#macbook wheel

And no, it's not the unibody 17" Macbook Pro with an 8-hour battery life either. Apple dropped the keyboard on this Macbook and replaced it with a huge click-wheel. The refresh of the new 11.6" and 13.3" Macbook Air last July 2011 has introduced more powerful Intel Core i5 and Core i7 processors into the line-up. I got the 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD Core i5 Macbook Air 11.6" to test out. When I bought the 11" Macbook Air last year, it was my first dibs at owning a Mac and using OS X. I suggest reading my review of the 2010 Macbook Air 11.6" here first, before you continue to read this one. And because the Macbook Air uses an almost unibody design, there's no turning around once you grab a variant -- no user-replaceable or upgradeable memory or storage (update: but with enough determination and patience, the SSD is still replaceable but the RAM module is soldered into the board). From the design end, the Macbook Air remained the same except for a few additional features -- the mini Display Port has been replaced by a faster, more advanced Thunderbolt port, the keyboard is now backlit (which is a huge plus), and on paper about 40 grams heavier. Read more in our articles including "Macbook Wheel leaked outside MacWorld" and "2011 Macbook Air 11.6" Review".