Apple unveils new MacBook Air previews revamped Mac OS X
Get ready for a new, thinner and most important, cheaper version of Apple’s ultra-slim MacBook Air, including a smaller 11.6-inch version to go along with the 13-inch original. Also on the horizon: the next major version of the Mac OS, and a refreshed version of Apple’s iLife software suite.
Buzz over a new MacBook Air has been building for weeks, and Apple confirmed most of those rumors during its press event in San Francisco on Wednesday, including news that the new, slimmer Air will come in two sizes — the original 13.3-inch design, plus a smaller 11.6-inch version — boasting considerably cheaper price tags.
Weighing in at 2.9 pounds — a tiny bit lighter than its predecessor — the new 13-inch Air still has a full-size keyboard but replaces the old-style track pad-and-button combo with a single, clickable glass track pad. The revamped Air is also thinner than before: 0.68 inches at its thickest point (compared with 0.76 inches for the original), all the way down to 0.16 inches thick at its front edge. The 11.6-inch Air, meanwhile, weights just 2.3 pounds.
Starting at $1,299 for the new 13-inch Air ($200 cheaper than last year’s entry-level Air) and $999 for the 11.6-inch version, both models sport Intel Core 2 Duo processors with speeds up to 1.86GHz (a 2.13GHz processor is available as a $100 built-to-order option) along with Nvidia GeForce 320M integrated graphics, stereo speakers, a built-in FaceTime camera (more on that in a moment), and seven hours of “wireless Web” battery life on the 13-inch Air, or five hours for the smaller model. Users can also expect a whopping 30 days of standby time.
Source: yahoo.com