Overall, the new MacBook Air is a great laptop for those who want good performance, great battery life and easy to travel with. However, it’s disappointing that Apple doesn’t offer the Intel Core i7 in the new MacBook Air and this year’s model is more expensive than last year.

Lighter design, Good keyboard, Great looking retina display, USB-C ports with Thunderbolt 3

No Intel Core i7 option, Only 2 USB-C ports, More expensive than previous models

The MacBook Air is an icon : A wedge-shaped computer fashioned from a block of aluminum into a device so thin it can fit in a paper envelope. But other laptop makers have riffed on Apple's idea in the last ten years.

It's pretty; light; and almost affordable for a Mac

There are better Mac laptops; and cheaper Windows ones

It's pretty, light, and almost affordable for a Mac.

There are better Mac laptops, and cheaper Windows ones.

Apple's lightest and slimmest notebook ever, Air, finally gets the retina update that Apple users have been waited long for. It was a decade ago when Steve Jobs shocked Apple fans after he pulled out the slimmest laptop out of an envelope on stage.

For a machine that provides such a visually enjoyable user experience, we really wanted the MacBook Air to deliver under the hood too. However, the poor battery life and intermittently sluggish performance were hard to ignore and, when compared to other rivals in its class, it's difficult to justify...

Beautiful Retina display; Superb keyboard; Visually stunning design

Lacklustre battery life under load; Performance doesn't stack up to rivals in its field

The MacBook Air 2018 features Intel's 8th gen Core-i5 processor, 8GB RAM and a gorgeous retina display with a resolution of 2560x1600 and it packs all this into a smaller and lighter chassis than its predecessor

Weighs lesser than before; Gorgeous; colour accurate display; Great battery life

No 16GB RAM variant available in India; Two Thunderbolt 3 ports not enough

I'm going to let you in on a secret: In the lead-up to Apple's big Mac-and-iPad event last month, Team Engadget had a prewritten story ready to go in the event that Apple finally killed off the Air line. Needless to say, that article never saw the light of day.

Apple says the MacBook Air is "the most beloved notebook ever," and it's not wrong. The huge success of the original Air had ripple effects throughout the industry, but it has languished in recent years.

Finally; a Retina display; Touch ID but no Touch Bar; Finally; a Retina display; Touch ID but no Touch Bar

$200 more than the old MacBook Air; Everyone's favorite keyboard is gone; No USB-A ports; $200 more than the old MacBook Air; Everyone's favorite keyboard is gone; No USB-A ports

The MacBook Air's long overdue makeover adds welcome additions like a high-res screen and Touch ID, but it includes some unwelcome trade-offs -- including a much higher price.

The MacBook is now smaller and lighter, with a better display, faster processors and a bigger touchpad. The MacOS experience and all-day battery are still big selling points.

The starting price has shot up significantly, despite sticking with dual-core CPUs. The shallow butterfly keyboard and limited ports may feel like a step back from the previous Air.

It's over a decade since the very first MacBook Air went to market, heralding in the era of the ultra-thin notebook. Indeed, it was the thinnest available at the time. But oh how times move fast and the MacBook Air had been becoming something of a relic; a laptop surrounded by Windows-based...

High-res ‘Retina' display with smaller bezel than previous Air models; Large trackpad with Force Touch control; Touch ID login via fingerprint is great; Smaller and lighter footprint adds to appeal

Loud and sometimes unresponsive keyboard; Only Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports and no SD card slot; Confuses the MacBook/Air/Pro lineup; No Face ID; Strong Windows 10 competition now