The new MacBook Air is cheaper and faster, but is it
worth buying?
MacBook pro's are thick than Macbook air's. Macbook air is an innovative
product by Apple, Inc. this kind of laptop is very thin than Macbook pro's
So here's a list of specifications:
Display (13.3"):
13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen
display with support for millions of colors
Supported resolutions:
1440 by 900 (native), 1280 by 800, 1152 by 720, and 1024 by 640 pixels at 16:10
aspect ratio and 1024 by 768 and 800 by 600 pixels at 4:3 aspect ratio
Storage:
128GB (128GB PCIe-based flash storage), 256GB (256GB PCIe-based flash
storage)
*and upgradable to 512GB flash storage
Processor:
1.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 (Turbo Boost up to 2.7GHz) with 3MB shared L3
cache
*Configurable to 1.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 (Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz) with
4MB shared L3 cache
Memory:
4GB of 1600MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory
*configurable to 8GB
Battery And Power:
- Up
to 12 hours wireless web
- Up
to 12 hours iTunes movie playback
- Up
to 30 days standby time
- Built-in
54‑watt‑hour lithium‑polymer battery
- 45W
MagSafe 2 Power Adapter with cable management;
- MagSafe 2 power port
Size and Weight:
- Height: 0.11-0.68
inch (0.3-1.7 cm)
- Width: 12.8
inches (32.5 cm)
- Depth: 8.94
inches (22.7 cm)
- Weight: 2.96
pounds (1.35 kg)3
Graphics & Video Support:
- Intel
HD Graphics 5000
- Dual
display and video mirroring:
- Simultaneously supports full native
resolution on the built-in display
- and up to 2560 by 1600 pixels on an
external display, both at millions of colors
Thunderbolt digital video output
- Native
Mini DisplayPort output
- DVI
output using Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter (sold separately)
- VGA
output using Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter (sold separately)
- Dual-link
DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter (sold
separately)
- HDMI
audio and video output using third-party Mini DisplayPort to HDMI
Adapter (sold separately)
Camera:
720p facetime HD camera
Connections & Expansion:
- Two
USB 3 ports (up to 5 Gbps)
- Thunderbolt
port (up to 10 Gbps)
- MagSafe
2 power port
- SDXC
card slot
Wireless:
802.11ac Wi-Fi networking;4 IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
compatible
Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology
Audio:
- Stereo
speakers
- Dual
microphones
- Headphone
port
- Support
for Apple iPhone headset with remote and microphone
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Keyboard & Trackpad
- -Full-size
backlit keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function
keys and 4 arrow keys (inverted “T” arrangement) with ambient light sensor
-
- -Multi-Touch
trackpad for precise cursor control; supports inertial scrolling, pinch,
rotate, swipe, three‑finger swipe, four-finger swipe, tap, double-tap, and
drag capabilities
Electrical & Operating Requirements:
- Line
voltage: 100-240V AC
- Frequency:
50Hz to 60Hz
- Operating
temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
- Storage
temperature: -13° to 113° F (-25° to 45° C)
- Relative
humidity: 0% to 90% noncondensing
- Operating
altitude: tested up to 10,000 feet
- Maximum
storage altitude: 15,000 feet
- Maximum
shipping altitude: 35,000 feet
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For 11.6"
Display:
11.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen
display with support for millions of colors
Supported resolutions:
1366 by 768 (native), 1344 by 756, and 1280 by 720 pixels at 16:9 aspect ratio;
1152 by 720 and 1024 by 640 pixels at 16:10 aspect ratio; 1024 by 768 and 800
by 600 pixels at 4:3 aspect ratio
Storage:
128GB (128GB PCIe-based flash storage), 256GB
(256GB PCIe-based flash storage)
*and upgradable to 512GB flash storage
Processor:
1.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 (Turbo Boost up to 2.7GHz) with 3MB shared L3
cache
*Configurable to 1.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 (Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz) with
4MB shared L3 cache
Memory:
4GB of 1600MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory
*configurable to 8GB
Battery & Power:
- Up
to 9 hours wireless web
- Up
to 9 hours iTunes movie playback
- Up
to 30 days standby time
- Built‑in
38‑watt‑hour lithium‑polymer battery
- 45W
MagSafe 2 Power Adapter with cable management; MagSafe 2 power port
Size & Weight:
- Height: 0.11-0.68
inch (0.3-1.7 cm)
- Width: 11.8
inches (30 cm)
- Depth: 7.56
inches (19.2 cm)
- Weight: 2.38
pounds (1.08 kg)3
Graphics & Video Support:
- Intel
HD Graphics 5000
- Dual
display and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native
resolution on the built-in display and up to 2560 by 1600 pixels on an
external display, both at millions of colors
Thunderbolt digital video output
- Native
Mini DisplayPort output
- DVI
output using Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter (sold separately)
- VGA
output using Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter (sold separately)
- Dual-link
DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter (sold
separately)
- HDMI
audio and video output using third-party Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter
(sold separately)
Camera:
720p facetime HD camera
Connections and Expansion:
- Two
USB 3 ports (up to 5 Gbps)
- Thunderbolt
port (up to 10 Gbps)
- MagSafe
2 power port
Wireless:
802.11ac Wi-Fi networking;4 IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
compatible
Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology
Audio:
- Stereo
speakers
- Dual
microphones
- Headphone
port
- Support
for Apple iPhone headset with remote and microphone
|
Keyboard & Trackpad
- -Full-size
backlit keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function
keys and 4 arrow keys (inverted “T” arrangement) with ambient light sensor
-
- -Multi-Touch
trackpad for precise cursor control; supports inertial scrolling, pinch,
rotate, swipe, three‑finger swipe, four-finger swipe, tap, double-tap, and
drag capabilities
Electrical & Operating Requirements:
- Line
voltage: 100-240V AC
- Frequency:
50Hz to 60Hz
- Operating
temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
- Storage
temperature: -13° to 113° F (-25° to 45° C)
- Relative
humidity: 0% to 90% noncondensing
- Operating
altitude: tested up to 10,000 feet
- Maximum
storage altitude: 15,000 feet
- Maximum
shipping altitude: 35,000 feet
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More affordable than ever
What Apple has done, however, is to drop
the price of both base models by $100. This means you can pick up an 11-inch
MacBook Air for $899, while the 13-inch model will set you back only $999.
Since Apple's Retina MacBook Pro refresh last fall,
Apple's 13-inch laptops have been the most crowded product segment of the
Macintosh line — up until yesterday, the 13-inch MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook
Pro and 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display were separated by $200: $1099
for the MacBook Air, $1199 for the MacBook Pro and $1299 for the Retina MacBook
Pro.
This created confusion for many Mac customers not
intimately familiar with the technical differences between systems. They were
faced with a what seemed to be a perplexing array of choices. For the
uninitiated, the mix of CPU speeds, features, and storage options seemed
bizarre: A 1.3 GHz laptop, followed by a 2.5 GHz laptop with four times the
storage, followed by a 2.4 GHz laptop with the same storage as the system on
the other end of the spectrum.
That $100 drop gives the 13-inch MacBook Air a little
headroom to differentiate itself from the MacBook Pro line. It also drops the
tiny 11-inch model squarely into the high end of the Ultrabook price range.
Apple doesn't compete on price with the Mac compared to the much more
commodity-priced Windows PC (and now Chromebook) market, but it has made
the 11-inch MacBook Air a more palatable choice for budget-focused Mac
customers.
Refreshing the MacBook Air now suggests that Apple won't touch
the line again in June when WWDC rolls around; WWDC was Apple's venue to
refresh the line in 2012 and 2013. Intel's still working to get its delayed
Broadwell processors out the door, so it's no great surprise that Apple's
providing a modest bump to the MacBook Air now.
As an aside, I find the standard 13-inch MacBook Pro
still the odd man out in this revamped product matrix. It hasn't been refreshed
since 2012 and I don't think it will be again, simply because it doesn't
reflect Apple's current design or performance aesthetic.
Who should get the MacBook Air?
If you're looking for Apple's lightest, most portable
laptop, the MacBook Air is a better value than ever before. The refreshed
processor isn't that much of a draw — it's the new lower
price that's key.
Obviously if you have a 2013-era MacBook Air, this mild
update isn't really worth jumping ship for — the performance update is
negligible, and I doubt many Mac users will want to upgrade last year's model
just to get improved battery playback while watching iTunes movies. Having said
that, if you have an older MacBook Air and you're thinking about a replacement,
now may be the right time, unless rumors of a Retina display-equipped MBA come
to pass.
The 13-inch MacBook Air, at $999, is a no-brainer for
anyone who values light weight and easy portability over performance. It's a
spectacular Mac laptop that runs all day without needing a charge, though I
might recommend bumping the RAM up to 8 GB (another $100) to help give it a bit
more headroom to run memory-intensive apps.
Here in the philippines, Macbook Air is Ranging from Php.
39,560 to Php. 52,760
