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Alec Pollak has been working in the Internet industry since 1995 when he created one of the first big-budget movie websites for Warner Bros. Batman Forever. His background of art direction and design for print and multimedia at Grey Entertainment Advertising launched him into a founding Creative Director position at Siteline, one of the first NYC Web design shops.
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iPad vs. MacBook Air

Who would win in a fight between a souped up iPad and an entry level MacBook Air?

Take a look at the specs below and you decide!

 


 iPad
(Wifi+3G, 64GB)		 Macbook Air
(11", 64GB)		 Winner
Price $829 $999 iPad
Height 9.56 inches (242.8 mm) 11.8 inches (29.95 cm) iPad
Width 7.47 inches (189.7 mm) 7.56 inches (19.2 cm) iPad
Depth 0.5 inch (13.4 mm)
 0.11-0.68 inch (0.3-1.7 cm) Macbook Air
Weight 1.6 pounds (0.73 kg)  2.3 pounds (1.06 kg) iPad
Display 9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology

 

11.6-inch (diagonal) high-resolution LED-backlit glossy widescreen display with support for millions of colors

 

 Macbook Air
Max Resolution 1024 by 768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi) 1366 by 768 pixel resolution at 72 pixels per inch (ppi) Macbook Air
MultiTouch Touch-Screen Trackpad iPad
Storage 64GB flash drive 64GB flash drive Tie
Processor 1GHz Apple A4 custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip

 

1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB on-chip shared L2 cache
800MHz frontside bus

 

 Macbook Air
RAM 256MB DRAM 2GB of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM onboard (4GB maximum) Macbook Air
Communications
  • UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
  • GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
  • Data only
  • Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n)
  • Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

 

  • Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n)
  • Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

 

 iPad
Battery and Power
  • Built-in 25-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
  • Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music
  • Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using 3G data network
  • Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system

 

  • Built-in 35-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery
  • Up to 5 hours Wireless productivity
  • Up to 30 Days Standby Time
  • 45W MagSafe power adapter with cable management system
  • MagSafe power port

 

 Macbook Air
Input and Output
  • Dock connector port
  • 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack
  • Built-in speaker
  • Microphone
  • Micro-SIM card tray (Wi-Fi + 3G model only)
  • USB 2.0 (two ports)
  • Mini DisplayPort
  • Headphone
  • Built in Speakers
  • Microphone

 

 Macbook Air
Camera No Yes Macbook Air
Keyboard Onscreen Physical Tie