Apple launches new MacBook Air with M4 chip

Apple on Wednesday introduced a new MacBook Air on its website, offering improved performance while retaining the familiar design. The new laptop is equipped with Apple’s M4 chip, the most recent addition to the M-series chip lineup. The MacBook Air comes in two sizes. Customers can choose between a 13-inch and a 15-inch display. Pricing starts at $999 for the 13-inch model, which is $100 lower than the previous entry price of $1,099. Pre-orders open today and shipments start on Wednesday, March 12. This update maintains 16GB of RAM in the base configuration, unchanged from last year’s model. This means that the entry-level MacBook Air still meets the minimum requirements for Apple Intelligence. Customers can upgrade built-in memory to 32GB when purchasing the laptop. Previous MacBook Air models had two Thunderbolt 3 ports. Apple still offers two Thunderbolt ports, but it is upgrading those ports to Thunderbolt 4. With those ports, you can plug up to two external displays and keep t ... Read full article.