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• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.4 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 21 reviews

The Bottom Line: This year's 11-inch MacBook Air improves on last year's model in several significant ways and is by far the fastest ultraportable you're likely to find, though some users will consider the limited flash storage space to be a hindrance. Read review

Specs: Intel 1.6 GHz, Core i5 ( Dual-Core ), 2 GB / 4 GB (max), 64 GB, Apple Mac OS X Lion, 11.6 in, TFT active matrix, 1366 x 768 ( HD ), None, Intel HD Graphics 3000 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0, 2.38 lbs, L3 cache, 3 MB

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.4 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 25 reviews

The Bottom Line: The latest version of the 13-inch MacBook Air vastly outperforms its predecessor, and can finally be called suitable for mainstream use, instead of relegated as a niche product. Read review

Specs: Intel 1.7 GHz, Core i5 ( Dual-Core ), 4 GB, / 4 GB (max), 256 GB, Apple Mac OS X Lion, 13.3 in, TFT active matrix, 1440 x 900 ( WXGA+ ), None, Intel HD Graphics 3000 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0, 384 MB, 2.96 lbs, L3 cache, 3 MB

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.4 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 12 reviews

The Bottom Line: This year's 11-inch MacBook Air improves on last year's model in several significant ways and is by far the fastest ultraportable you're likely to find, though some users will consider the limited flash storage space to be a hindrance. Read review

Specs: Intel Core i5 1.6 GHz ( Dual-Core ), 4 GB, / 4 GB (max), 128 GB, Apple Mac OS X Lion, 11.6 in, TFT active matrix, 1366 x 768 ( HD ), None, Intel HD Graphics 3000 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0, 2.36 lbs, L3 cache, 3 MB

• CNET Editor rating:
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  Overall score: 8.2 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 18 reviews

The Bottom Line: Apple slightly revamps its basic MacBook with improvements under the hood, but keeps the design and price the same, which makes the new MacBook tough to beat as a back-to-school laptop. Read review

Specs: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz ( Dual-Core ), 2 GB / 4 GB (max), 250 GB - Serial ATA-300 - 5400 rpm, Apple MacOS X 10.7 Lion, 13.3 in TFT active matrix, 1280 x 800 ( WXGA ), NVIDIA GeForce GT 320M Shared video memory (UMA), DVD±RW (±R DL) - Integrated, 256 MB, 4.6 lbs, L2 cache, 3 MB, White

• CNET Editor rating:
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  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 4 reviews

Specs: Intel 2nd Gen Core i5 2.4 GHz ( Dual-Core ), 4 GB, / 8 GB (max), 500 GB - 5400 rpm, - Serial ATA-300, Apple Mac OS X Lion, 13.3 in, TFT active matrix, 1280 x 800 ( WXGA ), Intel HD Graphics 3000 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0, DVD±RW (±R DL) - Integrated, 384 MB, 4.4 lbs, L3 cache, 3 MB

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  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

Specs: Intel Core i7 2 GHz ( 3.2 GHz ) ( Dual-Core ), 8 GB / 8 GB (max), 256 GB, Apple MacOS X 10.7 Lion, 11.6 in, 1366 x 768 ( HD ), None, Intel HD Graphics 4000 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0, 2.4 lbs, L3 cache, 4 MB