Fortunately, there are now some nice USB-C hubs that combine everything together. So the upside is you can have just a single cable at your desk for your monitor, power, USB-A, SD cards, and everything else. Second is the screen. Most other computers these days — whatever their form factor — do support touch.
Third: the keyboard. This third-generation version of it is designed to mitigate those last two concerns with a membrane that sits underneath the keycaps. Fourth is Touch ID and security. Instead, you just have real, regular function keys.
It protects your fingerprint, encrypts the SSD without taxing the processor, and even turns the microphones off when the laptop is closed. It also handles a random assortment of other tasks, like video encoding and audio processing for the speakers to give them a wider soundstage. Those speakers are louder, too. Fifth: a big upgrade for the trackpad. Sixth is just overall build quality. This laptop feels a lot nicer than the old MacBook Air. When the first Air came out, it amazed everybody.
This one, though very well-built, does not stand out from the pack when it comes to size or weight. In fact, you could say it recycles a lot the design ideas from both the inch MacBook and the inch MacBook Pro into this Air-shaped tapered design.
The story with specs gets a little complicated because the story with Intel processors is a little complicated. And it is pretty good — but not all Intel processors are created equal. I am one of those people, and I instinctively look down my nose at the Y-series. Instead, it does some customization. So this Y-series chip is powered up to 7 watts, which is a higher wattage than what other laptops usually do with the same processor.
You can do all of the same stuff you can do on your current Air. Its bezels are significantly smaller, and somehow, the computer is thinner. Overall, it's 17 percent smaller than the last MacBook Air, and weighs just 2.
Apple made point to say that this new machine is being made with percent recycled aluminum. It also ships with TouchID, so users can authenticate with their fingerprints. This can be used both for Apple apps, like Apple Pay, and third-party apps, like 1Password. The fingerprint sensor is built right into a key on the keyboard, and the laptop now has Apple's T2 security chip, which debuted last year. This ensures a secure boot and encrypted storage. The new MacBook Air has upgraded speakers, and a new three-microphone array allows you to shout at Siri—and not have to shout during group video chats.
The MacBook Air was first introduced in , when then-CEO Steve Jobs pulled it out of a manila interoffice envelope and wowed people with its slim, chiseled design. The the new MacBook Air is even lighter now too, weighing in at 1. These are the Touch ID fingerprint scanner, which lets you confirm iTunes purchases as well as unlock your device, an always-on audio processor for constant Siri support, a Force Touch trackpad and a 3rd-gen butterfly keyboard.
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