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It's all the more disappointing when Windows laptops in the Air's price range have beefier performance.īattery life is also so-so like before.

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Still, I wish Apple gave the MacBook Air a performance upgrade with a faster processor and better graphics. Even light video editing in iMovie won't choke the laptop to the point it's unusable. For general web browsing, light photo editing, writing, watching videos, and editing documents, the MacBook Air powers through like a champ. Credit: ZLATA IVLEVA / MASHABLEīut as we also noted in our previous MacBook Air review, we don't expect many people to stress their laptops this way. The MacBook Air's great for almost any light computing.

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Typing on the keyboard is not as nice as typing on a Magic Keyboard or any MacBook Pro with scissor-style keys, but I think Apple's inching closer towards a more acceptable middle ground. The MacBook Air keyboard is not silent, but the silicone membrane below each key definitely helps to dampen keystrokes, while simultaneously adding just a teensy bit more key travel. These '3.5-generation' butterfly keyboards are quieter than previous keyboards and are supposedly made of an unspecified new material for better reliability. The MacBook Air keyboard is noticeably quieter than any MacBook Pro keyboard released between 2016 to July 2018 - and nowhere as clackety as the 2017 13-inch MacBook Pro I'm using daily to run the macOS Catalina beta.Īll of Apple's MacBooks now sport the improved third-generation butterfly keyboard first introduced on the MacBook Pros in May. But on a laptop, I prefer a quieter typing experience mainly because it's annoying to be so noisy at a coffee shop or during a conference call. I love me a good clackety-clack mechanical keyboard for desktop computers. That said, I've always disliked one thing about them: they're loud to type on. Credit: ZLATA IVLEVA / MASHABLEĪs I said earlier, I've never had problems with the butterfly keyboards on my personal and work MacBooks. They keyboard feels nicer to type on than older MacBook Pros.

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In April, Apple released an update that increased the 2018 MacBook Air's brightness from 300 nits to 400 nits, which is also where the 2019 model tops out. I'm happy to say the screen on the new MacBook Air is brighter. Not only did the lower brightness make content look less vibrant, but blacks were more washed out. Technical breakdowns revealed the MacBook Air peaked at 300 nits of brightness versus 500 nits on the 13-inch MacBook Pro. When we reviewed the 2018 MacBook Air, former Mashable Tech Editor Pete Pachal said he was disappointed with the display's brightness when compared to a 13-inch MacBook Pro. The Retina display is the same 13.3-inch (diagonal) size with 2,560 x 1,600 resolution at 227 pixels per inch (PPI). I still miss the SD card slot on the pre-Retina MacBook Air dearly and hope Apple brings it back in future MacBooks. On the left of the Air, there's two Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports, and on the right side a single 3.5mm headphone jack. The metal body's as dense and durable before - no flex whatsoever, which is great. My review unit came in gold, but it's more of a light rose-copper color if you ask me.Īpple made zero tweaks to the MacBook Air's exterior. The 2019 MacBook Air retains the same sturdy aluminum wedge design as its predecessor and comes in the same finishes (silver, space gray, and gold). Credit: ZLATA IVLEVA / MASHABLEĪpple changed laptops forever after Steve Jobs famously pulled the original MacBook Air out of a manila envelope to highlight how thin and light it was.Īlmost overnight, laptops went from being clunky clamshells to svelte DVD drive-free wedge-shaped mobile machines with sleek, tapered frames. The MacBook Air is thin, but it's aluminum body is durable. Just don't expect it to be a champ at heavy-lifting tasks like video editing or gaming. If you're looking for the least expensive MacBook and don't need the performance of the 13-inch MacBook Pro, the 2019 MacBook Air is a competent laptop for light computing like writing, web browsing, and watching videos. Apple also banished legacy ports in favor of a pair of Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports.

However, the keyboard is improved (it's quieter and Apple says it's more reliable), the screen supports True Tone, and it starts at $1,099 instead of the previous $1,199. The 2019 MacBook Air's dual-core processor is still underpowered compared to the quad-core 13-inch MacBook Pros and other Windows laptops. Good as it was, the 2018 MacBook Air fell short in a few areas: performance, keyboard, and pricing.

It was a solid refresh after Apple neglected it for a few years to concentrate on the MacBook Pro. Last fall, Apple updated the MacBook Air with a smaller body, sharper Retina display, larger trackpad, and added Touch ID.

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