Earlier this morning,
there are two different events that have captured the attention of
millions of people around the globe – at least from the tech
perspective. First, there is E3 in Los Angeles that can be said to be
the mecca of all video game news and releases on an annual basis, and
for fans of the bitten fruit, you would have overcome your gaming
cravings to tune in to what Tim Cook has to say at WWDC 2013 in San
Francisco. Well, it seems that your patience to see what new hardware
has Apple cooked up this time around has paid off, with Cupertino
announcing that there is a new MacBook Air model in the market to keep
up with the times.
Needless to say, the MacBook Air has
been long overdue for a revision, and Phil Schiller, Apple’s head of
marketing, took up the responsibility to unveil a couple of newer
models. These will not be immediately available, although you will be
able to place an order for them this coming Monday, with prices starting
at the usual $999 point. Needless to say, you won’t find too many folks
picking up the soon-to-be-obsolete MacBook Air between today and next
Monday, as this is the chance to exercise patience and experience the
proverb, “good things come to those who wait.”
Just what kind of hardware improvements will the new generation
MacBook Air models bring? We are looking at an all day battery life,
fourth generation Intel Core processors with faster graphics, 802.11ac
Wi-Fi and flash storage which has been touted to be up to 45% faster
compared to its previous generation. The 13″ MacBook Air will start from
a new lower price of $1,099, which would certainly make it more
accessible to the masses as Apple does their bit to fend off the growing
Ultrabook market that runs on Windows 8.
We are looking at 9 and 12 hours of battery life for the 11″ and 13″
MacBook Air models, respectively, with support for next generation
802.11ac Wi-Fi thrown in alongside the new Intel HD Graphics 5000
chipset which allows the MacBook Air to enjoy up to 40% faster
performance for gaming and graphics intensive apps. Other hardware
specifications include dual microphones, a FaceTime HD camera, a
high-speed Thunderbolt port and a couple of USB 3.0 ports, with dual
display support and video mirroring thrown in for good measure.
Source :
coolest-gadgets.com
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