Unlike the 11-inch model however, you’re more likely to notice them because of the size of the display. The same vertical viewing angle limitations apply here. The 13-inch screen is a bit brighter and has a slightly better contrast ratio than the 11-inch, but it’s not something you’ll notice in use. I’d go as far as to say that Apple could’ve bumped pixel density even further and the 13-inch MacBook Air would still be useable. This is a big improvement over the limited 1280 x 800 found in the previous two MacBook Airs and a high enough resolution to actually get work done on. And it really makes a big difference when it comes to getting work done on the MacBook Air. That’s the same screen resolution as the 15-inch MacBook Pro but in a smaller package.

The 13.3-inch diagonal screen features a 1440 x 900 display (16:10 ratio). I call it a noticeably quicker CPU because it is noticeably quicker, even in typical day to day use. While the 11-inch model ships with a 1.4GHz Core 2 Duo (3MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB), the 13-inch model comes with a 1.86GHz part by default (6MB L2 cache, 1066MHz FSB). The underlying hardware is unchanged, although you do get a noticeably quicker CPU. You get the same angular ID from the 11-inch model, just on a bigger scale. Like the 11-inch MBA, the 13-inch model ranges from 0.11 inches to 0.68 inches in thickness.

Its footprint isn’t that different:īut pick it up and you’re dealing with a much thinner notebook. When viewed from above you’d think you had a 13-inch MacBook Pro on your desktop. It’s like one of those cartoons where you see the character straight on and he looks normal sized, but turn him 90 degrees and he’s pencil thin. The 13-inch MacBook Air feels more like a regular notebook.

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