[Swordmaker]

Apple quietly upgrades MacBook Air and MacBook Pro and cuts prices. . . —PING!

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[Swordmaker]

Apple also dropped the MacBook from the product line. . .

[Swordmaker]

Apple MacBook Air even in it’s lowest priced version has a 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors.

Security
Touch ID — Integrated Touch ID sensor

Processor
1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz, with 4MB L3 cache

Storage
128GB PCIe-based SSD

Memory
8GB of 2133MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory
(Configurable to 16GB of memory)

Battery and Power

• Up to 12 hours wireless web
• Up to 13 hours iTunes movie playback
• Up to 30 days of standby time

30W USB-C Power Adapter; USB-C power port

Size and Weight

• Height: 0.16–0.61 inch (0.41–1.56 cm)
• Width: 11.97 inches (30.41 cm)
• Depth: 8.36 inches (21.24 cm)
• Weight: 2.75 pounds (1.25 kg)3

Video Support

Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and:

• One external display with 5120-by-2880 resolution at up to 60Hz
• Up to two external displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at up to 60Hz
• Thunderbolt 3 digital video output
• Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
• VGA, HDMI, and Thunderbolt 2 output using adapters (sold separately)

Charging and Expansion

Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports with support for:

• Charging
• DisplayPort
• Thunderbolt (up to 40 Gb/s)
• USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10 Gb/s)

Wireless

• Wi-Fi — 802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
• Bluetooth 4.2 wireless technology

Audio

• Stereo speakers
• Three microphones
• 3.5 mm headphone jack

Keyboard and Trackpad

• Full-size keyboard with: 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) individual LED-backlit keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys

• Ambient light sensor
• Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

[BlueHorseShoe]

Oh great. I just bought a MacBook Air two weeks ago