![]() ![]() Our sample 11-inch MacBook Air included a display from Samsung, with very similar performance to the LG/Philips panel we found in our sample of this year's 13-inch model.Ĭolour gamut indicated by a Datacolor colorimeter was limited to just 40 percent sRGB and 30 percent AdobeRGB, but we did find a just-better contrast ratio of 440:1. ![]() We had to work it using the Pixel Density Calculator.) (Apple doesn't list pixel density on the Airs' tech specs page, which one might take as an indication that it's not terribly proud of it. The 11-inch Air model actually has an 11.6-inch screen, to be precise, with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels and a pixel density of just over 135ppi (pixels per inch). The Air's screen, too, is essentially unchanged, even though there have been endless rumours about Apple adding Retina-class displays to this line. ![]() New 11-inch MacBook Air (early 2015) review: Display/screen Read our comparison review of the MacBook Air and the MacBook, find out which is the best lightweight laptop The new Air doesn't even get that - or the 'butterfly mechanism' keyboard from the new 12-inch MacBook, for that matter. The 13-inch MacBook Pro mostly embodies the same cautious design ethos, with one exception: it did at least get the cool new Force Touch trackpad. One minor difference in specification is the absence of an SD card slot, which can be found on the 13-inch MacBook Air. Like the 13-inch, it has one USB 3.0 port on each side, plus MagSafe 2 and headset jack on the left and Thunderbolt 2 port on the right. All other Macs made in the past nine years have had 16:10 aspect ratio, a shape that's more versatile for both productivity and entertainment. We have the same sturdy yet lightweight chassis milled from solid aluminium, and an 11.6-inch TN LCD screen, which stands apart from all other Mac computers and displays - it's the only 16:9 widescreen display in the range. Read: Here's why it doesn't matter that the MacBook is expensive, underpowered and only has one port.) (Not everyone likes that radical rethink, of course. ![]() That means exceptional build quality and stunning looks, admittedly, but it's hard not to be a little disappointed by the lack of change on these machines when the 12-inch MacBook got such a radical rethink. Like the 13-inch Air, the 11-inch Air for early 2015 has the same chassis as we saw in the previous generation. Let's look at physical design first of all - which won't take long because of the lack of change here. New 11-inch MacBook Air (early 2015) review: Design and build quality See also: Mac buyers' guide 2015, MacBook laptop reviews, and MacBook Air vs MacBook Pro comparison review. (Although there was a minor upgrade in April last year, when the main Intel processor received a running upgrade from 1.3 to 1.4 GHz.) Still, it remains a compelling deal: at £749 this is the cheapest Mac portable you can buy.Īpple also unveiled an entirely new laptop model in March - the ultra-slimline 12-inch MacBook - and updated the 13-inch MacBook Pro, as well as the 11- and 13-inch MacBook Airs. In all other respects the Early 2015 MacBook Air is the same laptop as the last main refresh of October 2013. But in contrast to the original-size MacBook Air with 13.3-inch screen, the entry-level Mac notebook keeps the same two-lane PCIe-attached flash drive as before. Like its 13-inch counterpart (our 13-inch MacBook Air review is here), the little notebook computer gained a new Intel Broadwell-series processor and Thunderbolt 2 connectivity. The 11-inch MacBook Air, the smallest of all Apple Macs, received a modest update in spring 2015, at Apple's Spring Forward launch event for the Apple Watch. We also look at UK pricing and availability of the new MacBook Airs, and consider whether they represent good value for money. Our new MacBook Air (11 inch, early 2015) review explains and analyses the changes Apple has made to its MacBook Air ultraportable laptop line-up (such as improved specs and consequent enhanced performance) and the things Apple has kept the same (such as physical design and the screen). ![]()
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