After using the W510 for a week,
my MacBook Air feels positively spacious by comparison.
Not exact matches
The Pixel is solid and substantial, unlike the
MacBook Air, which is made to
feel light and thin.
If you're familiar with the typing experience on a
MacBook Air, you'll instantly
feel at home when using this case.
The whole thing is made from milled aluminum with beveled edges, giving it the look and
feel of a
MacBook Air.
I do miss the slim
feel of my
MacBook Air, but in some ways I prefer the thicker
feel of the Pro.
Don't expect the 11 - inch
Air to survive, as it's supposedly being cut (it
feels a bit redundant now, thanks to the 12 - inch
MacBook).
This being a
MacBook, the
Air ships with OS X. Apple's operating system has always
felt particularly at home on small computers such as this.
If you're coming to the
MacBook Pro from a previous - generation
MacBook Pro or
MacBook Air, the keyboard is going to
feel quite a bit different.
A current - generation
MacBook Air, Lenovo Yoga 13, or even Acer S7 can put the Book 7's look and
feel to shame, and the first two alternatives can be had at a slightly lower price.
The backlit keyboard looks transplanted from a
MacBook Air, and
feels almost as good.
Where the standard M2 has a shiny plastic rear that's basically an impersonation of glass, the Aqua version has a textured translucent top layer that makes the rear
feel a bit like textured glass — the kind of stuff used in the mouse trackpads of high - end laptops like the
MacBook Air.
I can't bear using my
MacBook Air anymore because the aging display in it just
feels blurry and old at this point.