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Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (2010)

Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (2010)
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alaScore 85

301 reviews

Dec, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 301 reviews of Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (2010). The average rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People really like the battery and design. The usability and portability also get good feedback. Comments are divided on the price. Many are less positive about the energy efficiency.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (2010) is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 85/100 = Very good quality.

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Amazon.co.uk review summary for Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (2010)

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 23 user reviews of Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (2010) from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.7/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk.

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Dec, 2024

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Amazon.com review summary for Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (2010)

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 130 user reviews of Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (2010) from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviewers really like the design and battery. The usability and portability are also mentioned favorably. There are mixed comments on the keyboard and price, and many are less positive about the energy efficiency.

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88% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Dec, 2024

Expert review by : Hugo Jobling (trustedreviews.com)

MacBook Air 13in (Late 2010)

 

Thinner, better battery life and better value. What's not to like?

needed and otherwise not messed with a successful formula.

Oct, 2011
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Expert review by : Stuart Miles (pocket-lint.com)

Apple MacBook Air (2010)

 

It's beautiful, it's stunning, it's thin, it's like a supermodel. That is probably the best way to describe the MacBook Air to anyone asking. But should you be buying the thinnest MacBook on the planet? We've been living with the new model to find out....

Fast, thin, light

No optical drive, no Ethernet connection

On the surface the MacBook Air looks like an expensive option compared to Apple's MacBook Pro that you get off the shelf. In fact, at a quick glance the difference is over £500, but to be fair, the off the shelf MacBook Pro doesn't come with the flash...

Oct, 2010
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Expert review by : Andrew Harrison and Ben Camm-Jones (techadvisor.co.uk)

Apple MacBook Air 13in (Late 2010) review

 

This is the joint-lightest laptop on test, with both the MacBook Air and the Samsung NP900X3A tipping the scales at 1.32kg. It's also the thinnest overall, and ideal for a life on the road at 325x227x17mm.

What really sets the MacBook Air apart from the competition is the all-round quality, both in terms of materials used and the construction of the device. Clever features such as the MagSafe power connector that disconnects should you trip over it -...

May, 2011
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Expert review by : Luke Westaway (cnet.co.uk)

Apple MacBook Air 13-inch, 2010 review

 

The first MacBook Air will go down in history as one of the most divisive pieces of tech ever created. Either a triumph of design and simplicity or an overpriced, feature-bereft lump depending on your point of view, it split the tech world straight...

Unbelievably thin;. Beautiful design;. A pleasure to use;. Brilliant display;. Great battery life.

Very expensive;. Weak port selection;. Inaccessible parts.

The 13-inch Apple MacBook Air is expensive and in many ways restrictive, but a stunning design, great battery life and brilliant ease of use mean this laptop is more than style over substance.

Nov, 2010
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Expert review by : Jason Snell (macworld.co.uk)

MacBook Air (2011) review

 

The MacBook Air has been a product in transition. When it was introduced in 2008, it was an oddity. An expensive and underpowered, yet incredibly thin and light 13 inch laptop. Last year's revision, which added a second USB port, upgraded the processor...

Backlit keyboard ; i5 processor ; flash storage ; Thunderbolt port ; small and light ; cheapest Mac laptop

Slightly heavier than previous model ; flash storage limits capacity ; Mac OS X Lion only (won’t run PowerPC apps) ; Intel graphics

The MacBook Air has never been a laptop for everyone. It began as a niche laptop for a tiny sliver of the population, but in the intervening three years there's been a sea change. Today, most people in the market for a Mac laptop should seriously...

Apr, 2022
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Expert review by : Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla (canadianreviewer.com)

Review: MacBook Air 13-inch (2010)

 

When the original MacBook Air came out it received mixed responses. While many loved its razor-like thinness and all aluminium form factor, there were also a lot of detractors that bemoaned it as an underpowered and impractical netbook hiding in a...

Jan, 2011
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Expert review by : Alan Lu (itpro.co.uk)

Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, Late 2010) review

 

Is Apple's latest 13in MacBook Air the best ultra-portable laptop ever? Read our review to find out.

The latest 13in MacBook Air isn't perfect. It's pricy, although cheaper variants with smaller SSDs are available, and it should really come with 4GB of RAM as standard at such a high price. Despite these flaws it's the best ultra-portable laptop we've...

Nov, 2010
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MacBook Air review (late 2010)

 

The MacBook Air has never exactly been a simple product to review. Since the laptop's launch back in the heady days of 2008, we've always considered it a nic...

Oct, 2010
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Expert review by : Dan Ackerman (cnet.com)

Apple MacBook Air Fall 2010 review: Apple MacBook Air Fall 2010

 

Apple MacBook Air Fall 2010

Apple's ; is thin and powerful enough to use as a mainstream laptop. It has an excellent battery and includes an SD card slot.

The Air has limited connections compared with other 13-inch laptops, and its keyboard isn't backlit. It's outclassed by the new MacBook Pro line.

The second generation of Apple's MacBook Air fixes many of our issues with the ambitious original, adding more USB ports, an SD card slot, and a more powerful processor.

Mar, 2011
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Expert review by : Cisco Cheng (pcmag.com)

Apple MacBook Air 13-inch

 

The SD slot, extra USB, and a staggering increase in battery life make the Apple MacBook Air 13-inch a strong contender in the ultraportable space.

An SD slot and extra USB port fill an important void. Stunningly beautiful design. Bigger battery resulted in almost twice as much battery life as its predecessor. Higher resolution increases the value of the 13-inch screen. Best clickpad...

Pricey. Starting memory configuration only 2GB rather than 4GB. Intel Core 2 Duo processor based on two-year-old technology

Dec, 2010
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