![]() ![]() Dig into the configuration options and you can bump up to a 2.2GHz Core i7 CPU for $220 upgrade to 8GB RAM for $140 and expand the storage to 512GB for $420. If that isn't enough storage for your needs – and I suspect for most people it won't be – the $1,549 model provides a more capacious 256GB SSD. The $1,249 model partners the same 1.6GHz Core i5-5250U CPU as found in the 13in Air, and comes with 4GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD. These might be minor improvements, but they're the perfect fit for an ultraportable.ĭelve through the specification list, and there are no grand reveals. There's little, if any, speed benefit to be found: the Broadwell architecture is the tick to Skylake's forthcoming tock, so offers similar performance to the previous generation with slightly greater efficiency and less heat. ![]() It might be the only major upgrade but, sour grapes aside, the arrival of Intel Broadwell is welcome. It's thin enough, light enough and small enough to carry around every single day, yet big enough not to compromise on the essentials – performance, comfort and connectivity are all given top billing. Moreover, this 1.08kg laptop is exactly what people look for in an ultraportable. The design hasn't changed a jot, but it remains a handsome little devil. There's no question that the slender new MacBook is the prettier of the two, and dramatically thinner and lighter, but there's something about the MacBook Air design scaled down to an 11.6in chassis that still hits the spot. Unlike its big brother, though, the 11in MacBook Air hasn't begun to lose its looks. ![]()
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