It's also got 20 hours instead of 18 hours of web browsing battery life.
The MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020) is squared more than wedge-shaped like the Air and 0.2-pounds heavier. Here's what you get with this fantastic machine: Starting with the $999 base model, you can max out the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) to $2,049 or $2,549 if you include Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro. Regardless, you can increase your storage to a maximum of 2TB on all MacBook Air models. With this, you already get an 8-core GPU and 512GB of storage. If you're looking for more than the minimum on your MacBook Air, you should consider the $1,249 package. For an extra $100, you can get 16GB unified memory for another $200, you can jump to 512GB of storage.
The base model starts at $999 or $899 for those purchasing through Apple's education store.įor that, you receive the previously mentioned Apple M1 chip with an 8‑core CPU, 7‑core GPU, and 16‑core Neural Engine, 8GB unified memory, and 256GB of SSD storage. One for power when you need it, and the other or both for just about everything else… though you'll likely need a USB-A adapter or two as well, at least for the foreseeable future.Īnd, it's got Apple's T2 Security Chip, which makes it harder for anyone to steal or infect your stuff ad also gives you Touch ID, which makes it easier for you to unlock and authorize Apple Pay. You'll experience 18 hours of battery life between charges with this machine.
It's got a 720p webcam and three mics to support voice-activated Siri and voice control. The MacBook Air also includes True Tone, which provides sensors to read the room's color temperature and adjust the white point, so it always looks white. It's got a 13.3-inch Retina display, which means a person with the average vision from an average working distance can't see pixels, just sharp text, and graphics, though, at 400 nits and sRGB, it's not as bright or as colorful as the MacBook Pro displays. With this, you receive an 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores, up to 8-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine. It has the first Apple silicon system on chip (SoC), the Apple M1. Here's what you get, in your choice of silver, space gray, or gold:
It sounds simple enough, no? There are some important things and many options you should know about each of those systems before deciding to make any of them your own. If your heart remains set on a 13-inch laptop, but you rather stick with Intel and need more storage, the MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports) is the one for you.įinally, if you need power more than portability, and you're willing to pay a lot more - maybe even a lot more, depending on how much power you need - then you've got the new 16-inch MacBook Pro. If you want a 13-inch display but want more battery life, Touch ID and Touch Bar, better speakers, and yes, an Apple M1 SoC, go with the MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020).
If you want a Mac you can take pretty much anywhere, is priced right and includes an Apple M1 SoC, then you've got to go with the latest MacBook Air.