世界上最薄的筆記本電腦！

Apple has always been known for challenging conventions in the computer industry， but at this year's Macworld event in San Francisco， CEO Steve Jobs raised the bar for laptop manufacturers everywhere when he announced the MacBook Air – the thinnest commercial computer in the world.

蘋果一向以挑戰(zhàn)電腦界的傳統(tǒng)而著稱。在今年的舊金山Macworld發(fā)布會上，執(zhí)行總裁史蒂夫#8226;喬布斯就展示了世界上最輕薄的筆記本電腦——MacBook Air，開創(chuàng)了電腦制造業(yè)的新紀(jì)元。

Less than an inch thick and weighing in at only three pounds， the slender， tapering shape of the Air conceals some fine hardware- 2 GBs of RAM， an 80GB hard drive and a 13.3-inch LED screen. While not the most powerful computer on the market， it is certainly one of the most stylish.

厚度低于一英寸，重量少于3磅（相當(dāng)于1.36公斤，譯者注），線條流暢、超級輕薄的Air擁有2GB的內(nèi)存和80GB的硬盤以及13.3英寸的液晶顯示屏。雖然它并非市面上最好的電腦，但肯定是最有型的。

\"When you first see the MacBook Air， it's hard to believe it's a high-performance notebook with a full-size keyboard and display， but it is\" said Jobs. \"In fact， this is possibly the best notebook keyboard we've produced.\"

“第一次看到MacBook Air，簡直不敢相信它是擁有鍵盤和顯示器的高性能筆記本電腦，但它的確就是?！眴滩妓拐f，“事實(shí)上，這是迄今為止我們生產(chǎn)的最好的電腦鍵盤?！?/p>

The Air， retailing at $1，799， is already making waves， with hundreds of orders being placed at Macworld alone. Kansas City resident Barbara Rosker told the San Francisco Chronicle: \"Everyone's been waiting for an ultralight from Apple， and this exceeds expectations. Being a woman， I don't like to carry something too heavy. I'm convinced Apple make the best laptops， and (the Air's) size and weight are terrific.\"

雖然Air的售價(jià)高達(dá)1799美元，但消費(fèi)者仍爭相購買。來自堪薩斯州的芭芭拉#8226;洛斯克對《舊金山紀(jì)事報(bào)》說：“每個人都在期待著蘋果的超薄型電腦，而Air超乎人的想象。作為一名女性，我不愿意提太重的東西。我堅(jiān)信蘋果創(chuàng)作出了最理想的筆記本電腦，而Air的尺寸和重量簡直非同凡響?！?/p>

The Air is set to transform the world of notebook computing， by doing away with an in-build optical drive – no more CDs or DVDs for the Mac! Instead， Apple are releasing a whole set of applications allowing Air users to survive without any kind of wiring; as well as a massive five-hour battery life (most lightweight laptops can only manage two hours) and no Ethernet port， the Air is capable of downloading movies from the internet via iTunes， backing up files on Time Capsule， and installing new programmes via a wireless network connection.

Air的確改變了筆記本電腦世界，它竟然沒有內(nèi)置光驅(qū)！但是，蘋果配備了一套光驅(qū)無線控制軟件；另外，它還有長達(dá)5小時(shí)的超容量電池（大部分輕薄筆記本只能使用2小時(shí)），雖然沒有以太網(wǎng)接口，但Air可以通過iTunes從網(wǎng)上下載電影，并擁有Time Capsule無線備份路由器，還可以通過無線網(wǎng)絡(luò)連接安裝新的軟件。

Users can even access their home Mac desktop using the new \"Back to my Mac\" application， allowing them to view files from home while they are on the road.

用戶甚至可以進(jìn)入Mac桌面的主頁使用最新的“回到我的Mac”應(yīng)用軟件，這樣用戶就可以在路上瀏覽主頁上的文件。

Of course， for those still wanting to watch DVDs and rip music， Apple is offering an external optical drive for the Mac as well- for an extra $99. It also has a USB 2.0 port， and a connection allowing users to watch movies on other Apple monitors.

當(dāng)然，為了滿足仍然想觀看DVD并想下載音樂的用戶，蘋果也為他們提供了外部光驅(qū)——99美元一個。另外，它還有USB2.0接口和允許用戶在其它蘋果產(chǎn)品上觀看電影的數(shù)據(jù)線。

Other innovations include a whole new trackpad system that allows users to use many different gestures to perform tasks- pinch the pad to zoom in and out， stroke it lightly to flip through document pages， and roll your fingers over it to rotate pictures. The Air is an exercise in user interaction， designed to be as convenient and self-contained as possible.

其它的革新點(diǎn)還有允許用戶以不同的方式操作任務(wù)的跟蹤板系統(tǒng)：通過觸控版控制大小，輕松地瀏覽網(wǎng)頁并可直接用手指旋轉(zhuǎn)圖片。用戶可以通過觸屏操作Air，它絕對是一款便利又設(shè)備齊全的筆記本電腦。

In short， the MacBook Air is going to herald a whole new generation of notebook computers. If the decision to get rid of the optical drive pays off – as did Apple's decision to ditch floppy drives in the '90s – then we can expect to move into a wire-free era by the end of the decade.

總之，Air將成為新一代筆記本電腦的先鋒。如果摒棄光驅(qū)的決定同蘋果在90年代拋棄軟驅(qū)一樣成功的話，那么10年后的無線時(shí)代就指日可待了。