MacBook Air 2020 launched: 10-generation Intel CPU, new scissor keyboard, 128GB version, priced from only $ 999

The 16-inch MacBook Pro is no longer the only MacBook to use a new-generation scissor keyboard.

In addition to the 2020 iPad Pro with the all-new Magic Keyboard, Apple today announced an additional 2020 MacBook Air with a redesigned keyboard, as well as a significant performance and configuration upgrade. compared to the previous generation, while the price is also reduced by 100 USD.

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With the new MacBook Air 2020, this will be the next MacBook line that Apple removed the old-fashioned butterfly keyboard design that many people complain about durability, replacing the newer scissor design similar to the MacBook keyboard. The new 16-inch Pro debuted late last year (along with 1mm key travel and an inverted T-shaped arrow key).

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The new Air line also significantly improves performance when Apple equips the 10th-generation Intel chip, which according to Apple promises to double the performance of the old generation. The most advanced version that users can choose will come with a quad-core 1.2 GHz Intel Core i7 chip clocked at 1.2GHz and 16GB RAM. In addition, Apple has begun to equip Iris Plus Graphics integrated graphics cards for the Air line this year, bringing the ability to handle graphics up to 80%.

The MacBook Air 2020 has also completely removed the basic 128GB memory version, instead the standard version will have a capacity of 256GB, and users can completely upgrade to 2TB of memory for the Air. New, of course the price will be "team" up quite a lot for upgrades.

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In terms of price, the new MacBook Air 2020 starts at just $ 999 for the 256GB standard version, which is $ 200 lower than the 2018 version and $ 100 less than the 2019 version at the time of launch. Machine will still have 3 color options are silver, gray and gold.