Throughout the year, there were positive and negative things that came along with the new MacBooks.

“Fast,” said junior Liz Esquilin. “Way fast.”

According to Apple.com, with the latest Intel Core i5 and i7 processor gives students up to 2.0GHz of processing power and Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.2GHz, which makes it the second fastest laptop right behind the MacBook Pro also made by Apple.

“I love how it has the full keyboard,” said junior Ezie Nguyen. “From the arrow keys to the extra pause and play buttons for music or movies, I love it all.”

Along with the full size keyboard, the keyboard is backlit so students can type even in the darkest light. A built-in ambient light sensor detects changes in lighting conditions and adjusts the display and keyboard brightness automatically, according to apple.com.

“It is very, very light,” said junior Carissa Aiello. “It’s not a hassle I can just slip it right into my back pack.”

The 2.38lbs MacBook Air was designed to take up little to no room so students can have plenty of room for their textbooks, notebooks, as well as other school supplies according to Apple.com. Along with the fancy features, the MacBook Air does have some flaws for its users.

“The learning curve makes it difficult for some people to use,” said Matt Pepperdine. “Because there is so many different short cuts and different keys to use to get to different things on the Mac, it makes it difficult for staff and students to remember so much.”

Overall, most of the staff, students, and administrators of Staley are impressed with the upgrade from the HP Minis and will continue to use them for the school year next fall.