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Apple's MacBook Air has become much more than a laptop. It is an iconic piece of design and it is as much status symbol as anything else.
The number of people sitting in coffee shops using Airs seems to have mushroomed quickly in the last two years. It is as if people only want to use Apple's portable laptops when they know someone else is watching and admiring.
Of course we exaggerate, but the key point here is that Apple has made a laptop one of the most desirable and sought-after electronic products on the market and has inspired makers of Windows laptops wih battery like Dell RN873 Battery , Dell T6840 Battery , Dell TC030 Battery , Dell TD175 Battery , Dell TD344 Battery , Dell TD347 Battery , Dell TD349 Battery , Dell U1544 Battery , Dell U4873 Battery , Dell U6256 Battery , Dell UD260 Battery , Dell UD264 Battery to up their game and produce similarly beautiful, slim and light Ultrabooks.
However, try as they might, Samsung, HP, Dell and Acer have all fallen short thus far and despite Apple's iconic design being two years old, no one has matched it as yet and Apple has therefore seen no point in changing a winning formula.
The 2012 11in Macbook Air looks for all extents and purposes looks like the 2011 version of the 11in MacBook Air and the 2010 version of the 11in MacBook Air. Apple has tweaked its smallest laptop very subtly, but does it remain the best ultraportable laptop out there? Let's find out.
As we said, the MacBook Air has set the bar high in terms of design. It is milled from a single piece of aluminium which not only means it's slim and light, it also means it is a lot sturdier than some of the other Ultrabooks on the market.
The MacBook Air dimensions have not changed since 2010 measuring 300 x 192mm with a thickness going from 17mm at its 'chunkiest' point tapering to just 3mm at the front. This wedge design means is is easy to carry and fits well in most backpacks or laptops cases and at 1.08kg it won't weigh you down.
Very few blemishes break the sleek lines of the aluminium case. The iconic Apple logo on the cover, four rubber feet on the bottom and some small text are all that break up the silver casing of the MacBook Air.
The black hinge at the rear is solid, but just flexible enough for us to be able to open the laptop with a single finger - an important test for any Ultrabook. The hinge also hides the air vents, which means you'll never feel you lap getting too hot even with extended use.
In terms of connectivity, the Air is both good and bad. On the plus side, it has upgraded the USB ports to version 3.0. Apple previously relied on Intel's ThunderBolt port for its high-speed connectivity, while the rest of the world moved onto USB 3.0.
While Apple has relented and added USB 3.0, it has also kept the ThunderBolt port. The adoption of Thunderbolt on accessories like external hard drives has been slow to say the least, and if you do want to make use of the huge data transfer speeds available (up to 100Gbps) then you'll have to buy a range of adaptors which will let you hook up the MacBook Air to a monitor etc.
On the left-hand side you'll find a USB port alongside the headphone jack, microphone and the new slimmer MagSafe power port. On the right-hand side you'll find the ThunderBolt Port and second USB 3.0 port and that's it. The 13in MacBook also features an SD card slot which is something we do miss on this smaller laptop.
In terms of wireless connectivity you'll find the usual partnership of Wi-Fi N and Bluetooth 4.0.
Opening the laptop, the expanse of aluminium continues. While it's nothing too exciting, it is certainly looks classy and feels cool to the touch.