In order to reduce the weight and volume dealt with the computer manufacturer has equipped the machine with optical media players, this is the first laptop from Apple PowerBook 2400C (1997) with no optical drive. To compensate for this lack in the operating system Apple has included a program called Remote Disk . This program once installed on a Macintosh or Windows laptop allows the scanners to manage the networked computer as if they were local readers. The program also allows you to reinstall your operating system on the laptop via netboot. The processor is an Intel Core 2 Duo Merom specially developed for Apple by Intel, the processor is 60% smaller than a Core 2 Duo standard. As the successor to Merom, Penryn, is expected soon on the market and will bring just a new processor family products with reduced packaging, and known as "S series, it is likely that future versions of its MacBook Air can integrate this version.
The device integrates a touchpad on new dimensions and the operating system implements the management of gesture similar to those implemented by Apple in the iPhone multi-touch. The gesture can control some operations related to the graphical interface with the simultaneous pressure of multiple fingers on the touchpad. The device has a motherboard, hard drive and built-in battery and unlike most laptops does not allow to replace the battery without the intervention of the service center. Battery replacement is done by the service centers of the company at a cost of one battery.
The system comes with the ability to mount a solid state disk to reduce power consumption. The solid-state drive increases the autonomy of the system from 11% to 16% depending on the test performed. The solid-state drive improves system boot times and application but has a capacity below what is standard and almost doubles the cost of the system.
