Luni compania Apple a lansat doua noi modele ale MacBook Air, versiunea cu ecran de 13 inch fiind capabila sa atinga o autonomie de pana la 12 ore in timpul navigarii pe internet conectat la o retea Wi-Fi. Mai multe publicatii americane au reusit sa intre in posesia unor unitati de test si primele review-uri facute de catre ele confirma autonomia specificata de catre Apple pe scena WWDC 2013. Cei de la Engadget au reusit sa obtina aproape 13 ore de autonomie pentru MacBook Air 13 inch, Laptop Magazine a obtinut 11 ore de autonomie, iar cei de la Forbes au obtinut intre 8 si 9 ore de autonomie in conditii de utilizare la capacitati aproape maxime.
If that didn’t impress you enough, there’s one area where the performance has really gone off the charts, and that’s battery life. Apple rates the 2013 edition of the MacBook Air for up to 10 hours of battery life playing video or 12 hours of wireless web surfing. Our standard rundown test, as it happens, also entails playing video and last year’s machine managed just over six and a half hours before expiring. We were, then, skeptical that this new edition could manage nearly twice that longevity — but it actually did better. This year’s Air survived 12 hours and 51 minutes on a charge. That’s a stunning number from a laptop this thin, achieved with WiFi enabled and without any external batteries.
In momentul de fata niciun competitor al MacBook Air nu este capabil sa obtina o asemenea autonomie fara utilizarea unor baterii externe si lucrurile vor deveni mult mai bune in tomna, dupa lansarea OS X Mavericks. Cei de la Apple promit mai multe imbunatatiri in ceea ce priveste autonomia bateriei, deci teoretic un MacBook Air poate depasi cele 12 ore promise de catre companie, iar in acel moment va surclasa orice competitor fara drept de apel, atat timp cat competitorii nu vor utiliza platforma Intel Haswell, care i-ar putea aduce la acelasi nivel cu Apple.
