Apple Introduces the World's Slimmest 15-inch Macbook Air

Apple kicked off its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) keynote on June 5th, 2023, and announced the long-rumored new 15-inch model of the Macbook Air.

 

Following its predecessor, the new MacBook Air boasts a sleek profile, measuring just 11.5mm in thickness and weighing slightly over 3.3 pounds. Apple claims it's the thinnest 15-inch laptop on the market, being 40% thinner and half a pound lighter than the best-selling comparable laptop. It runs on Apple's own M2 chipset, the same as the existing 13-inch MacBook Air. In the video demo, the laptop showcased a standard headphone jack, two USB-C ports, and support for Apple's MagSafe charging dock.

 

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Available in four color options, including Midnight and Starlight, the laptop offers battery life lasting up to 18 hours and is equipped with an 8-core CPU and a 10-core GPU.

 

The new Macbook Air is priced at $1,299, while the 13-inch version now lowered price to $1,099. The product can be pre-ordered now and will be available for purchase next week.

 

Other new products announced were:

• Vision Pro: An AR/VR headset that is set to define a new category of immersive reality
• The Mac Studio with M2 Max and M2 Ultra
• The Mac Pro with M2 Max and M2 Ultra
• iOS 17 for iPhone
• iPadOS 17 for iPad
• macOS Sonoma for Mac
• FaceTime for Apple TV
• watchOS 10
• visionOS for the Vision Pro headset

For more details, watch the full livestream on YouTube.

 

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