Apple MacBook Air MC968B/A (2011) reviews: 11.6" Laptop computer

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Apple MacBook Air MC968B/A (2011) reviews: 11.6" Laptop computer reviews

+ This laptop scores very high on design. - It has no outstanding negative points.

£700 – £813 at 2 retailers out of 409 retailers checked

9.1 out of 10 based on 15 reviews.

Apple MacBook Air MC968B/A (2011) with Intel Core i5 1.6 GHz Dual Core Processor, 2GB of Memory and 64GB Storage on Mac OS X Lion. 5 hours of battery See full product description

Battery life	7.4
Design	9.9
Size and weight	9.8
Performance	9.5
Value for money	8.2
Overall rating	9.1

Some customer reviews of Apple MacBook Air MC968B/A (2011)

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Muhammad, Waseem General home user

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Attractive Design, Lightweight, Extremely Beautiful and Fast.
Bad points:: Only battery life is negative aspect in 11.6" Macbook air. When I was looking specification from Apple website they claimed battery life as 5 hours but in reality it is half, that is, only 2.5 hours.

Battery life	1.0
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: 26 Aug 2011

Pauline, Rainham, Essex General home user

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Vert quick start up.
Bad points:: Only received 3 days ago but found no bad points so far

Battery life	9.0
Design	9.0
Size and weight	9.0
Performance	9.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	9.0

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

Confirmed purchase: 18 Feb 2012

Confirmed purchaser General home user

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: stylish, very quick to boot/open applications etc, high resolution of screen means even though it is smalll, the screen feels big enough to read documents, websurf etc, great design finish, quality product.
Bad points:: still getting used to Mac vs. PC
battery life is no where near the 5 hours suggested

Battery life	3.0
Design	10.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	5.0
Overall rating	9.0

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

Confirmed purchase: 17 Sep 2011

Tom, Glasgow General home user

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Light, stylish, rapid start
Bad points:: Memory capacity may become an issue

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

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

Confirmed purchase: 10 May 2012

Maria, Cambridge For daughter at University

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Just a brilliant product!
Bad points:: None

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: 09 Apr 2012

Jo, Chorley General home user

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Intuitive, lightweight and do easy to use. I love the backlight on the keyboard.
Bad points:: Haven't found any yet.

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: 04 Dec 2011

Keith, Kent Often on the move

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Great design and ease of use
Bad points:: None as yet

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

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Confirmed purchase: 04 Apr 2012

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	11.6
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Operating system	Mac OS X Lion
Software on which the device runs
RAM (Gigabytes)	2

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)	64
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)	1280 x 720 (WXGA)
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 speed (Gigahertz)	1.6
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	Bluetooth

Connections	Wireless

Battery life (Hours)	5
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)	1.08

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.
Remote control	No

Also known as: Apple MacBook Air MC968B/A, Apple MacBook Air (mid 2011), Apple MacBook Air 11-inch (2011)

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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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