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Growing number of users cite Wi-Fi connectivity issues with 802.11ac-equipped MacBook Air notebooks

To be fair, this is what they invented firmware updates for. Per Gizmodo, some early adopters of Apple’s latest MacBook Air models have found their new thin-and-light notebook will unexpectedly and repeatedly drop its wireless connection. A growing discussion thread on the Apple Support Communities website details the connectivity problems being experienced by numerous users. […]

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Intel-based MacBook Air batteries show best-ever test results according to Macworld Lab

The new MacBook Air batteries have been tested. And you’ll probably like the results. Per Macworld, the Macworld Lab has completed its run of tests on Apple’s new battery for its updated Haswell-based MacBook Air notebook. And while Macworld Lab didn’t experience the 12-hour battery life cited by Apple, the tests do show that the […]

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Hardware MacBook Air News

iFixit completes Haswell-based MacBook Air teardown, finds changes in battery, SSD, other modules

The Haswell-based MacBook Air is out, and in their usual fine style, the ubergeeks at iFixit have completed a full teardown of the notebook. Per AppleInsider, the updated notebook features minor changes seen in battery size, the SSD module and integrated graphics, among others. Most notable among the hardware revisions is an enlarged battery, which […]

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Haswell-based MacBook Air sports record-breaking SSD benchmark test results, PCIe bus cited

If you were considering snagging a brand new, just-released MacBook Air notebook, you’re going to like this. Per 9to5Mac and French web site MacBidouille, Apple’s new Haswell-powered MacBook Airs produced SSD read and write speeds so fast in bench tests that they initially thought it must have been a bug in their test software. A […]

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Apple releases updated MacBook Air, cites 12-hour battery, Intel Haswell architecture

It’s the MacBook Air with the battery you always wanted. Per The Mac Observer, Apple introduced updated MacBook Air models on Monday during its World Wide Developer Conference in San Francisco. The new ultra-light models sport what Apple called “all day battery life” and also run Intel’s Haswell UTC processors. The new 13-inch MacBook Air […]