The question in notebook computers has become, “Does computer portability really matter or is it more important to have an all powerful computer that allows you to fit every piece of software and save as many data files as possible on your computer?” Another question may be whether the smaller sizes are more worthwhile or if the light-weight portability is the key matter. I think the accessibility of different types of laptops these days lets us genuinely personalize our business machines into something that works for all of us and doesn’t always have to be generic for the world.

The release of the brand new macbookair by Apple has really given us a choice with the size and what kind of laptop computer we carry around with us daily. At less than 3 pounds and less than an inch thick, we don’t have to get a workout every time we pick it up. It has a 13 inch wide-screen and a standard-size keyboard. Who wouldn’t be interested? This is the very quality I have been wanting.

When I first witnessed the advertisement for the MacBook Air with a slim, easy to handle portable computer coming out of that manila envelope, I was simply in awe. Now, that’s the solution I’ve been seeking for so long. Now it doesn’t have to be a major undertaking to take my portable computer with me any longer! No extra bag that can weigh almost as much as the computer, no more heavy lifting, no longer taking up so much extra room! What a momentous occasion!

The never ending question of whether size is important is here now and my answer, when it comes to a compact laptop is a resounding, “yes, Yes, YES!” Size does matter as does weight. For me and my computer smaller is as good as it gets.