MacBook Air 13in





The Apple MacBook Pro with Retina display  grabbed all the limelight when it launched this June. At the same launch event though its lightweight compare the MacBook Air benefited from a quiet refresh. And a most useful one at that.

Two updates help to keep the Air one of the fastest ultrabooks around, while another two make it even more comfortable to use.

When Intel released the mobile versions of its third-generation Core series chips, the MacBook’s were among the first to benefit. In the case of the 2012 Apple MacBook Air we see the low-voltage editions again being pressed into service – this time the Intel Core i5-3427U, specified at 1.8GHz. 

Aside from the slight lift in application performance we see with the more efficient processor architecture, shrunk from 32nm down to 22nm, Intel poured more go-faster magic into the chip’s integrated graphics system. We’ve already seen how this has paid off with a healthy boost in graphics and gaming performance.