Apple introduced a new line of thin series of notebooks, MacBook Air, in the event the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2013 in San Francisco, Tuesday (11/06/2013).
The new line of devices present in the exact same chassis with a product that was launched in 2010 ago. Screen size is still the same, that is 11.6 inches and 13.3 inches.
The distinction between old and new products located in terms of the processor. MacBook Air output in 2013 will be equipped with Intel's latest processors, the series Haswell.
The use of this new series of processors have a major impact for the MacBook Air. Haswell does not "take" the power of previous generation processors. That is, the new MacBook Air was able to operate much longer than previous generations.
With this new processor, Apple claims the MacBook Air can live as long as 12 hours for the 13-inch versions and 9 hours for the 11-inch version. The increased capability of 7 hours and 5 hours of last year's model.
The graphics capabilities of the MacBook Air also increased. Thanks to the Intel HD Graphics 5000 that is embedded in the processor, GPU capability increased by 40 percent.
Apart from the processor, this new model will come with WiFi 802.11ac and also storage flash storage media which promises speeds of up to 45 per cent increase compared to the last generation.
Both new MacBook Air models already on sale at the Apple site. The price of these devices also declined compared to the previous generation. For the 13-inch version plus a storage capacity of 128 GB will be sold at a starting price of 1,099 U.S. dollars and 1,299 U.S. dollars for 256 GB models.
11-inch version will be sold at prices ranging from 999 dollars to 128 GB version and U.S. $ 1,199 for the 256 GB version.
