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The new MacBook Air 2020 is one of the best laptops you can own. When it comes to specs, the laptop features a 13.3-inch (2560 x 1600) Retina display, a backlit Magic Keyboard, Touch ID, a 10th Gen Core i3 CPU and Intel Iris Plus graphics. In our MacBook Air 2020 review, we liked its sleek design, great battery life and clicky, comfortable Magic Keyboard. Although its display is a bit muted without TrueTone, we gave it an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars. With its anodized aluminum finish and iconic Apple emblem, the MacBook Air is just as sleek and stunning as its predecessor. Apple made the wise decision to ditch those horrid Butterfly keys for the Magic Keyboard found in the 16-inch MacBook Pro. At 2.8 pounds and 11.9 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches, the 2020 MacBook Air has the same dimensions as its predecessor, the MacBook Air (2019). It’s also on par with the 2.8-pound, 12.1 x 8.3 x 0.6-inch HP Envy 13 (Wood Edition, 2020) and lighter than the Lenovo Yoga C740 (3 pounds, 12.7 x 8.5 x 0.6 ~ 0.7 inches). As for performance, the Apple MacBook Air review unit we tested had a quad-core 10th Gen Intel Core i5-1030NG7 CPU and 8GB of RAM. This is the first time the MacBook Air has gotten a quad-core processor. In one test, the CPU held its own against 30 open Google Chrome tabs. We experienced no lag, even when we began resizing a few photos in Adobe Photoshop. As for battery life, the 2020 MacBook Air laptop lasted 9 hours and 31 minutes on the Laptop Mag Battery test (opens in new tab) (continuous web surfing over Wi-Fi at 150 nits). That’s longer than the 8:42 category average and its competitors, like the Dell XPS 13 (7:56), Microsoft Surface Pro 7 (7:30), and HP Envy (6:31). If great battery life, fast SSD performance, and a super comfortable keyboard are a priority to you, the new MacBook Air is a good investment.
