Apple MacBook Air (2018)

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Apple MacBook Air (2018)

Reviews / Laptops / portables

Apple MacBook Air (2018)

from $1199+

84 Engadget Score

There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws.

Engadget Review

The new Air is precisely the upgrade many users have been holding out for, with a slimmed-down body, sharper Retina display, long battery life and a useful Touch ID fingerprint sensor. Though it’s more than fast enough for common use cases, some might prefer to spend $100 on the entry-level MacBook Pro to get more processing power.

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Pros

Lighter
Slimmed-down design
Sharp Retina display
Long battery life
Spacious and reliable trackpad
It has Touch ID

Cons

Underpowered compared to a similarly priced MacBook Pro
No option to upgrade the processor
No more SD slot
Screen is dimmer than the Pro's

Reviews

Average Critic Score

Critic Reviews 5

The Verge

THE PRESENT OF COMPUTING

If you’re the kind of person who can switch to Windows, you can find something just as good and probably a little bit faster for less money. Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 2 and Surface Pro 6, for example, are really solid. But a lot of people just want a good, modern, reliable Mac. Nothing fancy, really. They just deserve something that’s up to par. And for those people, the ones who have been hanging on to that old MacBook Air, this is a nice upgrade. It’s par for the course — and that’s probably enough.

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TechRadar

Apple MacBook Air review

Fans of the Apple MacBook Air have been clamoring for an update to the thin-and-light laptop for a while now, and they won’t be disappointed by the fact that it’s thinner and lighter than ever before; however, it’s only slightly faster, and definitely more expensive, and if you’ve not been convinced by the MacBook Air before the cosmetic enhancements might not be enough to sway you.

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Average User Score

User Reviews 26

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Specs

Key Specs

Type

Ultraportable

Screen size

13.3in

Screen resolution

Other

Bundled OS

Mac OS

CPU family

Core i5

Processor speed

1.6ghz

System RAM

8GB

Pointing device

Trackpad

Maximum battery life

Up to 13hr

Type

Screen size

Screen resolution

Bundled OS

CPU family

Processor speed

System RAM

Pointing device

Maximum battery life

Ultraportable

13.3in

Other

Mac OS

Core i5

1.6ghz

8GB

Trackpad

Up to 13hr

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