Apple MacBook Air 13-inch Review
Apple Inc. is a well known multinational tech company based in California. They manufacture the world’s best products, such as mobile phones, laptops, computers and also develops computer software as well. The product quality of this brand needs no explanation.
This is a lightweight MacBook Air from Apple, which is equipped with powerful hardware to perform and operate flawlessly. Let’s talk about its features, pros, and cons to know more about the laptop.
Features
Lightweight
As the name suggests, MacBook Air, this laptop is genuinely very lightweight. This laptop weighs only 1.25 kgs, which is very light for you to carry it everywhere you go without feeling like a burden. This is the perfect portable notebook for the people who need to travel around the world for their work.
Redesigned keyboard
When it comes to Apple, everything is engineered uniquely. This time apple used the butterfly mechanism in this laptop’s keyboard. This will give the keys more stability and a longer lifespan along with quick responsiveness. Underneath the keyboard, there are LED lights installed that helps you to type in low-light places.
Force Touch trackpad
Every laptop comes with a trackpad of low to high sensitivity. This MacBook’s trackpad will allow you to have precise control and quick response. It is 20% larger than the last model and supports multi-touch gestures as well.
Thunderbolt 3
The USB port called Thunderbolt 3 that supports USB Type-C comes with versatility. This will let you transfer your data, charge your phone, video output to another screen, all that things will be done with a speed of 40Gbps, which is twice as the bandwidth of its previous version Thunderbolt 2.
The exciting part of this USB port is that it is reversible, this means it won’t matter how you plug it in, it’s always going to be the right side.
What Do We like
Retina display
This is one of the high-end models from Apple that comes with the world’s finest Retina display. The four million pixels of the screen makes everything jaw-dropping. It is a 13.3 inches sized display, which has 48% more colors than the previous version. Any video or movie you watch on this screen will take your viewing experience to another level. The detail and sharp texts will make you fall in love with it.
Fingerprint unlock
Touch ID now on Macbook Air as well. Apple has always been known for their better security systems. In this laptop, Apple made sure that your privacy is restored, and with the Touch ID sensor, no one else can unlock your laptop except for you. Authenticate password-protected documents with a touch and secure your data.
Performance
The performance of this MacBook Air is extraordinary. It comes with 8GB of ram that is expandable up to 16GB. The processor it uses is the 1.66 GHz dual-core intel core I5 8th generation that will help you with all the activities.
The storage type of this laptop is SSD (Solid-state drive), and is of 256Gb and is expandable up to 1.5TB. The brilliant retina display, along with its lightweight, makes this MacBook perfect for personal and work both purposes.
Battery backup
The battery life of any laptop is one of the important factors. This MacBook air will provide you with up to 12 hours of battery life even after doing your work all day long. Select your movies for the movie night and get cozy in your bed, because the charger is not needed with its 12 hours of non-stop video playback battery life.
Speakers
The stereo speakers of this MacBook is equipped with advanced technologies that will deliver your ultra HD sound quality. These speakers will provide you twice the bass and are 25% louder than the previous models.
There is three microphone array built-in the notebook that helps you to talk while you’re FaceTiming or talking to Siri as well. The immersive audio experience will soothe your ears.
Aluminum made
For the 1st time in the world, this MacBook is made with 100% recycled aluminum. The exterior of this laptop is covered with aluminum alloy, and it has 47% lower carbon emissions than the previous generation too.
The 6000 series aluminum is very durable and designed to be incredibly attractive. This MacBook is the first environmental-friendly laptop and is the greenest Mac ever.
What We Don’t Like
No cons were observed so far
Conclusion
Apple manufactures the world’s top-class products, and that is why the budget is a little high. When you see the features and the design, you will see the justification of the price. This is one of the best laptops to date, and if you have the budget, then go for it undoubtedly.
