The new Apple notebook, the MacBook Air, is about three-quarters of an inch thick at its thickest point, small enough to fit in a manila envelope, which is how Steven P. Jobs, chief executive, demonstrated it to a crowd of Apple fans at the Macworld Expo. He said the price is $1,799.
“This is the world’s thinnest notebook,” said Mr. Jobs. The new notebook features a 13.3-inch screen and a five-hour battery.
Perhaps its most interesting feature, however, is the one that is missing. The new notebook does not come equipped with an optical drive for playing CDs and DVDs, though one is available as an option for $99. Instead, Apple has equipped it with remote software that lets users play DVDs and CDs on another computer as if they were on the notebook.
On the environmental front, where Apple has received criticism, the MacBook Air uses a mercury-free display. Its circuit boards are bromide-free and PVC-free, Mr. Jobs said, and the system uses less packaging than in the past.
“This is the world’s thinnest notebook,” said Mr. Jobs. The new notebook features a 13.3-inch screen and a five-hour battery.
Perhaps its most interesting feature, however, is the one that is missing. The new notebook does not come equipped with an optical drive for playing CDs and DVDs, though one is available as an option for $99. Instead, Apple has equipped it with remote software that lets users play DVDs and CDs on another computer as if they were on the notebook.
On the environmental front, where Apple has received criticism, the MacBook Air uses a mercury-free display. Its circuit boards are bromide-free and PVC-free, Mr. Jobs said, and the system uses less packaging than in the past.
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