The multi-colored, polycarbonate MacBook was once the popular choice for years, before it was replaced by the thin, unibody MacBook Air back in 2011. It’s been a tough couple of years for the entry-level MacBook. If you can’t, well, there are plenty of solid ultrabooks to pick from, or you can save your money for the retina Macbook Airs, which are bound to arrive by the end of this year, according to the latest rumors. Wrapping it up, there’s not a lot to say about this Early-2014 edition Macbook Airs, as they are nearly identical to last year’s models and only pack new processors, while selling for about 10% less.Īll the other features rest unchanged, starting with the build quality, the keyboard, the touchpad, the ports, the screens and the battery life (9 hours of the 11.6 inch version and 12+ hours for the 13 inch model).Īnd that makes the 2014 Macbook Airs an even more attractive pick then they were before, if you don’t want fancy features and can look pass their only major drawback imh, the TN panels. So, long story short, all available configurations are now $100 cheaper than before. Switching the 128 GB SSD for a larger 256 GB one will up the price by $200 in each case, which is an abrupt increase, but the i5/4GB/256 GB versions are also $100 cheaper than they were last year. The Macbook Air remains one of the best ultra-portables out there You’ll find both versions discounted online though. In other words, the 11.6 inch Macbook Air with 4 GB of RAM, 128 GB SSD and the Core i5 processor mentioned above starts at $899, while the 13 inch version, with the exact same configuration, starts at $999. These new Macbooks are now $100 (or Euros, or Pounds, depending on where you’re from) cheaper than their 2013 kins. There’s no word on a new Intel Core i7 processor for now, as the top configuration still bundles the Intel® Core™ i7-4650U.ĬPUs aside though, the 2014 Macbook Airs match last year’s model spec for spec, with 4-8 GB of RAM, 128, 256 GB or 512 GB of storage, good connectivity and average screens (TN panels on both the 11.6 inch and 13.3 inch versions).īut that’s not all. But that’s only a feeling for now, we’ll have to wait for some reviews before drawing conclusions.
However, if you’re after a new ultraportable today, the 2014 MBA is not only going to be slightly, slightly faster, but also somewhat more efficient, as it packs a more refined Intel Haswell processor.
#Macbook air 2014 review upgrade#
In practice, you’ll hardly seen any speed improvements over the older version, so if you already have a 2013 Macbook Air, there’s absolutely NO reason to upgrade to this Early-2014 edition. However, the base version of the MBA packs a newer Core i5 processor ( Intel® Core™ i5-4260U), clocked at 1.4 GHz (slight bump from the 1.3 GHz i5 in last year’s base model), with TurboCache up to 2.7 GHz (2.6 GHz on older model). We’re still talking about Intel’s Haswell ULV line, with Core i5 and Core i7 CPUs bundled with Intel HD 5000 graphics.
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#Macbook air 2014 review update#
What’s changed on this Early-2014 Macbook Air editionĪs I mentioned before, this update basically brings new processors inside the MBAs. IPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand, Pages, Numbers, and Keynote preinstalled Apple Macbook Air Early-2014 Specs General Anyway,let’s have a look at the complete list of specs below for now, and then I’ll take you through what’s new on these 2014 MBAs.
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