Apple Macbook Air
Apple’s MacBook Air will see a barrage of competitors eager to edge out the superior market player in the next coming weeks. Since the birth of the lightest Apple notebook ever in January 2008, many of Apple’s rivals are putting their R&D departments on overtime to work on a worthy alternative to the rather pricey MacBook Air.
For one, HP has announced their latest offering, the Voodoo Envy which will beat the MacBook Air in terms of thinness by a mere 0.06 inches. In an unexpected twist of events, HP utilized the SP7700 and SP7500 Intel Processors which can be found in all MacBook Air models. These processors have been formulated to cater only for Apple’s hardware needs. Dell has also jumped into the lightweight mini notebook bandwagon by releasing its E Slim laptop. The 12.1 inch affair is approximately 0.8 inches thick, 0.1 inches shy of a MacBook Air’s thinness but its price tag makes a lot of difference. Consumers can choose between the 1.3 GHZ or 1.6 GHZ Atom CPU and decide between a 8GB Flash storage or a superior 40GB HDD storage. WiMax support is also included and while the final retail price has not been confirmed yet Dell promised that it will definitely be much lower than a MacBook Air’s.