Macworld.com – The Macâs first foray into portability wasnât auspicious. At just under 16 pounds, 1989âs Macintosh Portable was only about half a pound lighter than the original all-in-one Macs. The only direction to go was upâand, thankfully, Apple went there quickly with only a few missteps. Today it offers a range of laptops, from the MacBook Air to the burly 17-inch MacBook Proâand the future looks both bright and light.