#IS THE MACBOOK 11 INCH TOO SMALL MAC#

The all-metal construction keeps it form feeling too fragile, often an issue for ultra-thin systems. are incredibly thin and light, even to someone used to working with very small laptops (such as Sony's SSD-only Vaio Z models). The new Airs, in both the 13-inch and 11-inch formats. This new model seems to accomplish both, so it will be very interesting to see what the public reaction to it is.

#IS THE MACBOOK 11 INCH TOO SMALL MAC#

It's also worth noting that the two most common wish-list items we heard from Mac fans over the years were for a smaller laptop, and for a price cut on the expensive MacBook Air. Since the start of the MacBook era, Apple had largely ignored the shift in laptop prices and sizes, opting instead to stick to the higher end of the market, and not going below 13 inches (although there are still many fans of Apple's older 12-inch PowerBooks out there). If anything, the addition of an 11-inch size is a nod to the past several years of laptop development, where small, inexpensive Netbooks started as a niche market, with 7- and then 9-inch screens, then moved into the mainstream with 10- and 11-inch versions. It was thinner and lighter, but still not quite different enough to justify the hefty investment.īy doing more to differentiate the product, and dropping the entry price, the new MacBook Air may succeed in carving out more than an enthusiast niche for itself. This is a product that-in its previous life-had a dedicated cult following but never found a real mainstream audience because of its high price and because it didn't do enough to distinguish itself from the rest of Apple's 13-inch laptop lineup.

My initial hands-on impression of the new MacBook Air is largely positive. Beyond that, our review sample of the 11-inch version is now winging its way back to CNET's New York labs for testing and benchmarking. The new hardware announced at Apple's Back to the Mac press event was on display immediately after for attendees to poke and prod, including the new 11 and 13-inch MacBook Air models. Update: We've updated our hands-on video with additional impressions after our first 24 hours with the new MacBook Air.

Is the macbook 11 inch too small