Just a few years ago the Air was the hottest, slimmest laptop in the world. Then every Windows manufacturer ripped off its design and Apple came up with the even more desirable MacBook.
So is the Air soon destined for tech’s retirement hall of fame? Cursed to sit in a glass cabinet alongside the Palm Pre and Nintendo’s Wii U. Having tried its latest 2016 update, we don’t reckon so.
While this laptop no longer represents the cutting edge of computing, it still trumps a great swathe of its Microsoft-supported competition. Combining decent value, fantastic portability and great battery life, the Air remains a pleasure to work with on a day-to-day basis. Its star power may have faded slightly, but that doesn’t make it less praiseworthy in practice.
