MacBook Air launched in new avatar, old variants become cheaper

While announcing the back-to-school season on Tuesday, Apple also said that the company has launched the new incarnation of MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops. MacBook Air was given True Tone Retina display as an upgrade, and the company has also reduced its starting price. The 13-inch MacBook Pro, on the other hand, has been updated with a new 8th generation quad-core processor, Touch Bar in the entry-level model, Touch ID, True Tone Retina display, and Apple T2 security chip. Apple has also given information about the new price of MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops in India.

MacBook Air, MacBook Pro price in India

The 2019 MacBook Air price in India now starts at Rs 99,900, while the price for college students is Rs 92,074. It was launched with a price of Rs 1,14,900. For your information, let us tell you that the new MacBook Air can be purchased from Apple's authorized reseller from July 25. The laptop is priced at $1,099 in the US and is priced at $999 for college students.

Recall that the 2018 MacBook Air model was launched in India in October with a price of Rs 1,14,900. 1,14,900. The MacBook Air has a 1.6 GHz dual core Intel Core i5 (8th generation) processor and 8 GB RAM. Its base model has 128 GB storage. The price of 13-inch 2019 MacBook Pro model will now start at Rs 1,19,900 in India, while the price for college students will be Rs 1,11,264. Once again it will be available for sale from July 25.

The base variant of the 13-inch MacBook Pro model has a 1.4 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 (8th generation) processor with 128 GB SSD storage and 8 GB RAM. The laptop now includes Touch Bar, Touch ID, True Tone Retina display, and Apple T2 security chip. Apple said that both the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro are part of the company's back to school promotion. This promotion applies to college students, their parents, faculty, staff and home-school teachers. In addition to the education discount mentioned above, the promotion also includes Beats Studio 3 Wireless headphones.

Apple has officially discontinued the non-Retina MacBook Air which had an MRP of Rs 84,900 but was sold for Rs 60,000. This means the starting price of MacBook Air will now be Rs 99,000.