New Apple Macbook 2020 : Detailed First Impressions

 New Apple Macbook Air 2020 : Detailed View

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The Apple MacBook Air 2020 is the latest affordable laptop from the company that isn't known for making affordable devices.

So as we know that the Macbook Air is the most popular Mac from Apple due to its low-price factor, slim design and high battery life.If u felt that the 2019 Macbook Air was a bit compromise for its price,the 2020 model could answer all your concerns.

Price and availability

The new entry-level MacBook Air comes with a dual-core 10th-generation Intel Core i3 processor, 256GB storage and 8GB of RAM for $999 / £999 and $899 for students who have a ".edu"address . Compared to the 2019 MacBook Air entry level model launched at $1,099 / £1,099.

Apple also launched a higher-end MacBook Air priced at $1,299 / £1,299 and this comes with a 10th-generation quad-core Intel Core i5 processor – the first time a quad-core CPU has been included in a MacBook Air – 512GB SSD storage and 8GB of RAM.

Design

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The MacBook Air remains impressively thin and light, as the name suggests, with dimensions of 11.97 x 8.36 x 0.63 inches (30.41 x 21.24 x 1.61cm). Holding the MacBook Air is still very similar to what you'd expect from Apple's lightest laptop - it feels, unsurprisingly, lightweight. 

Keyboard

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First introduced on the 16-inch MacBook Pro,MacBook Air now features the new Magic Keyboard. A redesigned scissor mechanism delivers 1 mm of key travel for a comfortable and stable key feel.There's also a separate delete key and a Touch ID fingerprint scanner for bio metric login to mac OS.

Performance

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The 2020 Macbook Air beats the 2019 Macbook Pro in Single-Core test run but struggles to keep up within in Multi-threaded Workloads.hat means that for prolonged and intensive workloads, the MacBook Pro is still the better option as a lot of applications take advantage of increased multi-core performance. However, that doesn’t make the 2020 MacBook Air a bad option by any means, as it’s also lighter than the MacBook Pro and costs $200 cheaper while offering the same amount of RAM and double the PCIe SSD storage.

Verdict So far

The new MacBook Air is much as you'd expect - it's a refreshed and tweaked version of last year's model, with a few power and performance upgrades in key places.

We're fans of the price drop, showing that Apple is really refining how it's positioning its laptops in the market - much like the newest 'base-model' iPad, the new MacBook Air feels like it's making an obvious place at the lower end of the range for those who don't want to spend huge amounts of money.

It's a more compact machine, and if you're upgrading from a machine four or five years old, you might feel like things are more cramped initially - but from the hinge mechanism to the improved response of the keyboard, most will find this a significant upgrade.

We're looking forward to properly running this device through our labs - but for now, it seems like Apple has iterated well on the new MacBook Air. If 2019's model can still be found for a significant price drop then it might be a consideration, but if you want the latest from Apple's MacBook range then this seems to be a pretty decent offering.