Review Apple Macbook Air 11 Mid 2013 I5 13 Ghz 128 Gb
Review Apple MacBook Air thirteen Mid 2013 MD760D/A Subnotebook
Battery Life Extensions. Traditionally, Apple products have long product cycles and are merely upgraded conservatively here and there. Thus, it does not come as a surprise that the MacBook Air thirteen is the spitting image of its predecessor. In the following review, we will have a close look at what has changed on the within.
For the original German review, see here.
Since the launch of the MacBook Air 2008, the merely major example update Apple has performed was in 2010. Theirunibody case design has been the industry standard for slim, yet sturdy and powerful notebooks for years. Today, Apple is no longer alone in this segment; the MacBook Air has to fight molar and nail for a position against competitors like the Asus Zenbook series or the Samsung Series ix. Still, Apple tree is confident of the outer appearance of their product, as the newest installment of the slim notebook is near identical (exterior) to its predecessor.
On the inside, a jiff of fresh air blows: both the CPU and GPU take receivedupdates, thanks to the new Intel Haswell generation. In add-on, this slow evolution encompasses such changes as extensive WLAN standard back up, faster Wink storage and increased battery life. However, if yous were waiting for a ameliorate brandish (Retina), boosted connectivity (4G) or a new design, you will have to keep waiting.
Our test was run on the 13-inch MacBook Air. The test model (basic configuration) includes an Intel Core i5 CPU, a 128 GB Solid State Drive and 4 GB RAM. The reader can thus distinguish it from other congenital-to-guild options on the Apple homepage. The Apple shop lists our laptop at 1,099 Euros (~$1440) (delivery is free).
The Apple tree unibody pattern has beenextremely attractive since day 1 of its release in 2008. At the time, such a slim however sturdy notebook seemed inconceivable and every bit such, the Apple design was the standard for subnotebooks for a long fourth dimension. With time, the marketplace has become saturated with laptops which offering similar build quality and today, the Apple subnotebook has to fight hard to observe a place among models similar: Asus Zenbook Prime UX21A & UX31A, Samsung Series 9 900X3C, Dell XPS xiii or Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon.
The 1.35 kg (~3 pounds) MacBook Air xiii fits hands in aB4 envelope. On top of this, it looks great and has a comfortable aluminum surface, while still offering great sturdiness. The base of the model is not easy to bend inwards and its four rubber anxiety hold it securely on any apartment surface. The brandish cover can be bent inwards slightly, merely it is not possible to distort the picture past pressing down on the edges or the middle of the cover.
Wedid not likethe brandish hinges of our examination model. The farther the screen is pushed back, the more likely it is to wobble, which leads to unintentional wobbling while moving the laptop. As the hinges cannot restrict this movement, the user will oft be annoyed by distracting reflections (glossy display). The sharphand-rest edge is a flaw every bit the user will often put his/her hands down in this area, and over time, the edge could start to injure.
Magsafe 2, ability outlet, 2x USB 3.0, Thunderbolt (compatible with DisplayPort) and a card reader are the ports to exist found on the sides of the MacBook (virtually the rear). It may non be extensive just it does offer a solid base. Adapters volition let the user to add on more ports via the Thunderbolt interface. Problems may ascend from the placement of the ports, as the gap betwixt them is not very big. It suffices for a normal cable, but large USB sticks or DVB-T receivers will block the neighboring portswhile in employ. With an external Solid State Drive, we recorded transfer rates of 145 MB/s and 270 MB/south (with Thunderbolt - read). Both values were measured using Mac OS X. A mini DisplayPort or LAN adapter is non to exist found in the commitment.
Communication
Apple advertises the new WLAN standard 802.11ac with a 3x higher speed (in comparing to the 802.11n standard) and promises data transfer rates up to 1.3 Gbit/due south. The new AirPort Time Capsule (WLAN base of operations with network storage) and the new AirPort Extreme base of operations operate with three streams; Apple has not specifically mentioned how many the MacBook Air volition use. Nonetheless, the usercan expect an increase in the WLAN speeds. An 802.11ac network was not bachelor for our exam, just in our examination of the 802.11n network, we did not find whatever disconnections or significant speed fluctuations. Users who wished for a UMTS-/ LTE modem will be disappointed, equally this continues to be an option but for iPads and iPhones.
Maintenance
The typical maintenance flaps, equally can be found on other models, are not to be plant on the MacBook Air. The battery is non-removable and should only be serviced by an official service partner. Curious adventurers will need apentalobe screwdriver to gain admission to the innards of the MacBook. Nonetheless, this could lead to the warranty being voided.
Warranty
Apple offers a relatively brusque warranty catamenia of one year. An extension up to 3 years is only possible with theApple tree Care Protection Plan (an additional 250 Euros/~$328).
Keyboard / touchpad
Keyboard and touchpad are of very high quality.Typists will be very happy with the clear pressure point, the low noise and the sturdy keyboard base. The keyboard backlight has many levels and ensures good legibility. The Enter primal is a lilliputian small-scale and the vertical cursor keys are too close for comfort.
The touchpad measures 115 x 75 mm (~4.5 x 3.0 inches) and offers a lot of space for multi-finger gestures. The slide properties are corking and the surface recognizes clicks well.
Windows users volition require some fourth dimension to get used to the keyboard, as the layout is quite dissimilar. The Windows key, Print, Page Up/Downwardly and a few other keys are nowhere to be found on the Apple keyboard. Configuring individual keys may alleviate some bug, but for all-time results, the user will have to get used to the changes.
The new 13-inch MacBook Air is equipped witha reflective 16:10 display with a resolution of 1440x900 pixels. Apple does non offer any other displays. In contrast to the typical WXGA resolution of 1366x768 pixels, the user will have some more than space vertically and horizontally. Overall, this results inneat displaying of the icons, symbols and explanation. A larger desktop is bachelor in other models which offering Full HD panels, such every bit the Asus ZenBook Prime UX31A (matte surface) and fans of touch displays will be happy with the Sony Vaio Pro thirteen.
| 276 cd/m² | 295 cd/m² | 289 cd/grand² | ||
| 273 cd/m² | 288 cd/one thousand² | 275 cd/thousand² | ||
| 264 cd/m² | 272 cd/thousand² | 264 cd/one thousand² | ||
Distribution of brightness
LP133WP1-TJA7, APP9CDF
X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 295 cd/m² (Nits) Boilerplate: 277.3 cd/m²
Effulgence Distribution: 89 %
Center on Battery: 288 cd/g²
Dissimilarity: 655:1 (Black: 0.44 cd/m²)
ΔE Greyscale 8.35 | 0.64-98 Ø5.six
xl.28% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
58.2% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
38.95% Display P3 (Argyll 2.two.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.21
The maximum display brightnesswe measured was 264 cd/m² (in the bottom corners) and 295 cd/m² (in the upper key region). On boilerplate, the user has 277 cd/m² available and the illumination lies at 89%. The brightness can be finely regulated as it offers 15 balanced levels. At the lowest level, the display is off and the adjacent level lights it upwardly at 17 cd/m². At level 8, we found the everyday norm of 147 cd/m², which we also used for WLAN and video tests.
Even indoors, the user will require college brightness. This is due to thereflections on the glossy panel that are distracting and can arrive hard to make out the content. Bright ambient calorie-free brings out this effect (especially while the laptop is at low brightness levels). In our examination environment, we establish the top 3 brightness levels to be comfortable to use.
Outdoors the event is stronger. Although the display is quite bright at 277 cd/m², the environment are clear in the reflections on the display. The brightness would have to be increased a lot to recoup for this effect. Vivid clothes or direct sunlight should be avoided.
The contrast measures 655:ane (very proficient). Pictures, films and games are displayed with satisfying colors and the blackness is satisfying. The supported colour spectrum covers 55% of the sRGB colour space. In addition, the colors (with factory settings) are distorted. After calibration, the colour saturation and gray levels are quite good, showing us that the brandish has hidden potential.
The viewing angle stability is at a expert TN level and offers wide viewing angles. However, it cannot compete with IPS panels. At high vertical viewing angles, the colors invert or fade. The colors are tinted bluish or yellow (viewing angle from higher up/above and to the side). The viewing bending photos show this effect very strongly, whereas in reality, the effect is milder.
Apple has equipped the MacBook Air thirteen with the Intel Haswell generation, which brings the CPU and GPU to the latest technological standards. It is clear from the Apple homepage, that this move was not to increase performance, but toachieve college efficiency. Longer bombardment life is the outcome, which means the MacBook Air can at present last an entire workday. An increase in functioning is brought by the storage device, which is at present connected via PCIe and can thus provide faster transfer rates.
Organization information - Apple MacBook Air 13 inch 2013 MD760D/A
At beginning glance, the basic MacBook Air does non offer whatever increment in performance. The 2012 model used an Intel Core i5-3427U CPU, which ran at a base of operations speed of one.8 GHz. The new Haswell CPU, the Intel Core i5-4250U, runs at 1.3 GHz and tin can just offer 2.6 GHz (instead of 2.8 GHz) in Turbo mode. TheThermal Blueprint Power has dropped from 17 W to 15 W. This includes the oestrus loss of the CPU, which in the predecessor amounted to an boosted four Due west.
Despite the extensive ability saving features, thebenchmark resultsare all the same good and lie at the level of the 2012 MacBook Air 13 with Intel Core i5-3427U CPU. The Cinebench R10 32-fleck score is 5% less, but the 64-chip version is 5% higher. These differences are minor and will non exist noticeable in everyday performance.
Co-ordinate to Intel,the maximum clock speedis 2.6 GHz, but this is hard to reach even while running single-core tasks. Our tools only recorded this speed momentarily during the SuperPi processing. Near tasks will run at 2.3 GHz.
Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit
6446
Cinebench R10 Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit
7659
Cinebench R10 Rendering Single 32Bit
3692
Cinebench R10 Shading 64Bit
7376 Points
Cinebench R10 Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit
10076 Points
Cinebench R10 Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit
4861 Points
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit
16.81 fps
Cinebench R11.five CPU Multi 64Bit
2.five Points
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Unmarried 64Bit
1.13 Points
Assist
Every bit usual, theresults in Mac Bone X Mountain Panthera leo are slightly better (depending on the benchmark) than in Windows vii. In Cinebench R10 32-fleck, the laptops scores four,234 and 8,552 points whereas in Windows, the aforementioned benchmark ends with 3,692 and 7,659 points. We measured an increased performance while converting MP3 to AAC in iTunes. In Windows, we could merely accomplish 38.6x speed but in Mac OS Ten, the laptop could reach 61.3x speed. A list of the benchmarks nosotros ran tin exist found in the table below.
During the stress test, which we ran on Windows 7, FurMark and Prime95 dropped the CPU clock speed to 800-900 MHz within seconds. The power consumption drops from 42 Westward to 32.7 Westward and fluctuates around 37.ane Westward. In the benchmarks, which we ran afterwards, this did not adversely affect functioning.On battery, we could not measure out whatever driblet in operation.
| Benchmark | Windows vii 64 scrap | MacOS X Mountain Lion | Windows 7 64 bit (Battery) | MacOS Ten Mountain King of beasts (Battery) |
| Geekbench (Overall) | 5669 pts | 6015 pts | 5259 pts | 6020 |
| itunes MP3 zu AAC | 38,half dozen x | 61,3 ten | 39,0 ten | 61,1 x |
| Cinebench R10 OpenGL (32bit) | 6446 pts | 6171 pts | 7058 pts | 6139 pts |
| Cinebench R10 CPU Unmarried (32 bit) | 3692 pts | 4234 pts | 3682 pts | 4229 pts |
| Cinebench R10 CPU Multi (32 scrap) | 7659 pts | 8552 pts | 7794 pts | 8603 pts |
| Cinebench R11.v OpenGL | 16,81 fps | 22,07 fps | 17,35 fps | 22,42 fps |
| Cinebench R11.5 CPU Unmarried | one,13 pts | 1,07 pts | i,13 pts | 1,xi pts |
| Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi | 2,l pts | ii,fourteen pts | two,49 pts | 2,41 pts |
| Heaven 3.0 DX 11 | 12,1 fps | --- | 12,one fps | --- |
| Sky iii.0 OpenGL | 12,ane fps | eleven,9 fps | 12,1 fps | Break |
The benchmark results fromPC Mark Vantage and PC Mark 7 are nigh identical (in comparison to the predecessor). The RAM operates in dual-channel mode, the storage device is fast enough and the CPU and GPU offering sufficient functioning for everyday tasks. Nosotros could non discover whatever major weaknesses.
Geekbench runs in Mac Bone besides as Windows. In this benchmark, diverse CPU and memory tests were performed. In Windows, we reached an overall score of 5,669 points and in Mac OS X, we have 6,015 points. The predecessor scores slightly college (6,209 points) in Mac OS X.
More than performance should be provided past a stronger CPU or more RAM. The MacBook Air is not suited for pure CPU calculations or intensive 3D tasks.
5.9
Windows 7 Feel Index
Processor
Calculations per second
six.9
Memory (RAM)
Memory operations per second
five.9
Graphics
Desktop performance for Windows Aero
5.9
Gaming graphics
3D business and gaming graphics
half-dozen.7
Master hard disk
Disk data transfer rate
7.9
| PCMark Vantage Outcome | 12096 points | |
| PCMark 7 Score | 4308 points | |
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Apple promises an upwards to 45% faster storage in the new MacBook Air. In the 2012 model, a Toshiba SSD was used, simply in our test model we find a Samsung SSD, which is no longer continued via mSATA (6G, 600 MByte/due south), simply rather utilizes the PCIe interface for speeds up to ane,440 MB/s (according to Samsung). This is possibly the SATA Limited SSD XP941. Our exam model did not bear an identifying inscription.
The Thousand.two Solid Country Bulldoze cannot achieve the theoretical transfer speeds, merely it can offeraround 700 MB/s (sequential read), which is far above the functioning of a SATA 6G SSD. In comparing to the previous Toshiba drive, we recorded an impressive increase of 11 - 47% in two areas. However, this performance drops slightly while reading small files (4k) or simultaneously writing pocket-size files (4k-64). In everyday use, the user will barely notice an increase in speed if due south/he previously used an SSD. Even so, thecurt access times and high transfer speedsleave traditional HDDs in the dust.
The user volition not accept a lot of storage space in the basic configuration:128 GB. Even so, Apple offers build-to-order options with 256 or 512 GB drives. It is worth noting that the increment in price is by no means small-scale.
Transfer Rate Minimum: 337.7 MB/s
Transfer Rate Maximum: 346.9 MB/due south
Transfer Rate Average: 343.9 MB/south
Sequential Read: 693 MB/south
Sequential Write: 297.vii MB/s
4K QD32 Write: 128.iii MB/s
Sequential Write: 428.5MB/due south
Access Time Read: 0.176ms
Access Time Write: 0.127ms
Although the Intel Core i5-4250U CPU of our test model is actually an Ultra Low Voltage processor, it has the Intel Hd 5000 (GT3) IGP integrated. This chip rankshighin Intel'south IGP graphics ranking and offers more performance than its siblings of the GT1 and GT2 level. The Intel HD 5000 IGP operates at a base clock speed of 200 MHz, which tin can increase up to 850 MHz depending on the task. Of course, the speed also depends on the load on the CPU. The CPU and IGP share the 15 W TDP, which is the limiting cistron.
The IGP scores well in the graphic benchmarks. In OpenGL Shading with Cinebench R10 (32-bit) we measure a score double that of the predecessor (Windows 7: 6,446 points, Mac Bone X: six,171 points). The Heaven 2.ane result is as well higher than the predecessor: thirteen.1 fps to an boilerplate of 10 fps. The IGP continues its nifty streak in the 3D Marks `06, Vantage and 11 benchmarks (all in Windows). In 3D Marker Vantage, the score was 70% college: 1,131 to 661 points. The Cinebench R11.five result proved to be the exception to the rule: in Windows, our IGP could barely reach the performance of the Intel HD Graphics 4000 (17.35 vs. 17.09 fps). Mac Os X performs better with the benchmark: 22.07 fps.
As shown before past the CPU, the IGP has slightly fluctuating clock speedsat full load (GPU-Z). At the start, the IGP runs at 850 MHz but so falls down to 600 - 650 MHz. Withal, this did not seem to affect the performance in benchmarks we ran afterwards.
Overall, the graphics section has enjoyed ameaning performance increase. However, our IGP cannot compete with a defended middle-form GPU.
Intel'southward Quick Sync Video is a handy feature in Windows. This Hardware-Decoder/Encoder accelerates video conversions by sharing the load between the IGP and the CPU instead of utilizing pure CPU processing. The table in the Processor section reveals how large this effect is. A welcome side outcome is the lower CPU load, which allows the user to use the system for other tasks simultaneously.
| 3DMark 06 Standard Score | 6087 points | |
| 3DMark Vantage P Effect | 4499 points | |
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 1131 points | |
| 3DMark Water ice Tempest Standard Score | 34004 points | |
| 3DMark Deject Gate Standard Score | 4702 points | |
| 3DMark Burn Strike Score | 808 points | |
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The gaming functioning of the Intel Core i5-4250U with integrated Intel HD Graphics 5000 oftentimes suffices for medium settings and native resolution. New games similar Tomb Raider or Bioshock Infinite crave lower settings to run fluidly.
In Mac OS, nosotros tested Earth of Warcraft, Diablo Three and Starcraft II. Every bit we lacked benchmark tools that would run with Mac Bone, we can only provide asubjective rating of the functioning. Overall, all three games ran fluidly at medium settings. Similarly, in Windows 7, there is however some animate room to heighten the resolution to the native 1440x900 pixels.
| low | med. | high | ultra | ||
| World of Warcraft (2005) | 162 | 78 | 31 | 9 | fps |
| Anno 1404 (2009) | 122 | eighteen | fps | ||
| StarCraft 2 (2010) | 126 | 38 | 24 | 10 | fps |
| Total War: Shogun two (2011) | 88.viii | fps | |||
| Diablo 3 (2012) | 54 | 42 | 32 | 13 | fps |
| Torchlight two (2012) | 83 | 46 | 28 | fps | |
| Hitman: Absolution (2012) | 22.3 | 15.seven | 7.iii | fps | |
| Tomb Raider (2013) | 52.5 | 28.six | 17.4 | nine.5 | fps |
| BioShock Space (2013) | 38.3 | 22.five | xviii.2 | 7.seven | fps |
System Noise
The MacBook Air is aquiet notebook, whether in Mac Bone or in Windows. In many scenarios, it is silent. While playing the Full HD video "Big Buck Bunny" or converting videos with iTunes to an iPad compatible format, there is no fan action. The fan becomes audible when more enervating tasks are run. These include playing games and large file conversions. In this scenario, the fan turns up slowly and steadily to 36.six dB(A). The maximum dissonance emission measures 45.1 dB(A) and is only possible to reach with high load for longer periods of time.
Noise Level
| Idle | 28.vii / 28.vii / 28.7 dB(A) | |
| HDD | 28.7 dB(A) | |
| Load | 36.6 / 45.1 dB(A) | |
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| 30 dB 40 dB(A) 50 dB(A) | ||
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After being turned on, thecool surface temperature of the MacBook quickly rises to a comfy level. After 2 hours, it can accomplish up to 42 °C (107.half dozen °F) above the keyboard. The fan is not noticeable and the emissions notice their mode out through the aluminum case. The user can place the MacBook on his lap and the hand-rest regions are comfortably warm.
Subsequently a total load phase of more than 2 hours, the surface temperatures rise up to 46.6 °C (115.88 °F) above the keyboard and on the lesser. Use on the lap is no longer comfortable, but the manus-rest regions stay at 37.4 °C (99.32 °F) which is comfortable.
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| Maximum: 46.vi °C = 116 F Average: 39.4 °C = 103 F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Maximum: 46.6 °C = 116 F Boilerplate: 39.6 °C = 103 F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ability Supply (max.) 56.3 °C = 133 F | Room Temperature 22 °C = 72 F | Fennel Firt 550
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| Maximum: 42 °C = 108 F Average: 37 °C = 99 F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Maximum: 41.4 °C = 107 F Average: 37.vii °C = 100 F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ability Supply (max.) 42.7 °C = 109 F | Room Temperature 22 °C = 72 F | Fennel Firt 550
(-) The boilerplate temperature for the upper side nether maximal load is 39.4 °C / 103 F, compared to the average of 30.6 °C / 87 F for the devices in the course Subnotebook.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 46.half dozen °C / 116 F, compared to the average of 35.vii °C / 96 F, ranging from 21.four to 58.4 °C for the class Subnotebook.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 46.six °C / 116 F, compared to the average of 39.4 °C / 103 F
(±) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 37 °C / 99 F, compared to the device boilerplate of 30.6 °C / 87 F.
(±) The palmrests and touchpad tin can get very hot to the touch with a maximum of 37.4 °C / 99.3 F.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.three °C / 82.9 F (-ix.ane °C / -16.4 F).
The small stereo speakers provide good, clear audio, which lacks bass and middles. Thevolumecan be regulated in xvi levels, which is nice, but the maximum volume could have been louder. External speakers tin be connected via USB, Bluetooth or the 3.5 mm jack. A separate microphone jack is not bachelor every bit information technology is integrated into the combi audio jack.
Power Consumption
Thepower consumption heavily relies on the Bone used. In general, Mac OS Ten runs much more efficiently, thus consuming less power. Windows seven requires a minimum of 5.one West (brightness level 1, WLAN off) and Bone X requires 2.8 W at similar settings. In other tests, the gap between the two grew smaller merely the Mac Os could always save one or 2 Watts more than its Windows counterpart.
In full load scenarios, nosotros measuredfluctuating values. This is due to the fluctuating speeds of the CPU and IGP, which are express by their maximum TDP. At full load, we have maximum consumption of 36.9 - 40.7 W and up to 42 West.
The ability adapter offers 45 Due west and thus does not have much breathing room given the maximum consumption of 42 W. However, we did not notice any power adapter throttling.
The battery life was measured using Battery Eater in Windows and like settings in Mac Bone 10. In addition, we ran afew more than testsand then every bit to pigment a more accurate picture show for the reader. The Lithium-Polymer battery of the MacBook Air has a capacity of l Wh and cannot be removed from the case.
In theBombardment Eater Reader's test (minimum brightness, wireless off), we reached a run fourth dimension of xiii:28 hours. In Mac Os 10, with similar settings, the notebook ran 19 hours. However, the display is barely legible at 17 cd/m². The practicalWLAN exam (brightness of 147 cd/chiliad², wireless on, power-saver mode, script running an infinite loop) Windows seven ran for ten:23 hours and Mac OS X ran for 11:28 hours.
| Battery Life | Idle (17 cd/m²) | Net (147 cd/g²) | Video (iTunes, 1080p, 147 cd/m²) | Video (iTunes, 1080p, max effulgence) |
| Mac Bone X Mountain Lion | 1152 min | 688 min | 476 min | 441 min |
| Windows seven HP 64 bit | 808 min | 623 min | 432 min | 378 min |
To measure thevideo playback run time, we ran Big Buck Bunny in every test for 2 hours in an infinite loop and then calculated the residuum capacity of the battery. In both Windows and Os X, we used iTunes eleven, as with other programs, file formats and settings it is possible to either reach a longer or shorter battery life. In addition, the battery can deplete at dissimilar rates depending on the charge remaining. As such, the reader should consider the values noted in the tabular array as an indication of the possible battery life. Depending on the settings and OS, we measured a run time of half dozen - eight hours.
The total load scenario of the Battery Eater Archetype (maximum brightness, high functioning mode, all modules on) could only be run on Windows 7 as we could not notice a like test for Mac Os X. After 1:42 hours, the battery was empty. In everyday use, this may be applicable when playing games or converting large files.
Battery Runtime
| Idle (without WLAN, min brightness) | 13h 28min | |
| WiFi Surfing | 10h 23min | |
| Load (maximum brightness) | 1h 42min |
The MacBook Air 13 excites users with its slim andattractive unibody case. The workmanship is almost flawless and the noise emissions are barely noticeable (for the majority of the fourth dimension).
The new model supports theWLAN-Standard 802.11ac, has a faster Solid State Bulldoze and can offering amuch longer battery lifethanks to the new Intel Haswell ULV CPU. The CPU processing power has stayed at a like level merely the GPU power has increased.
The user is limited by the reflective display, the lack of maintenance flaps and the somewhat high temperatures at load. A 4G/LTE version, which would be very helpful for mobile apply, is non available, but like in that location is no option for a matte display.
Thewarranty menstruum is short for this cost range (1 year) and the necessary adapters for Thunderbolt/Mini-DisplayPort interfaces are not included in the delivery. However, the price has been lowered by 100 Euros (~$131/in comparison to the predecessor) which means the new Apple MacBook Air is in better shape to face off confronting its many competitors from Asus, Samsung & Co.
Specifications
Memory
4096 MB
, LPDDR3 1600 MHz, Dual-Channel, onboard
Display
13.xxx inch 16:10, 1440 x 900 pixel, LP133WP1-TJA7, APP9CDF, TN LED, glossy: aye
Storage
Apple SSD SM0128F, 128 GB
Connections
ii USB iii.0 / 3.ane Gen1, ane Thunderbolt, 1 DisplayPort, Audio Connections: 1 combined audio in/out, Card Reader: SDXC, Sensors: Brightness
Networking
Broadcom 802.11ac (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/air-conditioning = Wi-Fi 5), Bluetooth 4.0
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 17 x 325 x 227 ( = 0.67 ten 12.eight x viii.94 in)
Bombardment
l Wh Lithium-Polymer, Bombardment is non-removable
Operating Organisation
Apple Mac OS X x.8 Mountain Lion
Camera
Webcam: FaceTime HD Camera 720p
Additional features
Speakers: Cirrus Logic, Keyboard: Apple Keyboard, 79 ISO-keys, Keyboard Lite: yes, iLife
Weight
one.35 kg ( = 47.62 oz / 2.98 pounds), Ability Supply: 200 g ( = 7.05 oz / 0.44 pounds)
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Pros | |
| + | Great workmanship |
| + | Light and slim |
| + | Very good backlit keyboard |
| + | Silent at depression load |
| + | Skillful arrangement performance |
| + | Fast storage devices |
| + | Very proficient battery life |
| + | Thunderbolt offers extensive upgrade possibilities |
| + | Port posiitioning |
Cons | |
| - | Example edge is quite sharp in sure areas |
| - | No mobile broadband module available |
| - | Wobbly brandish in slanted position |
| - | Non-removable bombardment |
| - | No internal upgrade options |
| - | Cogitating display |
| - | No display port adapter in delivery |
| - | Small gaps between ports |
| - | At load, very loud |
| - | Short guarantee catamenia |
What we like
Although the design is already 5 years old (or older), information technology withal excites customers with its slim unibody instance. The long battery life and adept keyboard ensure comfortable use.
What we miss
A matte display, an integrated mobile broadband module (4G/LTE) and hinges which support the display amend (at wide angles).
What surprises u.s.a.
The contest required and then much fourth dimension to create laptops which could compete with the MacBook Air. Only now tin we say that the alternatives are very attractive and offer some advantages over Apple tree'southward notebook.
The competition
Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A with matte brandish or touch on display, Dell XPS 13, Samsung Series ix 900X3C, Sony Vaio Pro 13, MacBook Pro xiii Retina.
Apple MacBook Air 13 inch 2013 MD760D/A - 2013-06-24 06/24/2013 v3(old)
Tobias Winkler
Subnotebook - Weighted Average
Tobias Winkler, 2013-07-17 (Update: 2018-05-15)
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