Apple MacBook Air 11 Mid 2013 Review + BenchMarks ~ Saad Reviews (Reviews + Benchmarks)

There are many laptops are in the market and especially the thinner ones are the mainly sold products these days which are also known as ultrabooks and in this summer people had wide variety to choose from, for example all the brands had introduced many ultrabooks and they are still doing that so people have more options to use. The ultrabooks are light weight as well as they last long so if you had a notebook which last for 6 or 7 hours easily then you don’t have to remain around the power socket. Apple had its own name in the market regarding their MacBook which are ultimate choice of students and businessmen as well so Apple had launch their new Apple MacBook Air 11 Mid 2013 which has some really great feature including new Intel 4th Gen Core i5 Processor so lets check it out.

The color scheme is not changes much but the spec are pretty much changes as Intel’s new CPU and new integrated GPU is inside and Apple SSD is in as well. The Apple MacBook Air 11 Mid 2013 has same silver and dark color scheme, dark keyboard keys. The total weight of Apple MacBook Air 11 Mid 2013 is about 1.3 kg which is pretty good to carry around. The design is pretty much flawless so build quality is perfect as expected from apple at this price level. The 13.3 inch Apple MacBook Air 11 Mid 2013 seems to be built quite well. The lid is quite good as well and the soft areas are not present so people are gonna like this Apple MacBook Air 11 Mid 2013. Overall Apple MacBook Air 11 Mid 2013 has great design and solid build quality.

The Apple MacBook Air 11 Mid 2013 has 13.3-inch display which is basically LED display panel instead of IPS and the max resolution that it offers is 1440x900 which is more than enough for this size of display screen which has glossy surface as well. The display surface remains glossy. There's no touch option, and if they stay true to Steve Jobs' wishes, there won't be one in Apple's notebooks anytime soon. The strange thing that comes in mind first is ‘why apple does not use IPS retina panel’ and I think that would be the first thing to comes in your mind as well. The Thunderbolt port is available so external display with resolution of up to 2560 x 1600 can be connected easily as well. The brightness of the display screen is pretty impressive and the image quality is great and there is no room for complaints. The contrast ratio is pretty good too so all these thing make it a perfect display screen. The viewing angles are just decent, not good or nice or great so that is the only problem. The outdoor work is still possible due to high brightness but viewing angles will cause problem while watching from sides. Overall Apple MacBook Air 11 Mid 2013 has good display screen.

The Apple MacBook Air 11 Mid 2013 has pretty good keyboard of large size regarding overall size of MacBook. The keyboard is basically Chiclet style keyboard and it has backlights as well for night usage. The keys are of black color and the backlighting can be adjusted as well. The keys are pretty impressive regarding responding to tap. The touchpad is also of larger size with integrated keys and the whole surface is pretty good for gliding the finger all over the surface as well. The touchpad is nice and responsive. The multi-touch feature is also pretty good. Overall Apple MacBook Air 11 Mid 2013 has nice keyboard and touchpad.

The Apple MacBook Air 11 Mid 2013 is powered with new Intel 4th Gen CPU and integrated GPU so the Apple MacBook Air 11 Mid 2013 remain quiet and remain almost silent in normal working. The Apple MacBook Air 11 Mid 2013 produce a bit loud noise after 1.5 hours of benchmarks tests which is not gonna happen in normal use because you are not supposed to play games for hours on this MacBook but during movies, internet surfing, photo editing etc. except benchmarks, Apple MacBook Air 11 Mid 2013 remain quiet. The temperature were pretty low in the normal usage and they were still under the dangerous level, yes they were a bit higher than normal ultrabook because Apple MacBook Air 11 Mid 2013 has aluminum case which is good conductor of heat so you can still use Apple MacBook Air 11 Mid 2013 on lap while gaming. Overall Apple MacBook Air 11 Mid 2013 remain quiet and decently cool.

The Apple MacBook Air 11 Mid 2013 has pretty good options for the users. It has Latest WiFi module and latest Bluetooth 4.0 for high speed wireless connectivity. The Apple MacBook Air 11 Mid 2013 also has 1x Thunderbolt, 1x USB 3.0 and audio port on the left side. The Apple MacBook Air 11 Mid 2013 also has 1x USB 3.0 and display port slot on the right side as well. There is no HDMI and apple use Thunderbolt which can provide resolution of up to 2560 x 1600. The HDMI port is must for every notebook these days as it is used in all the multimedia devices. Overall Apple MacBook Air 11 Mid 2013 has decent connectivity.

The Apple MacBook Air 11 Mid 2013 has un-removable battery of 38 watts which manage to keep the Apple MacBook Air 11 Mid 2013 running for about 428 minutes which is pretty good. We measure battery life of notebook by running all the normal task as Microsoft Office work, photo editing, HD movie/ clips, audio songs etc. and some gaming as well to get the realistic timings which is applicable in the real life instead of doing battery benchmarking which are far away from real life. Overall Apple MacBook Air 11 Mid 2013 has great battery life.

The Apple MacBook Air 11 Mid 2013 is pretty impressive ultrabook to have and also new OS X 10.8 Mountain LION as well. The new Intel 4th Gen CPU Core i5 4250U @ 1.3 Ghz which can be boost upto 2.6 Ghz. The new Intel HD Graphics 5000 are available as well. The Apple MacBook Air 11 Mid 2013 performs really well in benchmarks with great battery life. The keyboard and touchpad are also nice. The speakers are good and overall temperatures were also lower than dangerous level and noise was also low. The display screen is really nice but viewing angles are limited. The connectivity options are good but HDMI Port is not available. The Apple MacBook Air 11 Mid 2013 is nice to have. Decision depends upon your budget and requirements as well. Contact me for more advice.