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MacBook Air 13 Inch

MacBook Air 13 Inch
Written By
Nathan Eddy
Nathan Eddy
Jul 20, 2011
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MacBook Air 13 Inch

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The 1.7 GHz 13-inch Air comes with 4GB of memory and 128GB of flash storage for $1,299, and with 4GB of memory and 256GB of flash storage for $1,599.


Macbook Air 13 Inch

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The Air’s aluminum unibody enclosure measures a thin 0.11-inches at its thinnest point and 0.68-inches at its thickest.


Macbook Air 11 Inch

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The 1.6 GHz 11-inch Air is available with 2GB of memory and 64GB of flash storage for $999 or with 4GB of memory and 128GB of flash storage for $1,199.


Mac mini

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At just 7.7-inches square and 1.4-inches thin, the new Mac mini maintains its compact aluminum design.


Mac mini

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Mac mini now comes with Thunderbolt I/O technology for expansion possibilities never before available to Mac mini users.


Mac mini With Thunderbolt Display

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With a Thunderbolt port, Mac mini can connect to peripherals such as storage devices, RAID arrays and the Thunderbolt Display.


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Thunderbolt Display

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The Thunderbolt Display includes an ambient light sensor, which automatically adjusts the display brightness based on external lighting conditions.


Thunderbolt Display Rear View

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Featuring two bi-directional channels with transfer speeds up to 10G bps each, each Thunderbolt port delivers PCI Express directly to external peripherals.


Thunderbolt With MacBook Air

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The display includes a built-in FaceTime HD video, three USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire 800 port, one Gigabit Ethernet port and a Thunderbolt port.


Mac OS X Lion

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Mac OS X Lion is available as an upgrade to Mac OS X version 10.6.6 Snow Leopard from the Mac App Store for $29.99.

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