Take that as you will.įor more on Apple's laptops, you can read our full reviews of the (mid 2013) 11-in MacBook Air and the (late 2013) 13-in Retina MacBook Pro. And lots of supply chain rumors have been pointing to a higher-resolution MacBook Air coming as soon as later this year. The question isn't if Apple will release a Retina MacBook Air, but when. With many smartphones, tablets, and, yes, laptops switching to razor-sharp displays, I can't emphasize enough how dated the MacBook Air's screen is looking these days. The Air's price makes it a little more appealing, but this might not be a great time to buy a MacBook Air – at least not if you care about display resolution. That makes it $300 cheaper than the base MacBook Pro with Retina Display. This 13-in model, which used to start at US$1,100, now starts at $1,000. The new MacBook Air's spec bump is barely worth mentioning, but its price drop most definitely is. The MacBook Air saw a $100 price drop with the release of the new model

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