On the left side are a headset jack, two microphones, a MagSafe 2 power jack, and a USB 3.0 port. Ports remain unchanged from last year's MacBook Air. It's significantly smaller and lighter than other ultraportables like the Asus Zenbook UX305FA-ASM1 and the HP EliteBook Folio 1020, although those two are slimmer.

The laptop weighs 2.38 pounds, which is ever-so-slightly heavier than the last year's model (2.31 pounds). It measures 7.5 long by 11.8 wide, and its thickness tapers from 0.68 inches from the back to 0.11 inches at the front. If the all-aluminum exterior of the MacBook Air 11-inch looks familiar, that's because the design has basically remained unchanged since 2010. The MacBook Air 11-inch is a wonderful commuter laptop, and it should be on your short list if you're constantly on the move. Even so, its Intel Core i5 processor means that it breezes through tasks that would slow an Intel-Core-M-equipped system, and that's on top of its 11.5 hours of battery life. This year's model gets a modest CPU update from last year's iteration, but while its Editors' Choice-winning stablemate, the 2015 Apple MacBook Air 13-inch, is aimed at pleasing a wider range of users, the 11-inch ultraportable makes a few tradeoffs to become even thinner and lighter. The 2015 Apple MacBook Air 11-inch ($899 as tested) is all about ultraportability. Read our review of the most recent model.

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