Apple's MacBook Air 13-inch (Ivy Bridge) Review, The Air Versus Ultrabooks

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So here it is, the mid-2012 refresh of Apple's trend-setting MacBook Air

line. In all likelihood, the MacBook Air inspired Intel's Ultrabook

specification, created so that Windows users would have access to a similar

overall experience on their platform of choice.

 

The MacBook Air is the real McCoy, so to speak, and though technically not

an Ultrabook, the newest models cross over to Intel's 3rd generation Ivy

Bridge Core processor microarchitecture. In fact, Ivy Bridge is at the

heart of Apple's mid-2012 refresh, bringing with it not only greater

processing power, but a graphics speed bump from Intel HD Graphics 3000 to

Intel HD Graphics 4000, topped off with DX11 compatibility and improved

power efficiency to boot.

 

But how does the new MacBook Air compete versus the current crop of

Ultrabooks and is it enough to warrant an upgrade?

 

Apple's MacBook Air 13-inch (Ivy Bridge) Review, The Air Versus

Ultrabooks:

http://hothardware.com/Reviews/Apple-MacBook-Air-Ivy-Bridge-13Inch-Review/

 

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