It’s a pretty iconic piece of kit: thin, light, silver all over, and light as you like, the MacBook Air is Apple’s cheapest laptop. For a time it was once the most sought after laptop on the market, but the MacBook Air hasn’t changed that much since. If you’ve been in literally any coffee shop or university library in the past, oh, ten years, then you’re already familiar with the MacBook Air. READ NEXT: MacBook Pro 2017 review MacBook Air review: What you need to know Meanwhile, there's no mention of a MacBook Air upgrade, so it seems as though Apple is content to leave it in the dust. To make things worse for the Air, Apple has just released two brand new MacBook Pro 2018 upgrades, a 13in and a 15in model, and there are some pretty significant spec overhauls. Internally, there’s even less to talk about rather than fitting it with a seventh generation Kaby Lake processor, Apple has swapped out one fifth-gen Broadwell Intel model for another, meaning the latest MacBook Air is three generations behind its fellow MacBook siblings. Arriving just before its tenth anniversary, the most recent “upgrade” is the 2017 MacBook Air.Įxternally, very little has changed. In the decade since its introduction, it hasn’t changed a whole lot, but it’s always been one of the most desirable laptops on the market – showing up in coffee shops around the globe. Maybe I'll get the 2020 MBA for myself and pass my daugther the 2017 MBP or give my wife the 2020 MBA and pass my daughter her 2018 MBA.In early 2018, the MacBook Air celebrated its tenth birthday.

Both have 2x TB3 ports which is handy when we hook up to external monitor, drive, power, etc. Benchmarks seems about the same as my 2017 MBP even though the 2020 MBA is an i3, but newer gen. So, for the 2020 MBA, I agree it may be the front runner.

I like that he MBA has that finger ID which is convenient. Still works great for her and really seems comparable for 'normal' use to my MBP. My wife has a 2018 retina MacBook Air that I bought around Christmas 2018. I don't know any different on the keyboard, but I have read about the issues even though I've always thougth it works well for me. I use a base 13' 2017 MacBook Pro (bought new almost a year ago) and I've been very happy with it.

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