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Considering they both now run on the same M1 chip (though some versions of the MacBook Air, including the model we reviewed, have a 7-core GPU compared to the MacBook Pros 8-core) thats not too surprising, and in our synthetic benchmark tests, including Cinebench and Geekbench 5, we saw that the M1 chip can easily rival 11th generation Intel CPUs and at times the new MacBook AIrs performance rivalled the 16-inch MacBook Pro, a much more expensive device.
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91.8
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Ditching Intel has removed the shackles from the laptop, unleashing a force to be reckoned with.Rating:9/10WIREDBattery life is unreal, easily lasting more than a full workday. Great performance overall, even on Rosetta apps. It’s light and slim, and absolutely silent. You also get nice speakers, an excellent keyboard, a good display, and solid microphone quality.TIREDThe webcam still isn’t…
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Wired
79.8
Reviewing hardware is an act of minutia. Occasionally something new or potentially earth-shattering comes along, but on the whole, its about chipping away. Documenting small, gradual changes designed to keep product lines fresh and if you play your cards right differentiating yourself from the competition.Apples as guilty of this as anyone, of course. Thats just the nature of a 12 to 24-month…
TechCrunch
88.4
Apple’s MacBook Air has been a known quantity for years, a favorite among super-thin ultraportables, but one that received only occasional, modest updates. We liked the model updated in early 2020, but its keyboard improvements aside, it was not a transformative edition. The MacBook Air’s performance has always remained secondary to its price and size, but that paradigm has shifted with the…
PCMAG
92.3
Apples new MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is an absolutely fantastic laptop, and thanks to some brilliant new additions in the form of Apples own M1 chip (which replaces the Intel processors the company used to use), and an improved screen, the MacBook Air no longer feels like a compromise for creatives who dont want to (or cant) pay the higher asking price for the MacBook Pro.In previous years, the…
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