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Business travelers know that there are two key factors must be considered when one buys an ultraportable laptop. The first is that an ultraportable laptop should be small enough to get around when one is traveling, and it should be light enough not to cause physical pain at the end of the day. The second consideration is functionality. Most ultraportable laptops get stripped the minimum features as a sacrifice to size and weight, but they should still help the business traveler work whenever he or she is mobile.

All Apple MacBooks available in the market today, there is no doubt that the MacBook Air is the thinnest, sleekest and lightest laptop they have at the moment. All Apple MacBook MacBook Air lovers would find the temptation enough at first glance to shell out a couple of one thousand U.S. dollars. But if you're thinking about one yourself, consider first reading the following list of the ten essential things you should know before you buy a MacBook Air.

The first five on the list are the pros of the MacBook Air.

Core 2 Duo processor. The MacBook Air comes with a repackaged 1.6 GHz Core 2 Duo processor specially created by Intel for the MacBook. Sure, it is visibly slower than most desktops, but it is fast enough to meet and it will not lead MacBook Air to the burning lap.

LED-backlit display. The MacBook Air may be slim, but you would have no problems with the width of the LED screen. At 13 inches, this screen larger than most ultra portable laptops.

Full-sized keyboard. Many laptops have keyboards that are too small to be used. This super-thin Apple MacBook happy not sacrifice the pleasure of typing on a full-sized keyboard just to shave a few inches high.

Speed wireless access. With a good router, the MacBook Air Transfer to 4 Mbps of data, enough to satisfy even speed Crunchers.

The Leopard OS. The Macbook Apple's Leopard OS is seen as a breakthrough by MacBook users, especially since it supports multi-finger gestures on the touchpad.

Now for the drawbacks.

Ports. The MacBook Air has only three ports -- one USB 2.0 port, one Micro-DVI input and one for the headphones.

Battery. The MacBook Air has no user-replaceable battery, which can be a problem if the user does not access to a major power. With minimum use, the battery of the Apple MacBook is only less than three hours.

Disk drive. The disk is a slow 80 GB 1.8-inch unit. You can upgrade to a 64 GB SSD one, though.

Remote Disk. This MacBook has an external drive on a real drive replaced, but it is only right for installing software, downloading data and reinstalling the OS in case of problems.

Separate SuperDrive. The MacBook Air does have its own optical USB SuperDrive, but it is sold separately.

Considering buying a MacBook Air? Think on these ten things first before you do and decide for yourself whether this is Apple Macbook indeed a good buy.

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