The MacBook Air only has two USB-C/Thunderbolt ports, which means you’ll need an expansion dock if used with a monitor, otherwise both ports will be occupied with power and monitor cables. Giant leap in performance and battery life Processor: Apple M1 with seven or eight-core GPUĬonnectivity: wifi 6, Bluetooth 5, 2x USB 4 (USB-C)/Thunderbolt 3, headphones

The 720p webcam is slightly better, too, but is still poor compared with those on iPads, iPhones and some rival laptops, which is a real shame.Īll in all, the physical design and operation of the MacBook Air is almost perfect for a standard consumer laptop, with rivals only beating it with slightly thinner bezels around the screen.

The 13.3in screen supports the wider DCI-P3 colour space – a feature hitherto reserved for the more expensive MacBook Pro. The new MacBook Air has the same Touch ID fingerprint sensor/power button, Apple’s good new keyboard and its large, best-in-class trackpad as the previous version.