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Product Apple MacBook Air (11-inch, Summer 2012) Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, Summer 2012) Editors' choice Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display Editors' choice Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display (13.3-inch)
Price $939.99 to $999.99 $1,099.95 to $1,869.96 $2,070.00 to $2,199.99 $1,575.22 to $1,699.99
CNET editors' rating 4 stars 4 stars 4 stars 4 stars
Average user rating 3.5 stars 4 stars 3.5 stars 3.5 stars
Release date Info unavailable June 11, 2012 June 11, 2012 Info unavailable
Bottom line
The new 11-inch MacBook Air is every bit as fast as the 13-inch Air, despite its smaller size, but you'll give up 2 hours of battery life in the bargain.
This year's MacBook Air opts for gradual improvements rather than anything revolutionary, but lowered prices continue to make it the go-to mainstream recommendation for any MacBook owner-to-be.
The newly redesigned MacBook Pro with Retina Display combines an amazing screen with just enough of the MacBook Air design to feel like a new animal, and to take its place as the best of the current MacBook breed.
While the Retina MacBook Pro is easily the most desirable 13-inch Mac laptop to date, the high price and lack of discrete graphics make it a tough call versus either the more powerful 15-inch Retina Pro or the more affordable 13-inch Air.
Product Description

Apple MacBook Air MacBook Air (11 in, Summer 2012) - 3rd Gen Core i5 - 4 GB RAM - 64 GB

- 11.6 in - Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion SSD

Apple MacBook Air MacBook Air (13 in, Summer 2012) - 13.3 in - 3rd Gen Core i5 - Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion - 4 GB RAM - 128 GB

SSD

Apple MacBook Pro MacBook Pro with Retina Display - 15.6 in - 3rd Gen Core i7 - 8 GB RAM - 256 GB

- Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion SSD

Apple MacBook Pro MacBook Pro (fall 2012) - 13.3 in - 3rd Gen Core i5 - Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion - 8 GB RAM - 128 GB

SSD

Packaged Quantity

1

1

1

1

System Type

Notebook

Notebook

Notebook

Notebook

Dimensions (WxDxH)

11.8 in x 7.6 in x 0.7 in

12.8 in x 8.94 in x 0.68 in

14.1 in x 9.7 in x 0.7 in

12.4 in x 8.6 in x 0.7 in

Operating System

Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion

Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion

Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion

Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion

Weight

2.4 lbs

2.96 lbs

4.46 lbs

3.57 lbs

Processor

Intel 3rd Gen Core i5 1.7 GHz

( 2.6 GHz ) / 3 MB Cache

Intel 3rd Gen Core i5 1.8 GHz

( 2.8 GHz ) / 3 MB Cache

Intel 3rd Gen Core i7 2.3 GHz

( 3.3 GHz ) / 6 MB Cache

Intel 3rd Gen Core i5 2.5 GHz

( 3.1 GHz ) / 3 MB Cache

Memory

4 GB

DDR3L SDRAM

4 GB

DDR3L SDRAM

8 GB

DDR3L SDRAM

8 GB

DDR3L SDRAM

Storage

64 GB

SSD

128 GB

SSD

256 GB

SSD

128 GB

SSD

Display

11.6 in LED backlight 1366 x 768 / HD

13.3 in

LED backlight 1440 x 900 / WXGA+

15.6 in

LED backlight 2880 x 1800

13.3 in 2560 x 1600

LED backlight

Graphics

Intel HD Graphics 4000

Intel HD Graphics 4000

NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M

- 1 GB GDDR5 SDRAM

Intel HD Graphics 4000

Networking

802.11n None

Bluetooth 4.0

802.11n None

Bluetooth 4.0

802.11n None

Bluetooth 4.0

802.11n None

Bluetooth 4.0

Battery

up to 5 hour(s)

up to 7 hour(s)

up to 7 hour(s)

up to 7 hour(s)

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