
Since then, many models have surpassed the MacBook Air in dimensions and performance, but it will always be credited as being the precursor of ultraportable laptops. Apple had to compromise with some of the MacBook Air’s features and performance in exchange of its size, but the MacBook Air was still considered to be a feat of industrial engineering. It was announced to be the world’s thinnest laptop when it was first released in 2008. It was the MacBook Air that triggered the evolution of laptops into becoming lean but mean machines. Standard MacBook Air units are encased in machined aluminum to make it as thin and light as possible. Stuart Hughes also released MacBook Air units that are made out 24-karat gold, called the MacBook Air SUPREME Fire edition. For comparison, the standard MacBook Air weighs only 1.35 kilograms (2.96 pounds). Only five of these laptops exists, each weighing around 7 kilograms (15.4 pounds). The Apple logo on the back is encrusted with 53 diamonds and sapphire gems. But before you take this drastic route, try to close the app.
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Worth $480,000, this laptop from Stuart Hughes, a brand known for combining technology and luxury, is made entirely out of solid platinum. If an app on your Mac stops responding, you can use what Apple calls 'Force Quit' to close it. Did you know that there most expensive laptop ever built is the platinum edition of the MacBook Air SUPREME? MacBooks in and of themselves are already considered to be on the expensive side of the spectrum for laptop computers, but the platinum-encased MacBook Air takes the cake.
