Pink MacBook Air Evaluation

I have just gotten a Pink MacBook Air to replace my ten month old MacBook Pro and I enjoy it. So a lot in fact that I thought I'd do a swift assessment.

I was always place off by the original MacBook Air, I think in the main as a result of its poor performance (compared with the Pro model) and commonly reported overheating problems. The old MacBook Pro vs MacBook Air comparison often, for me no less than, fell in favour with the former machine.

On looks alone the new model is often a winner and even even though my MacBook Pro was less than a year old I couldn't resist the new super-slim profile and far more modern style of Apple's latest notebook.

Pink MacBook Air
You could possibly have noticed that my new MacBook is Pink! This isn't a common color, or even a color Apple give on their web site or in their shops. It is produced by Colorware from a normal machine and given a bespoke (and lovely) vibrant pink finish. This might not be a choice for all those wanting to blend into the crowd, but it undoubtedly gets a lot of comments and admiring looks.

MacBook Air Power
After only a couple of hours of use I knew that it wasn't just the excellent looks and beautiful pink exterior that did it for me. This thing is quickly, a lot more quickly than either what I expected and what the specification sheet told me. With an Intel Core two Duo Apple have avoided use from the much newer Core i3, i5 and i7 range of processors, that is a surprise to me as, because of their much more effective nature, they would produce much less heat and use less battery power. Also, their integrated graphics chips would surely aid with packaging in such a minuscule machine.

Despite not acquiring the most recent generation hardware, this machine by no means feels lacking in energy, some thing which could not usually be stated with the authentic Air. This genuinely did surprise me, but I'm coming straight from a 1.86 GHz Core two Duo powered Pro model and also the Air feels considerably more quickly, in spite of having the same chip clocked in the exact same speed. This goes to show that prospective buyers shouldn't let the specification page put you off because it is just not all what's seems.

Another thing to note is the fact that the original Air ran under-clocked in order to try to alleviate the heat troubles, so regardless of related specification this might explain a few of the leap in overall performance versus the authentic MacBook Air.