TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Apple officially launched it MacBook Air the first to be equipped with a self-made chipset called the M1. The MacBook Air is the most popular Mac and the world’s best-selling 13-inch notebook.
GSM Arena announced on November 10, 2020 that the laptop design looks unchanged compared to the previous generation, but it changes the processor Intel and jump right away using M1. Consumers will get a fanless laptop, which Apple claims has 3.5 times better CPU performance than the previous generation and up to 5 times faster graphics.
Its SSD is also said to be twice as fast as well. In addition to performance, consumers will also get a battery life which is claimed to be better. To surf the web with Wi-Fi, this MacBook Air will last up to 15 hours, playing videos offline can take up to 18 hours. That’s 6 hours longer than its predecessor, and the longest battery life on the MacBook Air.
Apple also said consumers will be able to make video calls twice as long as before on a single charge. The display is Retina measuring 13.3 inches 2560×1600, this laptop also supports the P3 color space and has a brightness of 400 nits, as well as True Tone technology.
Apart from that, in terms of connection, Apple uses Wi-Fi 6, Touch ID is still there, and has two Thunderbolt ports with USB 4 support. MacBook Air has already started pre-orders on November 10, 2020 at a price of US $ 999 (equivalent to Rp. 14 million. ).
Also read:
Mac Mini Using Apple Silicon Released, Times Faster Than Intel Version
The models at this price come with an M1 chip package, 8 CPU cores and 7 GPU cores, 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. For one extra GPU core and double the storage space, consumers will have to pay an additional US $ 250 (equivalent to Rp.3.5 million). Laptop running macOS Big Sur, and will be available next week in gray, gold, and silver.
GSM ARENA | PHONE ARENA
– .
