MacBook Air

MacBook Air 11.6-inch second revision with Sandy Bridge and Thunderbolt technology.

Specs

• Processor: Intel Core i5 1.6GHz Dual-Core
• Memory: 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM
• Storage: Samsung SM128C SSD 128GB
• Display: Samsung LTH116AT01A04 9CF3 11.6-inch
• Battery: Lithium Polymer 6-cell (2-serie 3-parallel) 4790 mAh
• OS: Mac OS X 10.7 Lion build 11A2063

Rotate for book style use

Reading long articles and browsing texts is awesome in "portrait" orientation with the MacBook Air. Apple's own method to rotate the display works but with one little snag; the trackpad does not change orientation. Without the x and y axis swapped it's quite weird to move the mouse pointer and use the touch gestures.

Roatate display weird style:

1. Exit system preferences if open
2. Open system preferences
3. Hold command+option while clicking onthe Displays-icon
4. A new Rotation drag-down menu should appear over the Brightness-slider

Proper way with the trackpad or mouse orientation changed in synchronization with the display:

• Mac Screen Rotate - Rotates both the display and the trackpad, 4USD
• Display Roate Menu - For mouse use, rotate display and mouse orientation, free

Reviews

• Macworld.com - Lab tests
• Gigaom.com - Petite powerhouse
• MacBook Air display review]