description

Battery life	8.4
Design	9.2
Size and weight	9.6
Performance	9.2
Value for money	8.1
Overall rating	8.9

Some customer reviews of Apple MacBook Air MC965B/A (2011)

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Daniel, Web Designer

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: The best product at an amazing price
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Battery life	10.0
Design	10.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

Was this review helpful? 1 of 2 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 31 May 2012

Leah, Inverness General home user

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: It is an excellent computer and very easily usable.
:D
Bad points:: Battery life is not excellent but is still very good and it's value for money is not gr8.

Battery life	8.0
Design	10.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	10.0

Was this review helpful? 2 of 3 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 31 Dec 2011

Clare, Liverpool General home user

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: The laptop looks good and is very compact in size. It is also very fast for browsing the internet and downloading.
Bad points:: There is no disk drive.

Battery life	9.0
Design	8.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

Was this review helpful? 6 of 9 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 28 Nov 2011

marc, horley General home user

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Size, weight. Works straight out of the box.
Bad points:: None

Battery life	10.0
Design	10.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 26 Apr 2012

David, St. Albans Business user

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: - Fantastic Macbook
- Incredibly fast booting up
- Great screen (higher resolution than the Macbook Pro MD314B/A)
Bad points:: - Some static when the device is plugged in

Battery life	10.0
Design	10.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 23 Aug 2012

Haidee, Redhill Often on the move

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Sleek and sexy!
Bad points:: limited to applications...

Battery life	7.0
Design	10.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 10 May 2012

Malcolm, Stowmarket Business user

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Superb design and very easy to use.
Bad points:: Too few ports.

Battery life	9.0
Design	10.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 05 May 2012

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	13.3
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Operating system	Mac OS X Lion
Software on which the device runs
RAM (Gigabytes)	4

Number of cores	Dual
Computer processors are made up of 1 or more cores. Having multiple cores allows the computer to run two or more processes at once, improving multi-tasking and speeding things up.
Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes)	128
Hard Disk capacity is measured in GBs which stands for Gigabytes. A gigabyte is 1000 MB or megabytes. The more GB you have the more info like photos and music you can store.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	1440 x 900 (WSXGA)
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Processor brand	Intel
There are 2 main manufacturers of computer processors. They are Intel and AMD.
Processor series	Core i5
This is the processor model range. Different types of processor have different types of functionality. For example Centrino processors are specifically designed to increase battery life in laptops.
Processor number	i5-2557M
This is the specific processor number in the processor range.
Processor speed (Gigahertz)	1.7
The processor is the driving force of your personal computer. The higher the number in Gigahertz or Ghz the faster your computer will run. Don’t forget that other factors such as the number of cores will have an effect on speed.
Number of USB ports	2

Connections	Wireless

Connections	Bluetooth

Battery life (Hours)	7
Battery life is important if you travel a lot. Long train journeys can be a pain if you don’t get more than 3 hours of life out of your laptop. It’s worth remembering that a lot of trains offer power sockets now so don’t be put off by a low battery life unless your lifestyle demands ultra portability.
Weight (kg)	1.35

Graphics card brand	Intel
Graphics cards in desktop computers and graphics chips in laptops are manufactured by 3 main companies: Intel, ATI and nVidia. If you want to play modern games aim for an ATI or nVidia card or chip. Intel cards and chips work perfectly for general laptop use, video playback and older computer games.
Graphics card model number	HD Graphics 3000
This is the range and model number of the graphics card or chip in your desktop or laptop computer.
Type of hard drive	Flash Hard Drive

Chipset brand	Intel
Remote control	No
Aspect ratio	16:10
Depth in cm	22.7

Release date	2011-07-26
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Apple MacBook Air MC965B/A 13"

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Manufacturer's Description

Designing MacBook Air came with one goal: create an incredibly thin and light notebook computer that’s every bit as powerful and capable as one twice its size. With flash storage, durable unibody construction, Multi-Touch technology and a long-lasting battery, MacBook Air not only achieves that goal, it sets a new standard for what every notebook should be. Perfected down to the millimetre.

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