New MacBook Air 2018 Review vs. MacBook Pro

Mac Book Air 2018 has been launched and I was curious to see how is doing and if it is a good option to buy it. Sadly the price is very high and the performance is not that better. There is also a problem with the Apple keyboard which I don’t like and there are chances to have it in this 3rd version of the keyboard.   Here you can find more about this.

Below is a comparison table with the differences between the models:

	MacBook	MacBook Air	MacBook Pro (no Touch Bar)	MacBook Pro with Touch Bar
–	MacBook	MacBook Air	MacBook Pro (no Touch Bar)	MacBook Pro with Touch Bar
Display	12 inches	13.3 inches	13.3 inches	13.3 inches
Resolution	2304 x 1440	2560 x 1600	2560 x 1600	2560 x 1600
Processor	7th Gen 1.2GHz dual-core Intel Core m3	8th Gen 1.6-GHz dual-core Intel Core i5	7th Gen 2.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5	8th Gen 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i5
Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 615	Intel UHD Graphics 617	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
RAM	8GB, 16GB	8GB, 16GB	8GB, 16GB	8GB, 16GB
Storage	256GB, 512GB	128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1.5TB	128GB, 256GB	256GB, 512GB
Camera	480p FaceTime camera	720p FaceTime HD camera	720p FaceTime HD camera	720p FaceTime HD camera
Battery	10 hours	12 hours	10 hours	10 hours
Ports	USB-C port, 3.5mm headphone jack	Two Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports, 3.5mm headphone jack	Two Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports, 3.5mm headphone jack	Four Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports, 3.5mm headphone jack
Weight	2.03 pounds	2.75 pounds	3.02 pounds	3.02 pounds
Dimensions (in.)	11.04 x 7.74 x 0.52	11.97 x 8.36 x 0.61	11.97 x 8.36 x 0.59	11.97 x 8.36 x 0.59
Starting price	$1,299	$1,199	$1,299	$1,799
Colors	Gold, Silver, Space Gray	Gold, Silver, Space Gray	Silver, Space Gray	Silver, Space Gray
Features	Second gen Butterfly Keyboard	Touch ID, third gen Butterfly Keyboard	Second gen Butterfly Keyboard	Touch ID, Touch Bar, True Tone, third gen Butterfly Keyboard

Things I don’t like

As you can see in the above table Mac Book Pro is a much better option and it is only 100$ expensive. I have visited last night a showroom to see the new Mac Book AIR 2018 and I didn’t like the display as it was not that bright as a MacBook Pro one. So this is something else that is adding to the list.

The slower performance is due to the fact that the CPU it is not that powerful like the CPU’s on other models.

T2 chip – Apple added an T2 chip that is making the laptop un-reparable by third parties. You can check more here: Apple’s T2 chip won’t allow third-party repairs to your MacBook

What I like is the fact that is thinner and battery last longer then the other models.

For a more detailed Mac Book Air 2018 review and a comparison with Mac Book Pro you can check the below video where you will see also some benchmarks: