The keys are comfortable to type on, though they understandably have a shorter key travel than you may be used to with a full-sized laptop. For example, two fingers swiping from the right edge of the trackpad brings up the Notification Center, a new feature of OS X Mountain Lion. The trackpad supports one-, two-, three-, and four-finger gestures, and while it can take a while to get used to using four fingers to bring up stuff like the iPad-like Launchpad, but it's easy to get used to. It has the same updated, chiclet-style, backlit keyboard as the MacBook Air 11-inch (Thunderbolt), as well as the same glass touchpad with multitouch functions. It still measures 0.68 by 11.8 by 7.56 inches (HWD) and it still tapers down to a 0.11-inch wedge point. The 11-inch MacBook Air's chassis hasn't changed too much from the previous iteration. It's still a nice machine to be sure, and it's improved over previous models, but now there are alternatives. However, competition from ultrabooks and other ultraportables has narrowed the lead the MacBook Air once enjoyed. Plus, it fits perfectly on an airplane tray table. Its full keyboard makes it a better writing tool than simply carrying around an iPad or other tablet. It's the MacBook for those who already have a larger MacBook Pro, iMac, or Mac Pro at home, but need something more portable.
If you don't need quad-core processing power, but still need a stable, comfortable keyboard to do your writing, the Apple MacBook Air 11-inch (mid 2012) ($999 list) might be the chariot you're looking for.
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