Apple MacBook Air

The Apple MacBook Air is extremely sleek and stylish. It comes in a stylish aluminum body that is carved as a single piece. This unibody structure makes it a completely recyclable product. It is extremely thin, with a maximum of 0.7 inches. It has a minimalistic design, with just one USB port, headphones and a MagSafe power jack.

The technical specifications of the Apple MacBook Air include a 128 GB SSD, solid state device, and a 9400 discrete graphics card. The processor is a 1.86 GHz Core 2 Duo and a non-expandable DDR3 RAM with a capacity of 2 GB.

The graphics card by Nvidia GeForce is a great addition, and lets you have a good experience while playing games or watching movies. The overall performance of the system is good and it doesn't hang frequently. The transfer rate to SSD is also quick.

The display is a 13.3 inch LCD one. The screen is backlit with LEDs, which helps save battery life up to 30%. You can also dim the screen to much lower levels than CCFL screens. Apple has eliminated the toxins such as arsenic and mercury by using mercury-free technology for LEDs, and an arsenic-free glass in the design of the Air. Even the circuit boards, insulators and connectors are BFR (Brominated Flame Retardants) free. It thus is a very eco-friendly product.

The keyboard is in sync with other Apple editions. The additional feature is that the keyboard is backlit. You can thus adjust the illumination levels and save power. It comes with a multi-touch keypad. Using this keypad, you can scroll across web pages and also zoom in or out of photos.

It comes preloaded with an array of software from Apple. Applications such as iMovie, iPhoto, GarageBand and iWeb are inherent in its multimedia suite. Other applications such as Photo Booth and Spaces are also provided.

It comes with a one-year warranty, though limited, and 90-day phone support period. These two can be extended to a 3-year duration by purchasing the Apple Care protection plan. The Apple MacBook Air has ENERGY STAR certification because of its energy efficient design. In fact, it has earned the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) for its innovative design and recycling feature.

It thus is a great ecological product to use, and offers the best features of a notebook combined with energy savings and reduced carbon emissions.