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Apple Macbook Air (2018) Review

The Original Ultrabook is Back

  • Brendan Frye Brendan Frye
  • January 23, 2019
  • 6 Minute Read
Apple Macbook Air (2018) Review
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Score: 8 / 10

The importance of the MacBook Air to the laptop landscape cannot be overstated. Since its launch in 2008, the MacBook Air has become a benchmark that all other laptops could be levelled against. It paved the way for the ultrabooks we all know and love today, and demonstrated how a thin and light laptop can not only be useful, but also dominate the laptop space for years. Now, almost a decade after the first MacBook Air made its way to coffee shops worldwide, Apple has released the next generation of the iconic laptop. While it may be playing catch-up in some ways, the 2018 MacBook Air proves that Apple has a stranglehold on the thin and light space for good reason.

Before the new Air was announced, every technology commentator had given their two cents on what consumers could expect from the newest generation: everything from a new screen, USB-C, and a better battery to being lighter than ever before—and Apple did not disappoint. The latest MacBook air tries to check all the boxes you could hope for from a reinvention of a classic design.

Yes, much of the features that make the MacBook Air 2018 Laptop new are not wholly “new” if you have been using Apple products for the last few years. This is not the first MacBook with USB-C, as the Retina display has been present on MacBooks for years, and the Butterfly Keyboard can been seen on all models from the 2018 MacBook Laptop Lineup. However, at the end of the day that doesn’t matter, this is the first MacBook air with these features, and Apple has integrated them as well as one would hope.

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Final Thoughts:

The 2018 MacBook Air is a worthy successor to one of the most iconic laptops of the past decade.
Brendan Frye

Brendan Frye

Brendan has over a decade working as a journalist and EIC. He has covered festivals and conferences, writen and interviewed about the industries the biggest names, and is always excited to see how the medium changes with new technology and fresh voices.
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