

The 13.3-inch version, however, while not as compact, has a higher 1440x900-resolution screen, a few extra ports (including an SD card reader) and longer battery life - a point I'll come back to soon. The small 0.11-inch to 0.68-inch thick laptop can easily be held in one hand and easily fits in an averaged sized purse. The 11.6-inch version, which I have been testing for the last two weeks, is, well, adorable. As every other company in the industry continues to ape the ultrathin, unibody aluminum aesthetic with their own slender ultrabooks, Apple's four-year-old design still leads. The exteriors of the laptops are indistinguishable from the previous versions. The new MacBook Airs could be put on a police lineup with the old MacBook Airs and not even the best detective would be able to tell them apart. No, the new Airs aren't drastically different - at least not to the naked eye - but the small changes go a long way. They also now pack more storage for the price the 11-inch model with 128 GB of storage, which previously only had 64 GB, starts at $999. Announced at Apple's WWDC conference earlier this month, the new laptops don't look any different from the outside, but on the inside they have been given complete makeovers with Intel's latest Haswell processors. It's just one of the symptoms of my laptop not lasting long enough to get me through a day at work or even the few hours I spend after work couch surfing.Īpple's new 11- and 13-inch MacBook Air laptops, however, promise to go the distance with all-day battery life. One lives in my bedroom, one in my living room and another at my desk at the office. Meanwhile, if for whatever reason you’re not wanting to pick up the 16-inch MacBook Pro, we’re likely to see great discounts from retailers with the remaining stock of the 15-inch models from Amazon, Best Buy, and more.įor all the details on the new 16-inch MacBook Pro, check out our announcement coverage as well as a dive into the changes with Apple SVP Phil Schiller.J - Apple MacBook chargers follow me around.


With all the improvements to its largest Pro notebook, Apple has discontinued the 15-inch MacBook Pro.īut while the 15-inch MacBook Pro isn’t available anymore in new condition from the company, it’s still available as certified refurbished from Apple. It also features up to 64GB of RAM, new six-speaker system, and more alongside the larger display. The 16-inch MacBook Pro has been hotly anticipated, and as expected, it delivers a return to the scissor switch keyboard. Alongside the launch of the brand new 16-inch MacBook Pro, Apple has officially discontinued the 15-inch MacBook Pro.
