Macbook air 2020 incorporates the intel core 'comet lake' processors
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Apple has unveiled a major update to its Mac laptops with the announcement of the MacBook Air 2020, which arrives with Intel's tenth-generation processors.
MacBook Air 2020, A necessary update
Apple's MacBook Air laptops come in silver, space gray, as well as gold aluminum chassis that are slightly thicker and slightly heavier compared to 2018 and 2019 models.
The new MacBook Air laptops are based on Intel's new 10th generation Core processors, with up to four cores, as well as Iris Plus graphics, with a significant improvement compared to 8th generation Core i5 CPUs with UHD 617 graphics.
The new processors are accompanied by 8GB or 16GB of LPDDR4X-3733 memory, providing substantial performance improvements and power savings. Meanwhile, the new systems can be equipped with a 256GB, 512GB, 1TB or 2TB PCIe SSD.
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They still have a 13.3-inch IPS LCD screen with a resolution of 2560 × 1600 and a pixel density of 227 PPI that supports True Tone technology. It has two Thunderbolt 3 ports, a Wi-Fi 5 + Bluetooth 5 controller (a minor update), a Touch ID fingerprint reader powered by Apple's T2 chip, and a headphone jack.
Returns at a base price of $ 999
When Apple introduced its 2018 MacBook Air laptops, it increased its price to $ 1, 199 (from $ 999. Last year the company lowered the price of its cheapest model to $ 1, 099, and this year it's finally back to where it was several years ago. years, with the new MacBook Air starting at just $ 999. Meanwhile, a quad-core MacBook Air based on the Intel Core i5 with 8GB of LPDDR4X and 512GB of storage is priced at $ 1, 299.
Anandtech fontIntel core 'comet lake' will be a 'refresh' of the coffee lake series
Comet Lake will be the successor to the Intel Coffee Lake and Whiskey Lake architectures. It would come out in the middle of this year.
Intel core 'comet lake' and 'elkhart lake' won't arrive until 2020
Comet Lake, as well as for the Atom product range, Elkhart Lake, will not hit the market until the end of the year at the earliest.
Intel comet lake processors may arrive earlier than expected
Intel plans to launch new series in the future, and one of them is the Intel Core Comet Lake.
