MacBook Air 2018 with
Retina Display
Apple released Macbook air
with complete new specs. The new MacBook Air packed with many advanced
features. This new MacBook Air released on 30th of october
And this came in three colors Gold,
Silver and Space Grey. Apple called this brand new macBook air as greenest mac
ever, because The aluminium used to make macbook air body is 100% recycled
aluminium.
MacBook Air available in two
different prices that are 1,14,900 MRP and 1,34,900 MRP. The
difference between this two versions is Storage capacity if you bought this new
Mac air with 1,14,900 INR you will get 128GB PCIe-based SSD or if you
bought with 1,34,900 INR you will get the same MacBook Air Retina Display But
with doubled storage capacity by 256GB PCIe-based SSD. Apart from
Storage remaining all the features are same in both version which I’m going
describe below.
Display
All new MacBook Air comes with 13.3-inch
high resolution Retina Display(i.e LED Backlight Display with IPS
Technology)which can handle million of colours by combining 4 million
pixels in a wide enlarged display. It has 2560x1600 native resolution display
at 227 ppi(pixels per inch) which can handle millions of colours.
Supports:
- 1680x1050
- 1440x900
- 1024x640
Full scaled resolutions with 16:9 aspect ratio.
Here, you may raise a doubt that what is Retina
Display?
Retina display is a brand name
used by Apple for its series of IPS(In-Plane Switching) and OLED(Organic Light
Emitting Diode) displays and this displays has high pixel density so that you
cannot the pixels on the screen with your naked Eye.
Apple patented this “Retina”
Displays On November 27, 2012 from US Patent and Trademark Office, Canadian
Intellectual activities and and in Jamaica.
Now, “Retina” is a registered
trademark for Computer Equipment. Apple installed this retina displays in
almost every latest Apple Watch, iPhone, iPod
Touch, iPad, MacBook, MacBook Pro, and iMac devices.
Touch ID
Apple now came with a new security system for its Mac Air. You can
unlock your MacBook Air with fingerprint sensor. You can also unlock your
documents, folders and Notes immediately with this fingerprint sensor without
entering any password.
Processor
In its previous release apple installed 1.8GHz
dual core Intel-Core i5 which can be boosted up to 2.9GHz with 3MB shared L3
cache.
And now In its latest MacBook Air
Apple installed 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 this may look less in frequency
but you can boost it up to 3.6GHz with 4MB Shared L3 Cache
Memory
When Compared to the previous
MacBook Air Apple came up with same 8GB LPDDR3 onboard memory but increased its
frequency to 2133MHz and in its last release MacBook air has 1600MHz with the same
8GB LPDDR3 onboard memory.
Here, LPDDR3 is stands for Low
Powered DDR3 Memory, this Memories are used for mobile computing which run on
very low power with high bandwidth.
Battery Backup And
Dimensions
Battery Backup
The built-in Battery comes with
50.3 watt-hour Lithium Polymer battery this Lithium-ion Polymer batteries
provide high specific energy and very light weight so you can install it on any
mobile devices where weight is a critical issue.
You can work over the
internet upto 12 hours without any break, Upto 13 hours over iTunes and movies
and if kept on standby the MacBook Air can hold upto 30 days
The input power supply for
charging is 30W USB-C Power Adapter and USB-C power port
Dimensions
Apple brought MacBook Air in
really slim and light-weight and it’s weighs about 1.35kg (2.96 pounds) and if
look to its size MacBook Air has following Dimensions.
·
Height : 0.41–1.56 cm
(0.16–0.61 inches)
·
Width : 30.41 cm (11.97
inches)
·
Depth : 21.24 cm (8.36
inches)
Graphics
Intel Ultra High definition(UHD)
617 which also support Thunderbolts 3 enabling external graphic
processor(eGPUs)
Thunderbolt 3
Intel in collaboration with Apple
developed a hardware interface which lets you connect external peripherals to
your computer. They Initially developed and marketed under the name of Light
Peak and they sold their first interface on 24 February 2011. In this
process they renamed and developed new interface called Thunderbolt. Till now
they made it three versions i.e Thunderbolt 1, Thunderbolt 2 and Thunderbolt 3.
Thunderbolt 3 is latest in all.
Apple installed this on its new MacBook Air. Thunderbolt 3 comes with USB-C,
and is the first in generation which uses USB.So, you can put your PC’s graphic
card to your Mac Air in an extra hand or you can charge with the same or you
can connect two 4K HD displays.
Video | Camera
A built in display which runs on
its native resolutions with millions of colours, supports one external display
with resolution of 5120x2880 at up to 60Hz and two external displays with
4096x2304 resolution at up to 60Hz
All this possible with Thunderbolt
3 video output and native displayPort output over USB - C
Incase of camera, Apple set up a 720p FaceTime
HD camera.
Charging | Wireless |
Audio
MacBook Air came with two thunderbolt 3
USB-C Ports, if you work on a high power consumption you can use one port for
charging permanently and the other for any extra displays or any other
peripherals. The bandwidth capacity is about 50Gbps i.e you can run it nearly
about 4 to 5 GB’s per second.
The wireless technology used in
this is 802.11ac Wi-Fi for wireless networking an IEEE(Institute of Electricals
and Electronic Engineers) 802.11a/b/g/n compatible.
MacBook Air Installed with Full
bass HD audio output and for input Apple installed three Microphones on it for
better audio recording along with a headphone jack.
Keyboard | Trackpad
The keyboard consists of 78 US or
79 ISO LED-backlight keys in addition of 12 function keys and four arrow keys
with Ambient Light Sensor
This time Apple increased MacBook Air
touchpad by 20 percent so that the user can easily navigate using gestures not
only this trackpad owns pressure sensing capabilities for which you can use it
for force clicks, pressure sense drawing and multi touch gestures.
Electricals and
Operating Requirements
Apple tested its brand new MacBook
Air under various conditions:
- The line voltage and Frequency you can give up to is
100–240V AC and the Frequency is between 50Hz to 60Hz.
- The Operating Temperatures are between 10 C to 35 C(50
to 95 F) and storing temperature is between -25 to 45 C (-13 to 113 F).
- Relative humidity is between 0% to 90% non
condensing.
- Operating altitude is 3000 metres (10000 metres),
Maximum storage altitude is 4500 metres (15000 feets) and Maximum shipping
altitude is 10,500 metres(35,000 feets)
In the box
Inside the MacBook Air box you will find
MacBook Air, A charging Adapter and a USB C type 2 metre charging cable.
Environmental Friendly
Apple designed MacBook Air in Such
a way that its impact on environment is very minimal. It has mercury free
display, Arsenic-free display glass, BFR-free, PVC-free, Beryllium-free, 100%
recycled aluminium enclosure, Meets energy star requirements and Rated EPEAT
Gold.
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