Contrast is down as a result on the 13, but up on the 11. If anything, there's a good chance that your new MacBook Air will be dimmer than your old one (if you're a yearly upgrader that is).īlack levels are slightly better on the 13, but not enough to overcome the drop in brightness. It's going to be luck of the draw here but don't expect these new panels to be significantly brighter than last year's. Don't get too excited though, my personal 11-inch MacBook Air puts out 408 nits at max brightness - 6% more than the new 2011. The 11-inch MacBook Air on the other hand was slightly brighter than the one I reviewed last year. Not to mention the fact that 354 nits is often a bit too bright, I usually find happiness at around 200 - 250 nits.
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That being said, even at 354 nits the 13-inch MacBook Air is far brighter than most PC notebooks. This will vary depending on the panel you get (and the panel you had) but with the wrong combination you'll be left with a noticeably dimmer display. The 2010 model I reviewed was 21% brighter at its highest setting. The 13-inch MacBook Air Apple sent me for review has a noticeably dimmer panel than the one I reviewed last year. As a result we have to compare their displays to both the low end of the PC market as well as the high end of the Mac market.įirst the bad news. Last year's models may have been great ultraportables, but this year's Air lineup are great notebooks.
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If you bought a MacBook Pro in 2008, even the 11-inch MacBook Air is faster with its 1.6GHz CPU.
Equipped with Sandy Bridge CPUs these new MacBook Airs can still be ultraportable competitors, but for many the new systems are faster than their current notebooks. Compared to those ultra cheap machines, the 11 and 13-inch MacBook Air from 2010 had great displays. You got much better performance (at a higher cost of course) than any netbook but in a great form factor. The MacBook Air, particularly the 11-inch, was a netbook alternative for many. When I reviewed last year's MacBook Airs I came away impressed by the displays. The Display: Better than Most, Not as Good as the Pro
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