There are comparable Windows-based laptops with great screens and more powerful internals than the MacBook Air, and I could've bought those. The slightly newer MacBook Airs that launched in July have an even better display, thanks to the addition of Apple's True Tone technology that matches the screen's color temperature to your surroundings, making it easier on the eyes.Īt $1,099 to start, the latest MacBook Air isn't cheap. In reality, it's one of several crucial evolutions to the MacBook Air that make it feel so modern and fresh. It's something that doesn't feel immediately impactful. Instead of doing what screens normally do when you look at them from the side - become a thin field of light with no discernible details - the MacBook Air Retina screen still manages to produce crisp details regardless of the viewing angle. It might sound ridiculous, I realize - yes, I'm saying that the screen is so impressive because I can see it from the side.īut the screen acts like a piece of paper. Despite the fact that I was looking at the screen from the side, no matter how thin I made the viewing angle, I could see fine details on the screen. He was sitting next to me on a couch, and I was talking to him from the side while he used the computer. It wasn't until I handed my MacBook Air to a friend to use that I realized how impressive the updated screen is. Details are gorgeous and 4K video is crisp on the new MacBook Air.

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