For 2014, Apple just released updated MacBook Air laptops with slightly faster processors and extended battery life, along with a $100 price cut. Now starting at $899, MacBook Air also features fast flash storage, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, up to 12 hours of battery life and Apple’s iLife and iWork apps.
Power-efficient fourth generation Intel Core i5 and Core i7 processors work in conjunction with OS X Mavericks to give the 13-inch MacBook Air up to 12 hours of battery life and the 11-inch MacBook Air up to 9 hours of battery life. iTunes movie playback times increase to 12 hours on the 13-inch notebook and 9 hours on the 11-inch notebook, adding up to two hours of playback time to the updated MacBook Air. Flash storage makes MacBook Air extremely responsive, whether you are working on presentations, streaming movies and music from iTunes or organizing your photo library.
iLife and iWork come free with every new Mac. iLife lets you edit your favorite videos with iMovie, create new music or learn to play piano or guitar with GarageBand, and organize, edit and share your best shots with iPhoto. iWork productivity apps, Pages, Numbers and Keynote, make it easy to create, edit and share stunning documents, spreadsheets and presentations. iWork for iCloud beta lets you create a document on iPhone or iPad, edit it on your Mac and collaborate with friends, even if they are on a PC.
Every Mac comes with OS X, the world’s most advanced operating system, which is designed for ease of use even while taking full advantage of the powerful technologies built into every Mac. The latest version, OS X Mavericks, introduces more than 200 new features, including core technologies designed specifically for notebooks to boost performance and improve battery life. Mavericks introduces amazing apps like iBooks, which gives you instant access to your iBooks library, more than two million titles in the iBooks Store, and works seamlessly across your Apple devices. The new Maps app allows you to look up directions on your Mac and send them right to your iPhone or iPad, and with iCloud, whatever you do in apps like Mail, Contacts and Calendar also appears on your other devices.
Pricing & Availability
The new MacBook Air’s were released on April 29, 2014 at the following prices:
- 11-inch MacBook Air (MD711LL/B) $899
→ 1.4 GHz Intel Core i5, 4GB RAM, 128 GB SSD - 11-inch MacBook Air (MD712LL/B) $1,099
→ 1.4 GHz Intel Core i5, 4GB RAM, 256 GB SSD - 13-inch MacBook Air (MD760LL/B) $999
→ 1.4 GHz Intel Core i5, 4GB RAM, 128 GB SSD - 13-inch MacBook Air (MD761LL/B) $1,199
→ 1.4 GHz Intel Core i5, 4GB RAM, 256 GB SSD
