Yesterday at MacWorld 2008, Steve Jobs unveiled the thinnest laptop in the world - the MacBook Air. And it is really-really thin, dimensions: 0.16 to 0.76 x 12.8 x 8.94 inches, meaning that it’s shaped as a teardrop - being 0.76? on top and 0.16? on the bottom. Basically it’s more than twice as thin as your iPhone in it’s thinnest part.

It has an aluminum body and all the features you would expect. A LED-backlight 13? display with the resolution of 1280×800 is simply gorgeous on a thing this thin. A 1.6 or 1.8Ghz processor and 2GB ram as standard.

Now you have the choice between 2 models - one with an actual rotating 80GB drive for $1,799 or a Solid State 64GB Drive for just above $3k. The first one comes with the lower end 1.6Ghz processor, and the former with the 1.8Ghz.

The laptop also makes use of the iPhones multitouch technology on the trackpad.

And that’s pretty much where the fun stuff ends.

Ports?

You have 3.
1x USB
1x Mini-DVI
1x Headphone jack

These ports are located in a pop-up console that hides within the body.

The MacBook Air has a standard Intel XMA 144mb shared memory video card.

As for the optical drive, Apple offers an optional wireless drive that seamlessly syncs with MacBook Air, although it will cost you.

But at just 3 pounds, this is probably the laptop you would want to have with you on a presentation or in a business trip. It’s definitely not a desktop replacement, but gives you all the features you would ever need on the go. And 2GB standard memory is definitely a plus. Although I would personally be SOLD if there was a model with at least a mid-range videocard. But for $1.8k, it’s just a fancy on the go solution.

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Dell has the Dell Vostro 1000 Dual Core Laptop w/ 1GB Memory and 15.4″ Widescreen Display for $399 shipped right now. This laptop is probably the best deal you can get this Black Friday season without waiting in line for 6 hours in the freezing cold. The Vostro 1000 comes equipped with the following features:

AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK-53 1.7GHz/512KB
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic
15.4″ Wide Screen XGA LCD Anti-Glare Display
1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ
120GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
8X DVD /-RW w/Double-layer DVD R Write Capability, for Vista® OS
ATI Radeon® Xpress 1150 256MB HyperMemory™ integrated
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Wi-Fi Mini Card
1 Year Dell Warranty

For those who prefer Windows XP over Windows Vista, you can also get the Vostro 1000 w/ Windows XP for the same price by clicking here.

There is no coupon required, just click on the link and check-out. The Vostro 1000 completely blows away the Acer laptop that was offered at Circuit City yesterday. The Vostro 1000 is a very good laptop by itself; for this price, it’s exceptional.

I haven’t tried it myself, but a poster at the Cool Tools web site says:

” I was in a remote Alabama campground and their little access point was perhaps a few hundred feet away. With the internal Wi-Fi adapter in my Thinkpad (it’s Mac/PC compatible), no go. With the Wi-Fire aimed carefully I got a solid, workable signal. I just rotate it around until I get the best signal.”

The Wi-Fi Range Extender runs just a bit over $80; but expect some discounted prices coming this Black Friday.

Check out the post on Cool Tools - Wi-Fire Range Extender