It’s sleek, minimalist and as small as Apple could possibly get everything in a 13-inch device. There isn’t a huge difference between the new MacBook Air and its predecessors when it comes to looks. It did struggle in one surprising area, but I'll come back to that in a bit. Throw in the usual word processing and a couple of light games, and the MacBook Air performed admirably. The basic specs allowed me to do a bit of photo editing, some iMovie work and a little trimming of audio clips, with no trouble or slowdowns. That costs extra, of course, and the upgraded specs can add up to more than double the original price.Īpple says the new MacBook Air is two times faster in its CPU performance, with graphics up to 80 per cent faster than its predecessor.
If you want something a little more powerful, you can upgrade the chip to a quad-core i7 chip, increase the storage up to 2TB and boost the RAM to 16GB. The review version that landed on my desk came with the dual-core i3 1.1 GHz processor, 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage on its solid state drive – the entry-level spec on the device that will set you back €1,229.įor most people, that will be fine and more than enough to tackle the basic tasks every day.
The screen is the 13-inch Retina screen – Apple’s own standard for its high-quality screens – and your colour options for the case are grey, gold and silver. With that in mind, I was interested to see if the 2020 update to the MacBook Air would persuade me to invest in a new model. It may lack some of the newer bells and whistles of the updated MacBooks, but I already own it, which is an obvious bonus. My own one is nine years old and, while not used quite as often these days, it’s still going strong.
Where To Buy: Where do you stand on the MacBook Air? I’m a fan.
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