Apple Releases New MacBook Airs, Drops Price By $100

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Posted April 29, 2014 at 3:41pm by iClarified

Apple today updated MacBook Air with faster processors and lower prices. Now starting at $899, MacBook Air features Intel i5 and i7 processors, fast flash storage, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, up to 12 hours of battery life and Apple’s iLife and iWork apps.

“With MacBook Air starting at $899, there’s no reason to settle for anything less than a Mac,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “Macs have never been more popular, and today we’ve boosted the performance and lowered the price of MacBook Air so even more people can experience the perfect everyday notebook.”

Power-efficient fourth generation Intel Core i5 and Core i7 processors work in conjunction with OS X Mavericks to give the 13-inch MacBook Air up to 12 hours of battery life and the 11-inch MacBook Air up to 9 hours of battery life. iTunes movie playback times increase to 12 hours on the 13-inch notebook and 9 hours on the 11-inch notebook, adding up to two hours of playback time to the updated MacBook Air.* Flash storage makes MacBook Air extremely responsive, whether you are working on presentations, streaming movies and music from iTunes or organizing your photo library.

Pricing & Availability
MacBook Air is available today through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers. The 11-inch MacBook Air comes with a 1.4 GHz processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 2.7 GHz, 4GB of memory and is available with 128GB of flash storage starting at $899 (US), and 256GB of flash storage starting at $1,099 (US).

The 13-inch MacBook Air comes with a 1.4 GHz processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 2.7 GHz, 4GB of memory and is available with 128GB of flash storage starting at $999 (US), and 256GB of flash storage starting at $1,199 (US). Configure-to-order options include a 1.7 GHz Intel Core i7 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.3 GHz, up to 8GB of memory and up to 512GB flash storage.

Additional technical specifications, configure-to-order options and accessories are available online at the link below.

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gamerscul9870 - April 29, 2014 at 4:05pm

Happy with my mb pro unless it has an upgrade soon.

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CC - April 29, 2014 at 3:44pm

Refurbished 2012 MacBook Air prices have dropped to $599! Too bad I just bought one for $640 on eBay ;)

Crapple User - April 29, 2014 at 6:35pm

LOL!...phones are utilizing 2.3-2.7Ghz quad-core processors, and here Apple is, using a 1.4Ghz dual-core, for a laptop, SMH...nice innovation!

gamerscul9870 - April 29, 2014 at 6:39pm

Your brain doesn't have a powerful chip to add to your 1ghz powered brain to figure it all out.

user - April 29, 2014 at 8:38pm

It is an Intel processor and it is not made by Apple. PC industry is also equipped with Intel processors ranging from 1.4 to 3.4 ghz processors with dual and quad processing. Apple offers higher end laptops with higher speeds. The air is for the mobile or on the go user. You can find the same build in Samsung's Series 9 Ultrabook. If you read the article you would see that Intel offers turbo boost. The laptop will use the power when it needs to and increase to a higher speed. Same concept applies for phones. They don't always operate at the 2.3- 2.7ghz range. They will operate below that and only increase when it is necessary.