Sophia Windsor
[Tinydeal]In the early morning of June 6, Beijing time, Apple WWDC 2023 was officially held. This two-hour press conference allowed audiences around the world to once again appreciate Apple's innovative capabilities. At the software level, the new iOS 17, MacOS, iPadOS 17, watchOS 10 and other systems are all unveiled, while at the hardware level, it brings 15-inch MacBook Air, more powerful Mac Studio, Mac Pro, and one more thing that may disrupt an industry again – Apple Vision Pro.
This time, I mainly focus on the 15-inch MacBook Air. After all, as a very popular productivity tool, the MacBook Air is a standard equipment for many workers. In the era of mobile office, MacBook Air has accompanied us through countless spring, summer, autumn and winter. It may be on high-speed rail, on planes, or even in a certain inconspicuous corner. This time, the arrival of the new 15-inch MacBook Air will become our new productivity choice. A larger screen, a better field of vision, and productivity will also dance completely on our fingertips.
Air with larger screen brings productivity comparable to Pro-level
Looking back at Apple's MacBook series, it is not difficult to find that the Air series and the Pro series play different roles. The Air's thinner body has lower power consumption and tends to be light office work, while the Pro's more professional configuration is more suitable for professionals. At the same time, in terms of product size, the past generations have actually covered the mainstream sizes of 13-inch, 14-inch and 16-inch, while the 15-inch in the middle urgently needs a product to fill the gap. Obviously, this time the MacBook Air is for the market of this size.
The 15-inch MacBook Air resolution reaches 2880×1864, the ppi reaches 224, and supports 1 billion colors and 500 nits of brightness. With P3 wide color gamut and original color display technology, the photos and videos are contrasted in sharp contrast, sharp details, and clearer text. “It can be seen clearly, it can be seen clearly, it can be seen happily” is my evaluation of the 15-inch MacBook Air. For daily office work, the 13-inch small screen has a natural portability advantage, while the 15-inch screen has more natural productivity. This size comparable to the Pro series gives the Air a Pro visual experience. And in terms of price, the 15-inch MacBook Air (8GB+512GB) is only 500 yuan more expensive than the 13-inch version, which is likely to become a new choice for many people.
A larger screen will inevitably have a larger body size and weight. The 15-inch MacBook Air has a thickness of 1.15 cm, a width of 34.04 cm, and a weight of 1.51 kg. Compared with the 13-inch version, its measurements and weight growth are quite restrained, which is tantamount to winning the favor of users. After all, for the Air series, lightness and portability are always the same purpose. Apple has not ignored the most fundamental lightness and lightness of the Air series because it makes the screen bigger. In fact, it is also a “tit-for-tat” between technology and industrial design.
As for the color matching, the 15-inch MacBook Air still continues the four colors of midnight, starlight, deep space gray, and silver. It is also equipped with a MagSafe magnetic charger of the same color system, maintaining the consistency of colors, which makes me, an obsessive-compulsive user, feel extremely comfortable in my heart.
High performance and low power consumption, M2 chip ushers in its first show on large-screen Air
If the thin and light feature is the external beauty of MacBook Air, then the M2 chip is its internal beauty. This beauty is an expression of high performance and the ultimate interpretation of low power consumption. Compared with the MacBook Air M1 model, the 15-inch MacBook Air equipped with an M2 chip has a speed of up to 1.4 times, and the speed is up to 12 times compared to the top-end MacBook Air. With such powerful performance, you can easily do it whether you are editing videos or creating professional creations such as documents or presentations. Although it is Air, it is not Air. At present, thousands of APPs have been optimized for M2 chips. On the 15-inch MacBook Air, including Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Creative Cloud, Feishu, Jianying, etc., you can use it smoothly, whether it is work, study or entertainment.
The M2 chip not only has strong performance, but also is an expert in controlling power consumption. It achieved a maximum battery life of 18 hours on the earlier 13-inch MacBook Air, and it still maintains this battery life on the new 15-inch MacBook Air. Why can M2 achieve low power consumption? In principle, compared with traditional PC laptops, MacBook Air can make full use of the characteristics of M2 through a combination of soft and hard methods. When using some optimized applications in daily life, the M2 chip can take advantage of the advantages of multi-threading to run tasks that require a large amount of central processors to consume a large amount of central processor tasks, thereby achieving long-lasting battery life.
In terms of ports, the 15-inch MacBook Air is equipped with 2 Thunder/USB 4 ports, 1 MagSafe 3 port, and 1 3.5mm headphone jack, which can meet the daily use of light office work. It can even be connected to an external monitor with 6K resolution, further improving productivity.
In terms of price, the 15-inch MacBook Air will be pre-ordered at 9 a.m. on June 7 and will be officially launched on June 13. Among them, the 8GB+256GB version is priced at 10,499 yuan, the 8GB+512GB priced at 11,999 yuan, and the highest 24GB memory and 2TB storage version are available.
Written at the end
As the opening product of WWDC2023, the 15-inch MacBook Air has more audiences than Mac Studio and Mac Pro. They have different professions and ages, but because of their common needs, they finally chose MacBook Air. And this time, the larger screen MacBook Air will also become a bigger stage for them to use their kung fu. When the screen is unfolded, everything is just right!
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