Although Apple incorporated quite a high-end TN panel, the competition shines with IPS displays. The meager resolution might be annoying for technophiles as well as users used to Full HD, since the display looks grainy at a closer look. The Toshiba KIRA comes with an FHD display at least. Competitors like the Dell XPS 13 not only feature a significantly better QHD+ resolution but also a touch panel. Apple uses a TN panel with a maximum resolution of 1440x900 pixels. The two competitors also use Intel's Broadwell architecture and an Intel Core i7-5500U.Īt the first glance, the display appears to have remained the same in terms of used technology and other specifications. In our test, we compare the test model to the already reviewed MacBook series and to other well-made 13-inch competitors like the equally expensive Toshiba Kira 10D or the XPS 13 ultrabook from Dell. In order to avoid redundancies, we will refer to the Apple MacBook Air 13-inch 2014 review for information about unchanged aspects. Further details are available in our special article. In comparison: The price is about $1450 in the USA. The test model of the Apple MacBook Air 13 costs 1590 Euros (~$1791). Because of the weak Euro, Apple significantly increased the price of all their products. The pricing is a severe step backwards for prospective buyers. In addition, the device comes with 8 GB dual-channel RAM and a 256 GB hard drive. According to the manufacturer, the graphics performance should be 20 to 25% better and the processing performance of the CPU should be 5 to 20% higher. It is the Intel HD Graphics 6000 instead of the previously used Intel HD Graphics 5000. The internal graphics unit depends on the processor. Our test model houses the more powerful i7 CPU. Instead of an Intel Core i7-4650U or i5-4260U, the new products feature an Intel Core i7-5650U or i5-5250U. The most important change is probably that Intel's Haswell architecture has been replaced by Intel's Broadwell architecture. In this article, we will especially cover the 13-inch MacBook Air. In the latest Apple keynote, the company mainly focused on the new 12-inch MacBooks and the Apple Watch. Apple rather quietly upgraded their MacBook Air series with more powerful and newer hardware components in March 2015.
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