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The screen of Apple’s new MacBook Air.
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With the lid closed, it can hardly be distinguished from the 14-inch MacBook Pro from above, apart from the unique color.
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Also like the MacBook Pro, it has pronounced feet at the bottom.
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Ports on the left include MagSafe and two Thunderbolts.
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On the right side, there is only a headphone jack.
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Here is the keyboard, with a full row of features and Touch ID.
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According to a new post on the company’s blog, Apple will begin receiving orders for its newly redesigned 13.6-inch MacBook Air on Friday, July 8 at 5 am PT. The laptop will arrive at buyers ’doors and will be available for retail purchase the same day a week later, on July 15th.
It will be the second Mac to be launched with Apple’s second-generation M2 system, which follows the 2020 M1 with substantially faster bandwidth and memory graphics and moderately improved CPU performance.
It’s the same chip as the one found on the 2022 13-inch MacBook Pro, which we reviewed recently. We found that the M2 offered an improved CPU performance of 10 to 15% compared to the M1 and a GPU performance up to 40% faster with the 10-core GPU configuration. Unlike the 13-inch MacBook Pro, the MacBook Air has an eight-core GPU configuration by default with an optional 10-core upgrade.
The new MacBook Air is also the first to have undergone a major redesign of the chassis and a visual makeover in many years, as it abandons the conical design by which the Air is known in favor of a flat, square design. The 2022 model is 0.44 inches (1.13 cm) thick, while the 2020 model ranged from 0.16 inches (0.41 cm) to 0.63 inches (1.61 cm). from the thinnest point to the thickest.
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It also recovers the MagSafe connection from previous MacBooks, albeit with a different design, the same as previously seen on the 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro introduced last year. Also like these laptops, it has a higher screen with minimal bezels but a camera notch similar to the iPhone. And like the recent redesign of the iMac, it comes in several finishes; in this case, Apple calls the finishes silver, space gray, starlight and midnight.
The 13.6-inch MacBook Air starts at $ 1,199 for a configuration with an eight-core GPU and 256GB of solid-state storage. Another standard configuration priced at $ 1,499 uploads it to a 10-core GPU and a 512GB SSD. Both include 8 GB of memory, but you can upgrade to 16 GB or 24 GB. There are also optional upgrades to 1 TB or 2 TB of storage.
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