Setting up the new MacBook Air. The 13-inch one. My immediate reaction? I don’t see myself using my larger MacBook Pro anymore. Is that more powerful? Of course. But for 90% of the things I do (90% of which are online), I just don’t see myself seeing a major difference. And I’ve been using a top-of-the-line new MacBook Pro (2.8 GHz i7, etc) for months now.  Even though that computer has a 15-inch screen, the screen on this 13-inch MacBook Air really doesn’t seem that much smaller. The resolution is great. As a bonus, the 13-inch Air comes with an SD card reader — that’s how I got the picture above onto this computer. So far, battery life seems excellent.  I know I’ve only been using this thing for about an hour, but I really can’t see myself going back. It’s as if a huge weight has been lifted off my lap. Because it has been. I’m curious to see what people who get the 11-inch version think. That seems a bit too small for my tastes, but who knows, maybe I’d like that even more.  There’s no question is my mind that this is the future of the MacBook line. High-res

Setting up the new MacBook Air. The 13-inch one.

My immediate reaction? I don’t see myself using my larger MacBook Pro anymore.

Is that more powerful? Of course. But for 90% of the things I do (90% of which are online), I just don’t see myself seeing a major difference. And I’ve been using a top-of-the-line new MacBook Pro (2.8 GHz i7, etc) for months now. 

Even though that computer has a 15-inch screen, the screen on this 13-inch MacBook Air really doesn’t seem that much smaller. The resolution is great.

As a bonus, the 13-inch Air comes with an SD card reader — that’s how I got the picture above onto this computer.

So far, battery life seems excellent. 

I know I’ve only been using this thing for about an hour, but I really can’t see myself going back. It’s as if a huge weight has been lifted off my lap. Because it has been.

I’m curious to see what people who get the 11-inch version think. That seems a bit too small for my tastes, but who knows, maybe I’d like that even more. 

There’s no question is my mind that this is the future of the MacBook line.