Apple MacBook Air 2018 launched, know price and specifications in India

Apple launched MacBook Air 2018 along with iPad Pro, Apple Mac Mini 2018 in New York on Tuesday. There was no change in the design of MacBook Air since 2010. The new MacBook Air uses Retina display, Touch ID (equipped with Apple T2). The Apple T2 chip also serves as the SSD controller and image signal processor along with the secure enclave in Touch ID. The new MacBook Air will be sold in Gold, Silver, Space Gray colors. During the event, the model priced at $ 1,399 (approximately Rs 1,02,900) has also been unveiled, apart from 256 GB SSD storage, the specifications of this variant are the same. What will be the price of this variant in India, it is not yet known.

MacBook Air price in India

The new MacBook Air has 8 GB (2133 MHz RAM) (up to 16 GB), 1.6 GHz Intel Core i5 processor (3.6 GHz Turbo Boost) with Intel UHD Graphics 617, and 128 GB SSD (up to 1.5 TB) storage. The price of this model is $1,199 (approximately Rs 88,200). The sale of Mac Mini and MacBook Air 2018 will start from November 7 in the US and India. The price of this variant in India is Rs 1,14,900. The price is slightly higher than the previous model.

MacBook Air specifications and features

The new MacBook Air has a backlit keyboard, let us tell you that there will be separate lights for all the keywords. The new MacBook Air has a 13.3-inch Retina display (2560×1600 pixels). The aspect ratio of the screen is 16:10. The color of the display is 48 percent more. The new MacBook Air comes with 50 percent thinner bezels compared to the previous model. Apple has provided stereo speakers with more bass and a three-mic array in the MacBook Air. On the left side, you have USB Type-C Thunderbolt 3 ports which include power, USB, Thunderbolt connectivity, HDMI, VGA, DisplayPort and eGPU connectivity support.

At the top of the display is a 720p FaceTime HD camera and a 3.5mm headphone jack. For wireless connectivity, there is WiFi 802.11ac and Bluetooth version 4.2. MacBook Air comes with a 50.3Wh battery that delivers 12 hours on wireless web browsing, 13 hours on iTunes movie playback and 30 days of standby time. The MacBook Air measures 15.6 millimeters in thickness and is 10 percent thinner than the previous model. Its weight is 1.25 kg. Recall that the weight of the previous model was 1.34 kg.