Here are all three machines side by side: The new Air is smaller than my 13" rMBP in all dimensions. Pretty impressive, given that it's holding a 13" screen in that space. While it's not as small as my 11" Air, it's close-it's nearly the same width and just a bit deeper. There's lots out there to read about how the 2018 Air compares to other current machines, or semi-new machines…but I thought it might be interesting to see how performance has changed in five-plus years.įirst off, I really like the size of the 2018 MacBook Air. I was interested in how this would turn out, as the two older Macs are both Core i7 CPUs, versus the Core i5 in the new Air. Instead of a full review, I'll provide some brief thoughts on the machine, then move on to my main focus: The performance changes in Apple's smallest laptops from 2012 to today, based on comparisons between my three machines. If you want an in-depth review of the machine, go read Six Colors' review, or The Verge's review or Wired's review…or just start with Macrumors' round-up of reviews and go from there. Reviews of this machine are all over the net, so I'm not even going to attempt a full review. My hope is that this machine can replace two aging laptops: A 2013 13" Retina MacBook Pro (I use this when I want more "power" or screen resolution) and a 2012 11" MacBook Air (I use this when I want portability). According to Digital Trends, its logic board is actually smaller than the notably compact Raspberry Pi computer.Īs Geekbench's speed test suggests, that size comes as cost.I recently purchased a new 2018 13" MacBook Air-my first new Mac laptop in over five years. Photos of the inside of the device also reveal that the actual logic board - the brain of the computer - has been shrunk down to a tiny size to make room for all the batteries required. This means users can't plug in a second screen or copy files to their iPhone at the same time as charging their MacBook unless they buy an add-on splitter cable. The device has also been criticised for ditching all its traditional ports - including the charger - in favour of a single universal USB-C port. It's just part of the extraordinary lengths Apple has undergone to cut down on the size of its latest laptop. Its graphics processing will be considerably faster, for example, and most likely contribute to faster overall performance.īut still: The device's processor is weaker than one included in Apple devices four years ago. Of course, the new Macbook will have other advantages over the 2011 MacBook Air. (A cached version is available here.) But it's in keeping with what we know about Intel Core M processors, which Digital Trends notes "are slower than their standard Core equivalents." The data comes from a single MacBook rather than a combined average of multiple tests (as is standard on Geekbench), and it has since been deleted. (A higher number is better, indicating faster speeds.) In contrast, the mid-2011 i5 MacBook Air clocks in with 2,192 and 4,288.įor reference, the high-end mid-2014 MacBook Pro has a single-core score of 3,876, and 14,703 for multi-core. The processor has a single-core score of 1,924 and a multi-core score of 4,038. Speed test data uploaded to Geekbench reveals that when it comes to the processor, the new laptop is on par with the MacBook Air that Apple released way back in 2011, MacRumors reports. The new MacBook is Apple's thinnest, lightest laptop ever. It often indicates a user profile.Īpple CEO Tim Cook revealing the new MacBook. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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