The mid-2013 MacBook Air gets special notice because it's one of the first ultraportables to run the new fourth generation Intel Haswell CPUs (the Sony Vaio Pro is the only other Ultrabook with Haswell at the time of the new Air's launch, and the Sony Vaio Duo 13 convertible will follow in a few weeks). It started the Ultrabook craze before Intel coined the word "Ultrabook" as a way to gain PCs some market share and encourage manufacturers to produce good looking, light laptops in the face of Apple's challenge. In Chief (twitter: MacBook Air hardly needs an introduction. Base 1.3GHz model makes us feel less future-proof than the 1.7GHz Core i7 option. What's Not: 1440 x 900 non-IPS panel not hugely competitive with similarly priced full HD Windows 8 Ultrabooks. What's Hot: Latest gen Intel Haswell CPU with HD 5000 graphics, super solid yet slim, attractive design, great keyboard and trackpad. MacBook Air Review (mid-2013) Editor's rating (1-5): Home > Notebook Reviews & Ultrabook Reviews > 13" MacBook Air (mid-2013, Haswell)
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