New MacBook Air, Mac Pro Update
Not only software, but also hardware at WWDC 2013. Welcome renovations and a pleasant surprise, that for several months arouse curiosity. But first things first and start from the MacBook Air, the first to be awarded space on the stage. No exterior remodeling, the work was all done inside.
The key word, of course, is Haswell. The 2013 MacBook Air incorporated in all versions of the Core i5 dual core 1.3 GHz with HD Graphics 5000 GPU, with significant improvement in performance despite lower operating frequency, thanks to the improvements of the new-generation Intel.
Even the flash memory, now with 128 GB base, is declared by Apple up to 45% faster than the previous. Excellent, if they can be confirmed in the field, the data related to the battery: 9 hours for models with 11 ” and 12 for the 13 “. Nothing FaceTime Full HD, 720p is the version with Ivy Bridge, but is introduced dual microphone as provided in the rumors, common across the range, in addition, 4 GB of RAM, USB 3.0, Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi 802.11ac.
New Xeon processors E5 configurations with up to 12 cores (dual-processor 6-core), dual AMD graphics card with HDMI 1.4 and support for 4K resolution, 6 second-generation Thunderbolt ports with speeds up to 20 Gbps, 4 USB 3.0, 2 Gigabit Ethernet flanked by 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0. Removing the optical drive, the storage will be delegated to flash memory in line with the trend of all the Mac to gradually abandon the mechanical units.
All ports are located in the rear, and to facilitate their identification an automatic lighting will allow them to be distinguished from one another. The Mac Pro 2013 is also the first made entirely in the USA, fulfilling the promise made by Cook in recent months.
But it will take more time to know availability and prices, in addition, Apple intends to release more or less at the same time a new version of Final Cut Pro, not presented on stage, and that it is not known whether this is another update to the existing or a separate release resulting in a real upgrade for a fee.
