Intel is quick to acknowledge that the Ultrabook effort was in large part inspired by Apple Inc. 's iPad tablet and particularly its sleek MacBook Air.

英特尔迅速意识到，超级本的研发很大一部分是受到苹果公司iPad平板电脑，尤其是苹果超薄笔记本。

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(Business Insider) — Apple and CEO Steve Jobs have celebrated a string of huge hits over the past several years, including the iPhone, the iPad and the MacBook Air.

《商业内幕》-苹果公司和首席执行官史蒂夫·乔布斯隆重庆祝了过去几年内包括iPhone, iPad和MacBook Air几款产品带来的巨大销售业绩。

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For example, if you want an Apple laptop, you can choose between a MacBook, a MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro.

比如说，如果你想买一个苹果笔记本，你可以挑选MacBook MacBook Air，或者MacBookPro， 仅此三种选择，没有其他的了。

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The lightest of the pair, the E4200, weighs just 2.2 pounds, compared to three pounds for Apple's MacBook Air.

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Apple is offering Macbook Air computers with only flash memory and there is talk of moving the Macbook Pro to only solid state storage.

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On the more traditional laptop front, Apple's MacBook Air-- introduced in January--is a good example of the progress being made at the high end.

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