2020 Apple MacBook Air, Looks Like Finally Apple Is Listening to Customer Feedback.
A While Back Apple released the first 16-Inch MacBook, and it was easily the best MacBook ever released, almost all the previous flaws like butterfly keyboard were fixed, and after that people wanted the same thing to happen in the MacBook Air, and finally Apple has done it, the 2020 Apple MacBook Air, it is a full refresh to the old MacBook with some amazing specs like 10th gen Intel Processors, Iris Plus Graphics and much more.
Let’s take a look at it
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2020 Apple MacBook Air Specification table
Specifications | ![]() |
Display | 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 |
Operating System | macOS |
CPU | 1.1GHz dual-core Intel Core i3, Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz, with 4MB L3 cache Configurable to 1.1GHz quad-core Intel Core i5, Turbo Boost up to 3.5GHz, with 6MB L3 cache or 1.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz, with 8MB L3 cache |
GPU | Intel Iris Plus Graphics Support for Thunderbolt 3–enabled external graphics processors (eGPUs) |
Memory | 8/16 GB of 3733MHz LPDDR4X |
Storage | 256GB PCIe-based SSD Configurable to 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB SSD |
Connectivity | Wifi 5 Bluetooth 5 |
I/O Ports | Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports with support for: Charging Display Port Thunderbolt (up to 40Gb/s) USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s) |
Camera | 720p FaceTime HD camera |
Power | 49.9‑watt‑hour lithium‑polymer battery 30W USB-C Power Adapter; USB-C power port |
Specification Details
https://www.apple.com/macbook-air/specs/
Design
On the Design Front, there is nothing different from the old MacBook Air’s it is that same good old design, the clean-looking back with the Apple Logo at the center, and Two Thunderbolt 3 ports at the side, and a headphone jack on the other side.
Display

Opening the Lid we get to see the display the 2020 MacBook Air 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
Performance
The 2020 MacBook Air has 3 Processor options
1.1GHz dual-core Intel Core i3, Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz, with 4MB L3 cache, for the base model. And is Configurable Up to
1.1GHz quad-core Intel Core i5, Turbo Boost up to 3.5GHz, with 6MB L3 cache
or 1.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz, with 8MB L3 cache
It has Intel Iris Plus Graphics and also Support for Thunderbolt 3–enabled external graphics processors (eGPUs)

Memory and Storage
The New MacBook Air has 2 Memory options 8/16GB of 3733MHz LPDDR4X, And this time MacBook Air has twice the base variant storage and is also configurable Up to 2TB
256GB PCIe-based SSD for Base Variant
Configurable to 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB SSD
Battery
The New MacBook Air has a 49.9‑watt‑hour lithium‑polymer battery
with 30W USB-C Power Adapter.
I/O Ports
MacBook Air has
Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports with support for:
Charging
DisplayPort
Thunderbolt (up to 40Gb/s)
USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)
Keyboard
The keyboard on the MacBook Air is one of the good thing’s, Apple dropped the Butterfly keyboards and brought back the scissor Mechanism
Other Features Include
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
Audio
The New MacBook Air has much better Audio then the old MacBook Air’s Other Audio Specs Include
Stereo speakers
Wide stereo sound
Support for Dolby Atmos playback
Three-mic array with directional beamforming
3.5 mm headphone jack
Pricing
The New 2020 MacBook Air is priced at 999$ for the Base Core i3 Version, while the Core i5 version is priced at 1299$.
The Pricing is pretty Good Ocsidering other Laptop With This type Specs are Priced in the Same Range.
Conclusion
The New 2020 MacBook Air is Great refresh or you can upgrade to the Old MacBook Air’s, there are many new things like the Scissor Keyboard, Intel 10th Gen Processors, Iris Plus Graphics and much more, it is a great laptop, with some amazing specs for it’s kind, and is also priced somewhat in the right price range, If everything is As right as advertised by the Apple then it would a good choice to upgrade from your old MacBook Air, But For that, You will have to wait for its review.
Final verdict
- Good CPU performance(Intel 10th Gen Processors)
- Great Display
- Great Build Quality
- Good Design
- Scissor Keyboard’s
- Good Battery Life(Advertised)
- Good Memory and Storage options
(Base 8/256GB Storage is pretty good) - Audio is much better than the previous MacBook Air’s
- Still, there is WiFi 5.0, it should have been better if it is WiFi 6.0
Visual Image Credits
https://www.apple.com/macbook-air/
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