Make no mistake, the "big" MacBook Air rebirth happened in 2018, when its design merged with that of the MacBook Pro line. That was later dropped to $1,099 and many retailers sold it for $999, showing that this product really does have a natural starting price - $999 is an important psychological and financial barrier, especially for students, writers and anyone who needs maximum reliability and usability on a budget. But at the same time, it also added the much-maligned butterfly keyboard and kicked the price up to $1,199. In 2018, the system finally got a much-needed reboot, adding a high-res screen, slimmer bezels and Touch ID. Over the years, the MacBook Air fell behind the competition, stubbornly clinging to its design and even most of its specs as other laptops evolved.
Others might have matched or beat its processor speeds, but the Air had a slim, unibody aluminum shell, a near-perfect keyboard and an OS that wouldn't drive you (quite as) crazy.īut that was a long time ago. There was once a time I called the 13-inch Apple MacBook Air "the most universally useful laptop you can buy." That was back when the Air was a very college-student-friendly $999 and clearly outclassed anything in the Windows world you could get for the same price.
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