

This means 9 hours of watching iTunes movies on the 11-inch MacBook Air and 12 hours on the 13-inch Macbook Air. The new MacBook Air includes a boost in battery life, adding one hour of additional iTunes movie playback to each model. A fully loaded 13-inch MacBook Air 2014 model retails for $1,749. Apple also offers a 1.7GHz Intel Core i7 4th generation processor option for another $150 upgrade fee.

A $100 price jump doubles the storage to 256GB and includes options to customize the notebook with a 512GB SSD for $300 and 8GB of RAM for $100. Both of the MacBook Air 2014 entry-level models offer Intel HD 5000 graphics, 4GB RAM and 128GB of PCIe flash storage. The older models shipped with a 1.3Ghz processor at the lowest level, but the 2014 MacBook Air notebooks start with a 1.4Ghz processor.ĭespite a price cut for the new MacBook Air, Apple did not drop the amount of storage or RAM. With this update users get a faster computer that makes use of the latest Intel 4th generation Haswell processors. The new MacBook Air 2014 release date is today, and it includes a faster processor, more battery life and a $100 price cut. Shoppers looking for MacBook Air 2014 deals will need to wait for other stores like Amazon to update with the new MacBook Air price and stock of the new models, but this will likely take place within days. The new MacBook 2014 devices are available in some Apple Stores today, and ship within 24 hours from the online Apple Store. In a silent update overnight Apple pushed the new MacBook Air 2014 models to the Apple Store and announced the price cut.Įarly rumors suggested Apple planned to announce the new MacBook Air release dates at WWDC 2014 in June, but it appears that event will be focused on iOS 8 and OS X 10.10 instead of a mix of hardware and software.

Last week we shared the rumor that Apple was planning a new MacBook Air release date this week and that stock of the older MacBook Air was dwindling at third-party retailers like Amazon and Best Buy. For users that need more, a customized MacBook Air 2014 model is $100 less as well. This is a $100 price cut on the starting price of each model and this discount carries into the upgraded models as well. Shoppers can buy the 11-inch MacBook Air 2014 model for $899 and the 13-inch MacBook Air 2014 model for $999. The new MacBook Air release date arrives today with a $100 price cut across the board, and new processors and longer battery life.
