BEST LAPTOP - MACBOOK AIR (LATE 2020)
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BEST LAPTOP - MacBook AIR Specifications
- Screen SizeSpecifications - 13.3 inches
- Screen ResolutionSpecifications - 2560 x 1600 (Retina)
- Touch ScreenSpecifications - No
- Processor ModelSpecifications - Apple M1
- Processor Model Number - Apple M1
- Storage Type - SSD
- Total Storage Capacity - 256 gigabytes
- Solid State Drive CapacitySpecifications - 256 gigabytes
- System Memory (RAM)Specifications - 8 gigabytes
- Operating SystemSpecifications - macOS Big Sur 11.0
- Voice Assistant Built-in specifications - Siri
- Battery LifeSpecifications - 18 hours
- Battery Type - Lithium-polymer
- Backlit KeyboardSpecifications - Yes
BEST LAPTOP - MACBOOK AIR - Description
Apple’s thinnest and lightest notebook gets supercharged with the Apple M1 chip. Tackle your projects with the blazing-fast 8-core CPU. Take graphics-intensive apps and games to the next level with the 7-core GPU. And accelerate machine learning tasks with the 16-core Neural Engine. All with a silent, fanless design and the longest battery life ever — up to 18 hours.¹ MacBook Air. Still perfectly portable. Just a lot more powerful.
BEST LAPTOP - MACBOOK AIR - Features
- Apple-designed M1 chip for a giant leap in CPU, GPU, and machine learning performance
- Go longer than ever with up to 18 hours of battery life¹
- 8-core CPU delivers up to 3.5x faster performance to tackle projects faster than ever²
- Seven GPU cores with up to 5x faster graphics for graphics-intensive apps and games²
- 16-core Neural Engine for advanced machine learning
- 8GB of unified memory so everything you do is fast and fluid
- Superfast SSD storage launches apps and opens files in an instant
- Fanless design for silent operation
- 13.3-inch Retina display with P3 wide color for vibrant images and incredible detail³
- FaceTime HD camera with advanced image signal processor for clearer, sharper video calls
- A three-microphone array focuses on your voice instead of what’s going on around you
- Next-generation Wi-Fi 6 for faster connectivity
- Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports for charging and accessories
- Backlit Magic Keyboard and Touch ID for secure unlock and payments
- macOS Big Sur introduces a bold new design and major app updates for Safari, Messages, and Maps
- ¹ Battery life varies by use and configuration. See apple.com/batteries for more information.
- ² Compared with the previous generation.
- ³ Display size is measured diagonally.
BEST LAPTOP - MACBOOK AIR OVERVIEW
Powered by Apple's M1 processor, the MacBook Air is the best laptop you can buy in late 2020. The base model, which includes 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, starts at $ 999.
Visually, this laptop has a lot in common with the Intel-powered MacBook Air that Apple released earlier this year, with the same 2560 x 1600 screen, Touch ID, 720p webcam, fingerprint sensor, and scissor-switch keyboard. Are included.
But the new processor is the star of the show here; it's fast. In our testing, it handled the intensive photo- and video-editing workload better than almost any Intel-powered laptop we've tried this year. It was also able to run Shadow of the Tomb Raider at a roughly playable frame rate, which is a great achievement for integrated graphics. At launch, these apps were not yet optimized for the M1 processor and were running through Apple's Rosetta 2 translation layer - but they worked fine nonetheless.
And the processing power also did not reduce battery life: we got eight to 10 hours of continuous work.
Another advantage of the M1 processor is that it enables the MacBook Air to natively run iPhone and iPad apps on macOS. At the time of this writing, there is still not a large selection of mobile apps available, and some that have been released are not exactly optimized for laptop screens. Nevertheless, this is an advantage that we can look forward to overtime.
Overall, there is no reason why a customer with normal use should not consider the MacBook Air. It is a reliable device with outstanding performance, as well as excellence in build quality for which Apple is known. Power users needing a MacBook Pro probably know who they are; The wind should be fine for everyone else.