As for user input, the mid-2017 Air has a full-size backlit keyboard that remains quite comfortable to type on, and a Multi-Touch trackpad, which is about as good as it gets on an Apple Product. Overall, the screen is not bad, since it actually sips less power with its conservative resolution. Going over to the display, it is a 1440x900 pixel glossy LED panel, which may not be as crisp and smooth as the displays on the MacBook or the Pro lineup, but still remains quite bright and vibrant. While the MacBook Air is mainly a budget line, if you are planning to carry a lot of digital content with you, it would be more than recommended to choose the maximum otherwise, the 128GB default solution should suffice. Moving along the checklist is the storage: While with the previous MacBooks one would have to contend with choosing either a hard disk or an SSD solution, these days the choice comes down to just storage capacity, namely the default 128GB, 256GB or the maximum capacity of 512GB. However, for users who are still rocking the Macbook Air from before 2015 and are looking for an upgrade, this might actually be worth the upgrade. Because the design has remained the same as in 2015, all that can be mentioned is its all-aluminum unibody with the easily recognizable sleek design that still feels premium as it should. In all honesty, apart from the faster processor, most of the hardware remains similar to the 2015 model, although the default memory configuration has been increased from 4GB of yesteryear to 8GB, which should keep day-to-day browsing, streaming, social and office tasks snappy.

As you might have noticed by now, Apple is referring to this model as just a refresh and not as new, so should users want something faster, it would be best to just skip to the pro line instead. Though the Intel Core i5-5350U is not exactly new, the keyword here is update.

One of the most glaring “updates” to the system is the CPU. While not a massive improvement, the mid-2017 model still remains a great choice for those who want to break into the Apple ecosystem without over-splurging. With WWDC came another refresh for some of Apple’s products, one of them being the 13.3-inch MacBook Air (mid 2017). Single Review, online available, Medium, Date:

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