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Apple MacBook Air compare (13-inch, Summer 2012)

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Product	Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, Summer 2012)	Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display	Dell Inspiron 14z (June 2012)
Price	$1,124.95 to $1,199.99	$2,070.00 to $2,199.99	MSRP: $899.00
CNET editors' rating	4 stars	4 stars	4 stars
Average user rating	4 stars	3.5 stars	2 stars
Release date	June 11, 2012	June 11, 2012	Info unavailable
Bottom line	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.	Dell has managed to give a very upscale feel to its mainstream Inspiron 14z, a 14-inch ultrabook that comfortably juggles price, design, and performance.
Product Description	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	- 14 in - 3rd Gen Core i5 3317U - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - 8 GB RAM - 500 GB + 32 GB
Packaged Quantity	1	1	Info unavailable
System Type	Notebook	Notebook	Info unavailable
Dimensions (WxDxH)	12.8 in x 8.94 in x 0.68 in	14.1 in x 9.7 in x 0.7 in	Info unavailable
Operating System	Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion	Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion	Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Weight	2.96 lbs	4.46 lbs	Info unavailable
Processor	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 3317U
Memory	4 GB DDR3L SDRAM	8 GB DDR3L SDRAM	8 GB DDR3 SDRAM
Storage	128 GB SSD	256 GB SSD	500 GB / 5400 rpm + 32 GB Solid State Drive
Display	13.3 in LED backlight 1440 x 900 / WXGA+	15.6 in LED backlight 2880 x 1800	14 in
Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 4000	NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - 1 GB GDDR5 SDRAM	AMD Radeon HD 7570M
Networking	802.11n None Bluetooth 4.0	802.11n None Bluetooth 4.0	Info unavailable
Battery	up to 7 hour(s)	up to 7 hour(s)	Info unavailable
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
Buying choices	Apple Inc. $1,199.00 In stock: Yes B&H Photo-Video $1,124.95 In stock: Yes Amazon.com $1,124.99 In stock: See Site Prices from 10 stores	Apple Inc. $2,199.00 In stock: Yes Amazon.com $2,070.00 In stock: Yes B&H Photo-Video $2,074.00 In stock: Yes Prices from 6 stores	MSRP: $899.00 See manufacturer website for availability.