Jan 27
First impressions when using the MacBook Air is that it is visually small. It’s about 1/3 the thickness of a regular MacBook. It is .16 inches at its smallest and .76 inches at the hinge. After it is closed, the laptop is light but doesn’t feel like it’s made of cheap material, it feels like its definitely a Mac that could be used daily. The hinge mechanism is tight and should provide trouble free opening and closing. I see why Apple included a glass screen cover as it keeps the screen from twisting when closing or opening it from either corner.
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Apple is at it again by filing for a patent on the design in the graphic. It appears that the MacBook like computer would by placed inside of the iMac style screen enclosure. It is not clear if the MacBook would have a screen itself and if said screen would show through the iMac styled enclosure. The patent application does reveal that the MacBook type computer would be slid into the enclosure where the ports would still be accessible.
Apple is at it again thinking ahead for what consumers might want in the future. They have filed a patent application that is for an OLED-based keyboard that can change via software instruction. That basically means that the keys could change based on what software program is running on the computer at any given time.
Apple’s sales of hardware products, especially the iPhone, MacBook’s, and MacBook Pro’s have been particularly strong in the third quarter. There have been 1.12 million iPhone shipped in the US. Global sales predictions say that Apple will see an increase of one-percent in world wide laptop market share.