Apple has launched a brand new MacBook Air on its web site, providing improved efficiency whereas retaining the acquainted design. The brand new laptop computer is provided with Apple’s M4 chip, the newest addition to the M-series chip lineup.
The MacBook Air is available in two sizes. Clients can select between a 13-inch and a 15-inch show. Pricing begins at $999 for the 13-inch mannequin, which is $100 decrease than the earlier entry value of $1,099. Pre-orders open right now and shipments begin on Wednesday, March 12.
This replace maintains 16GB of RAM within the base configuration, unchanged from final 12 months’s mannequin. Because of this the entry-level MacBook Air nonetheless meets the minimal necessities for Apple Intelligence. Clients can improve built-in reminiscence to 32GB when buying the laptop computer.
Earlier MacBook Air fashions had two Thunderbolt 3 ports. Apple nonetheless affords two Thunderbolt ports, however it’s upgrading these ports to Thunderbolt 4. With these ports, you may plug as much as two exterior shows and hold the built-in show working. Clients additionally get a MagSafe 3 charging port and a superb outdated 3.5mm headphone jack port.
The webcam has been upgraded and now assist Middle Stage, a software program function that places the individual presently speaking within the middle of the body. Apple additionally affords a model new shade referred to as sky blue. The three different colours (midnight, starlight and silver) are nonetheless accessible.
Whereas the MacBook Air is lighter and extra inexpensive than the MacBook Professional, these benefits include some trade-offs. As an example, the MacBook Professional affords longer battery life and boasts a nicer mini-LED show with larger pixel density.
Regardless of these variations, the MacBook Air stays one of many top-selling laptops as a result of its good steadiness between efficiency and value. Though the M4 replace isn’t a radical change, it’s prone to preserve sturdy sale, much like the M3 MacBook Air.
Apple first launched the M4 chip with the iPad Professional in Might 2024. Over the previous 12 months, the corporate has regularly transitioned its product lineup to the M4 chip, with the MacBook Professional, Mac Mini, and iMac now that includes M4 chips or their Professional and Max variants.
