MacBook Air Transformed: Apple Introduces Thinnest 15-Inch Laptop Powered By M2 Chip At WWDC 2023

During Apple Inc's AAPL Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2023 on Monday, senior leaders from the tech giant unveiled the newest iteration of the MacBook Air, equipped with the powerful M2 chip.

Apple's Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering John Ternus, shared the developments regarding the Mac, all made possible by the switch to Apple Silicon. He highlighted the industry-leading performance, new capabilities, and battery life that have completely transformed the Mac experience.

Ternus also noted how this change had equipped developers with the tools to push their apps beyond previous boundaries, creating systems they could only dream of before, such as the 13-inch MacBook Air with M2.

Key highlights of the 13-inch MacBook Air with M2 include:

• Extraordinary performance
• Brilliant display
• All-day battery life
• Striking design

This combination has not only made it "Apple's most loved Mac, but also the world's best-selling laptop," Ternus said. However, Apple had even more significant news to share at the conference, unveiling a product that marked another milestone in Apple Silicon's success - "the world's best 15-inch laptop," the 15-inch MacBook Air.

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Kate Bergeron, Vice President of Hardware Engineering at Apple, shared the features of the 15-inch MacBook Air. Despite being the world's thinnest 15-inch laptop at just 11.5 millimeters, it provides versatile connectivity with Magsafe charging, two Thunderbolt ports, and a headphone jack.

More highlights of the 15-inch MacBook Air include:

• An expansive 15.3-inch liquid retina display surrounded by thin 5-millimeter borders
• Support for 1 billion colors and 500 nits of brightness
• Ten MP camera for clear video calls and a three-mic array for superior audio
• Six-speaker sound system with force-canceling woofers, delivering immersive spatial audio

Powered by the M2 chip, this laptop provides 18 hours of battery life. It outperforms the best-selling 15-inch PC laptop, even with better display and 50% more battery life, all while being nearly 40% thinner and half a pound lighter, Bergeron said.

The new 15-inch MacBook Air starts at just $1299 ($1199 for education). The 13-inch MacBook Air now starts at $1099, and the 13-inch MacBook Air with M1 remains at $999.

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