Apple Refreshes MacBook Air With Magic Keyboard & Quad-Core CPU’s
Apple has updated its MacBook Air with faster performance, the new Magic Keyboard, twice the storage and a new lower price and even less for education.
The new MacBook Air delivers up to two times faster CPU performance and up to 80 percent faster graphics performance. Now starting with 256GB, the MacBook Air boasts a 13-inch Retina display, Touch ID, a large trackpad, and all-day battery life.
Offering quad-core processors for the first time, MacBook Air features the latest 10th-generation Intel Core processors up to 1.2GHz quad-core Core i7 with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.8GHz,.
MacBook Air now features the new Magic Keyboard, first introduced on the 16-inch MacBook Pro. A redesigned scissor mechanism delivers 1mm of key travel while the new inverted-“T” arrangement for the arrow keys makes them easier to find without looking down.
MacBook Air features a unibody wedge design made from 100 percent recycled aluminium and comes in three finishes — gold, silver and space grey. The 13-inch Retina display delivers over 4 million pixels and millions of colours.
MacBook Air now starts with 256GB of storage, double that of the previous generation and for those who need even more storage capacity, MacBook Air offers up to a 2TB SSD, double the previous maximum storage.
The MacBook Air comes with the Apple T2 Security Chip which also protects Touch ID information, so whether customers are unlocking their Mac, entering an online password or making online purchases, their information stays safe.
Additional features include a three-mic array, thunderbolt 3 ports for data transfer, charging and video output in a single connector and support for up to a 6K external display, a first for MacBook Air.
Every new MacBook Air comes with macOS Catalina
Apple also updated its Mac Mini. The standard configurations of Mac mini now come with double the storage capacity. The £799 (R 16,060) configuration now comes standard with 256GB, while the £1099 (R 22,085) configuration features 512GB of storage, and every Mac mini is made from 100 percent recycled aluminium.
Starting at £999 (R20,075) and even less for education, the new MacBook Air is available to order starting today on apple.com and in the Apple Store app. MacBook Air will be available in stores starting next week.
