There are two aspects to deploying a Retina Display in a MacBook Air that are worth discussing. Compared to what you typically find elsewhere, they’re still among the best.

Compared to the Retina Displays deployed across the rest of Apple’s product lines, these panels just aren’t as good. We’re talking about TN panels (admittedly higher quality than most) and traditional pixel densities. As a result, the displays too, remained unchanged. In the case of the 2013 MBAs, Apple kept the chassis spec unchanged in order to do just that. To hit an aggressive schedule, you have to mitigate risk. Apple’s lineup made sense.Īfter being in Taiwan earlier this month and checking out all of the 13.3-inch 2560 x 1440 displays being used on notebooks similar in size to the 13-inch MBA, I was beginning to reconsider my position. With modest increases in thickness and weight, the rMBP13 gave you a much better screen and a larger battery to drive it.

When I reviewed the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display, I viewed it as the true Retina MacBook Air that everyone was waiting for.

Amazon macbook air 13 inch charger 2014