New Mac Air Doubles Over 14 Hours

Thanks to Apple's latest MacBook Air, making all-day battery life a must-have for a competent lightweight notebook. In the evaluation of CNET, the previous generation of 13-inch MacBook Air played video with battery life of 7 hours and 27 minutes. The latest generation of the 2013 version of the Air set an impressive 14 hours and 25 minutes under the same test conditions.

Although the 2013 version of the next-generation MacBook Air, both 11.6-inch and 13.3-inch, has continued to maintain the appearance of a previous-generation product design launched two-and-a-half years ago. Even though the screen resolution has not changed, it looks like the reviewer and the consumer. However, they do not mind this. This is because all-weather battery life is the key.

Therefore, does the new MacBook Air launch such a killer-class battery life spec that it represents the resurrection of the notebook computer - or at least the depressing decline of the notebook?

One of the most crucial factors for the new MacBook Air to have such a powerful life is to carry the latest fourth-generation "Haswell" processor from Intel. This also means that ultra-light, ultra-thin ultrabooks in the Windows 8 camp should theoretically be able to achieve long-lasting battery life like the MacBook Air.

For example, Acer, its upcoming Aspire S7, equipped with a Haswell processor, will kill the Air with a 1920 x 1080 screen resolution. Whether this will be a sign, PC makers also need to promote their battery life.

In addition, there are PC flat-panel products such as Microsoft's Surface Pro, previously suffering from short battery life flaws, and now should be able to create a more decent battery time now.

It is worth mentioning that, with such a killer-level battery life spec, MacBook Air has swept the Windows 8 Ultrabook competitors in the United States this year. Any review of the 2013 version of the MacBook Air may have made the rest of the notebook company's days harder.