Well, since the entire world seemingly shuts down when Apple decides to hold a conference of any sort, all of you out there probably already know all about this. We here at roastlechon, however, don’t really care too much one way or the other so this news is coming to you all a little late. Anyway, to the story; Apple corp. King Steve, ruler of the fanboys, yesterday unveiled the thinnest notebook laptop ever (as far as I know), the MacBook Air. While it is seemingly a normal 13.3″ notebook computer from the front, when seen at any other angle the sheer thinness of it is perfectly clear. From 0.16″ at its thinnest and stretching to 0.76″ at its widest; it’s utterly stunning that they managed to fit it into such a small space. The specs and more pics after the jump.

So it comes standard with an LED backlit display, multi-touch trackpad, 1.6 gigahertz Core 2 Duo processor, 80 gig hard drive and 2 gigs of ram for $1800. There is an option for a 64 gig SSD drive, but that’ll add a whopping $1300 for a grand total of $3100, USD of course. It also features the full-size keyboard from the regular MacBook for optimal useability.

All this thinness comes with a price of course; and that price is practicality. To make it so thin Apple had to get rid of the optical drive, so no CDs or DVDs for this one unless you buy the optional external superdrive for $100. Also, much like the iPod and iPhone, this computer is completely sealed off. So you can’t change the battery, or upgrade the ram, or do anything to it yourself without the skills to hack it. A battery replacement will cost you $129, which actually isn’t too bad, but I’d like the option of doing it myself. Lastly, there’s no ethernet port, no firewire, and also no audio input port. So while I understand that this laptop is mainly going to be desired for its design aesthetics, there’s much to give up for it, so you’ll have to justify the purchase to yourself. As for me, however, I’d rather go with a regular MacBook if I wanted a computer from Apple, or the Sony Vaio SZ is an attractive choice for me as well. Speaking of which, to all you rich readers out there, my birthday is tomorrow and I will gladly accept gifts that are late as well.

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