The Longest MacBook Air Review Ever
The MacBook Air is starting to reach customers, and early reviews of the Apple’s thinnest laptop is starting to trickle down the wire. None trickles with as much force as Jason Snell’s astoundingly thorough dissection of everything about the Air, from software to hardware, from connectivity to battery life and more. I highly recommend the review (which is positive, but laden with caveats). I think it might be the most even-handed review of the Air so far. I mean, who knew that its headphone jack was as wonky as the iPhone’s?
Likewise, many large headphone plugs—the same ones that wouldn’t fit in the iPhone’s recessed headphone jack—will not fit completely in the MacBook Air’s headphone jack. The situation isn’t as dire as the iPhone, however—the bulky plug of my Ultimate Ears headphones would plug in far enough for me to hear my iTunes music playing clearly and in stereo. However, the plug didn’t seem to be quite well seated enough to fend off numerous high-pitched buzzes and clicks, which were particularly noticeable between tracks. Using an iPhone-style headphone adapter with a small plug seemed to solve those issues.
Macworld | Review: MacBook Air
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have they ever, or has anyone thought of a reason why the headphone jack is like that?
Ltown, on January 31st, 2008 at 9:44 am
so that you buy only there headphones…………duh…………..
ihateretro, on February 24th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
t-h-e-i-r
spellchecker, on March 27th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
i have rarely seen headphones that have the bulky plug-in any more, i don’t see why people make a big deal about it, and if you already have an iphone you already have headphones that work
iphone phreak, on May 20th, 2008 at 8:26 am
The MacBook Air looks great but I heard that it has some problems according to heat… Does anybody know more about that?
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Mario Koerbler
WebAgentur Koerbler, on June 4th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Another lengthy MacBook Air review. This time from MacWorld UK. Pointing out, in better detail, more on the compromises a user would encounter.
http://www.macworld.co.uk/mac/reviews/index.cfm?RSS&ReviewID=2579
Deke, on June 7th, 2008 at 6:43 pm