The main innovations are the processor, case and charging. Attention, of course, deserves a somewhat controversial memory and price selection.

MacBook Air: What’s New

• This year the company redesigned its most popular laptop. It got the Unibody with a one-piece aluminum body—21 percent smaller than the previous model.

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• 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display with rounded corners. The model, like last year, received such a “bang” that the company has already abandoned the iPhone.
• The screen brightness is 500 nits. Declared support for one billion colors.

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• New Apple M2 processor It is equipped with an 8-core CPU and a GPU with a maximum configuration of 10 cores.
• Combined memory capacity – Up to 24 gigabytes, SSD – up to 2 terabytes.
• Its base version only has 8 gigabytes of combined and 256 gigabytes of persistent memory, which can be a bit of a disappointment for users.
• Two USB-C ports with a Thunderbolt 4 interface and a headphone jack.

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• Also in the configuration are three microphones and four speakers, a keyboard with full-size top row keys, MagSafe and Touch ID technology.
• First time on MacBook Air – fast charge Up to 50 percent in just 30 minutes. However, a new charger with two USB-C ports has been announced.
• FaceTime HD front camera with enhanced low-light performance allows you to shoot 1080p (Full HD) video.
• 4-speaker system, Dolby Atmos support and three microphones.

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• Function keys with fingerprint scanner.
• Thickness 11.3 millimeters.
• Photoshop has a new MacBook 20 percent faster than the Air on the M1 chipand five times faster than the previous Intel.
• Video processing performance is up 38 percent compared to the M1-based Air. And if to compare with the Air on the basis of the 8th generation CPU Intel Core i5 – this is 15 times.
• they promise 18 hours of battery life during video playback.

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new The MacBook Air will go on sale next month. Available colors: silver, gray, “starlight” (beige) and “north” (black).

Price:%s

• Price in USA – Starting from $1200 from $1,100 for the basic version for regular users and for educational institutions. Includes a 30-watt charger.
• The 512 gigabyte version will cost $1,500, but will also only offer 8 gigabytes of LPDDR5 unified memory. 35 watt charger included.
• The maximum configuration will cost $2,500. It will show an accelerated charge of up to 50 percent in 30 minutes, which is possible with a power supply that produces 67 watts of power.

Despite the launch of the new Air, the old SoC-based M1 isn’t going anywhere: It’ll still be priced at $1,000 in the US.

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