Apple has unveiled what it claims is the world's thinnest laptop, the MacBook Air.
Apple has unveiled the MacBook Air, an ultra-thin laptop with a 13.3in screen and full-sized keyboard.
The MacBook Air uses an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, though this one has been specially designed by Intel to be 60 per cent smaller than usual. It comes in 1.6 and 1.8GHz versions.
The screen lights up immediately as you open up the MacBook Air, and uses LED (light-emitting diode) technology. Apple claims the battery will last five hours.
But it is the dimensions of the MacBook Air that are really striking - at its thinnest point it is only 4mm, and its highest point is a mere 19mm.
"We’ve built the world’s thinnest notebook - without sacrificing a full-size keyboard or a full-size 13-inch display," said Apple’s Steve Jobs.
"When you first see MacBook Air, it’s hard to believe it’s a high-performance notebook with a full-size keyboard and display. But it is," he continued.
The keyboard offers full-sized keys and there is a large trackpad that can be used in a similar way to the iPhone's screen, with gestures such as a pinch or a circular motion to enlarge and rotate images respectively.
It comes with 2GB memory as standard and an 80GB hard disk, though this can be upgraded to a 64GB solid-state flash memory drive. The advantage of solid state memory is that it offers quicker data access and has no moving parts so is much more resilient, though it is more expensive.
However, there is one thing missing - an optical drive. You can pay an additional £65 for an external CD drive, but there is technology included that would let you 'borrow' the optical drive of another PC or Mac connected to the same network.
The standard version of the MacBook Air will cost £1,199 including VAT and goes on sale in the UK in two weeks time.
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