Apple’s new MacBook Air may be the thinnest laptop on the market, but it isn’t the lightest.
The Air, which Apple announced at the Macworld conference earlier this week, is a super-thin three-pound laptop. It will be available by the end of the month for $1,799.
But Toshiba, Lenovo, Fujitsu and Sony are just some of the companies already making laptops that weigh less than the 3-pound Air. Toshiba’s Portage R500 starts at 1.72 pounds, while Lenovo’s ThinkPad X61 is 2.7 pounds.
The Air “is really similar to a product that we came out with four years ago,” says Sony Senior Vice President Mike Abary
To save space, computer makers cut features. The MacBook Air doesn’t have a CD/DVD drive or an easily swappable battery. Some models of Fujitsu’s Lifebook P1620 come with a battery half as powerful as is standard. The Sony Vaio TZ has an 11.1-inch screen, compared with 15.4 inches on larger Sony models.
Source: usatoday