Apple Announces New MacBook Air With Retina Display, Touch ID and Sketchy Keyboard (cnet.com)

Posted by msmash on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @02:33AM from the long-overdue-update dept.

At an event on Tuesday, Apple announced an update to one of its most popular laptops, the MacBook Air. The 13.3-inch laptop now has a 13.3-inch Retina display with four times the resolution with thin bezels, but moves to two USB-C ports only. Other features of it include: T2 chip for TouchID, three-mic array for better voice recognition, new butterfly keyboard (the same module the company used in this year's MacBook Pro lineup -- which as you might remember are not reliable), eGPU and 5K display support, 8th-gen Intel Core i5, up to 16GB 2333MHz memory, up to 1.5TB SSD, 2.75 pounds. It is made of 100 percent recycled aluminum. It starts at $1,199 and ships starting November 7.

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Re:I will get one by jellomizer · 2018-10-30 02:44 · Score: 4, Insightful

Or you could just ask her what she would want?

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Re:Wow! Unpressive! by b0s0z0ku · 2018-10-30 02:52 · Score: 3, Insightful

I frequently need Ethernet for the infrastructure part of my work. Fortunately, I have a real laptop (Thinkpad X-series), not a Crapple (cripple?) toy.
Re:I will get one by Anonymous Coward · 2018-10-30 03:00 · Score: 2, Insightful

Why not grow up and buy presents just for children? Adults buy whatever they fucking want.