3/15/2023 0 Comments Windows 7 on macbook air![]() The lack of an Ethernet jack (and a $29.00 price tag for the dongle if you get it through Apple) is a handicap Asus actually includes that dongle in the Zenbook UX31’s box. Apple has outfitted the machine with two USB ports, an SD card slot, a Mini DisplayPort / Thunderbolt port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. ![]() One place where the Air doesn’t compete with some of these newer ultrabooks - the Folio 13 and Portege especially - is on ports. The machine weighs 2.96 pounds, though it isn’t as light as the others, especially the 2.47-pound Toshiba Portege Z835. While the Asus Zenbook UX31 and U300s came close to matching the unibody build, the Air feels more tightly constructed: the lid and base are solid to the core, the screen hinge exhibits zero wobble, and there’s no flex to the keyboard. ![]() (The Lenovo IdeaPad U300s, original Samsung Series 9, and Sony Vaio Z deserve honorable mentions for having unique designs with well-built chassis.) You’re almost certainly familiar with the Air, but I will say that in terms of build quality, the Air is the best thin-and-light machine on the market. In fact, it is so iconic and so deeply associated with how a thin-and-light laptop should look that nearly every ultrabook manufacturer has modeled their machines after the 0.68-inch thick aluminum unibody laptop. The MacBook Air’s design is beyond iconic at this point. ![]()
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