Apple recently revealed that the rumored MacBook Air revision is true, and it combines features of the iPad. It has no optical drive, an SSD hard drive and uses built-in flash storage from 64GB and 28GB on the 11-inch model and 128GB and 256GB on the 13-inch model, which offer 1366 x 768 and 1440 x 900 resolution LED backlit displays, respectively.
The models use an NVIDIA s GeForce 320M, with the smaller model getting a 1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, and the larger getting a 1.86GHz. The new MacBook Air is 0.3cm thick at its thinnest point and 1.7cm at its thickest, with both models sporting a pair of two USB 2.0 ports and a mini DisplayPort; the 13-inch model also gets a SD card reader.
The larger model has seven hours of battery life compared to five hours for the smaller; both claim 30 hours of standby time. The 11-inch model is priced at $999 and $1,199 for the 64GB and 128GB versions and the 13-inch model is priced at $1,299 and $1,599 for 128GB and 256GB versions, respectively.