Apple Macbook Air 11 Review

Recently, we say a guy post a listing for a Macbook Air 11 i7, 2013, for roughly $1,000.00 USD/CDN.

We looked at it, and it was the full-specification, the best you could get for 2013.

Display

• 11.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen display with support for millions of colors
• Supported resolutions:1366 by 768 (native), 1344 by 756, and 1280 by 720 pixels at 16:9 aspect ratio; 1152 by 720 and 1024 by 640 pixels at 16:10 aspect ratio; 1024 by 768 and 800 by 600 pixels at 4:3 aspect ratio

Storage¹

• 512 GB PCEe-based flash storage
  256GB PCIe-based flash storage
  

Processor

•   1.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 (Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz) with 4MB shared L3 cache.

Memory

• 8GB of 1600MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory
  

Battery and Power²

• Up to 9 hours wireless web
• Up to 9 hours iTunes movie playback
• Up to 30 days standby time
• Built‑in 38‑watt‑hour lithium‑polymer battery
• 45W MagSafe 2 Power Adapter with cable management; MagSafe 2 power port

Size and Weight

• Height: 0.11-0.68 inch (0.3-1.7 cm)
• Width: 11.8 inches (30 cm)
• Depth: 7.56 inches (19.2 cm)
• Weight: 2.38 pounds (1.08 kg)³

Graphics and Video Support

• Intel HD Graphics 5000
• Dual display and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 2560 by 1600 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colors
• Thunderbolt digital video output
  • Native Mini DisplayPort output
  • DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter (sold separately)
  • VGA output using Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter (sold separately)
  • Dual-link DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter (sold separately)
  • HDMI audio and video output using third-party Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter (sold separately)

Connections and Expansions

• Two USB 3 ports (up to 5 Gbps)
• Thunderbolt port (up to 10 Gbps)
• MagSafe 2 power port
• Headphone
• Dual mics

Wireless

• Wi-Fi
  802.11ac Wi-Fi networking;⁴ IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
• Bluetooth
  Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

Audio

• Stereo speakers
• Dual microphones
• Headphone port
• Support for Apple iPhone headset with remote and microphone

So, that got us thinking. Could you make $1 per CPU cycle. Say, you operate it in a Server Room somewhere, obviously. The i7 is a 64-bit device.

The instructions of the i7 are rather limited, of course. LDX (load an X), SDX (store an X). :)