I'm a big fan of this MacBook Air. I also own a MacBook 12", and in comparison, the larger display on the air is palpable. Battery life on my MacBook Air is better than on my 2017 MacBook 12".
The Air's retina display is bright and crisp. The keyboard feel is really confidence-inspiring. The only issue I've had with my Air so far is that at certain angles, when I try and click down on the trackpad using my right thumb, it sometimes doesn't register, and I sort of have to stop what I'm doing and try and click elsewhere on the trackpad. Not sure if this is a hardware defect on my MacBook Air, a built-in feature of some sort, or if all MacBook Airs suffer from it, but I don't like it. Luckily I only experience it rarely (a few times a day at most?), and the rest of the laptop is beyond reproach.
Performance-wise, the Air is formidable. From what I gather from tech reviews, the MacBook Air is just as fast as the MacBook Pro 13" is except for one edge case: certain graphics/video-intensive apps. Basically, when your MacBook Air needs high performance, the processor and RAM can deliver, and it's only after more than, say, two minutes of sustained high performance computing that your MacBook Air heats up enough that its performance lags, whereas on the MacBook Pro 13", it has an internal fan that actively dissipates that heat and keeps performance high. Anyways, I don't play computer games, so that's never been an issue for me on my Air, and so the only high performance apps I use are image manipulation software (Photoshop) and video editing software. If you're doing a lot of video editing, I'd recommend that you go with the MacBook Pro because of its built-in fan and dedicated graphics card, but for most people doing light to medium-duty computing, the MacBook Air is what you want. Hell, even if you're just doing Photoshop and Illustrator, the MacBook Air will be just as good as the MacBook Pro.
Anyways, I really like my MacBook Air, and hopefully you'll like yours, too.
| Standing screen display size | 13 Inches |
|---|---|
| Processor | 1.1 GHz Core_i3_2120 |
| RAM | 8 GB DDR4 |
| Hard Drive | 256 GB SSD |
| Graphics Coprocessor | Intel Iris Plus |
| Chipset Brand | Intel |
| Card Description | Intel Iris Plus Graphics |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 8 GB |
| Wireless Type | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 2 |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 2 |
| Average Battery Life (in hours) | 4 years |
