To used closed lid mode, your ‘Book must be plugged into the AC adapter and connected to an external display and a USB or Bluetooth mouse and keyboard (you might also want to consider external speakers).
And there’s no built-in ethernet port if you need ethernet, Apple sells a USB ethernet adapter for $29.Ĭlosed Lid Mode: All Intel ‘Books support “lid closed” (or clamshell) mode, which leaves the built-in display off and dedicates all video RAM to an external display. There is no FireWire port, but that’s far less necessary with USB 3 and Thunderbolt 2. You can double system memory to 8 GB for $100 more.Ī few things are missing: The MBA has no built-in optical drive, but you can add an external USB SuperDrive for $79. The keyboard is backlit so you can see the keys in even the darkest setting.Īpple offers a number of build-to-order options for the better model: Upgrade to a 2.2 GHz Core i7 CPU for $150, which should provide nearly 50% more power than the 1.6 GHz i5. The native screen resolution remains 1366 x 768. There’s also a 720p FaceTime HD webcam, and the MBA includes two microphones for improved sound pickup. USB 3.0 is over 10x as fast as USB 2.0 and has one-quarter the bandwidth of Thunderbolt 2, which is also included. Apple uses the same port for USB 2.0 and 3.0 to simplify things, while the standard in the PC world is separate ports for each protocol. Unlike the new 12″ MacBook with its USB 3.1 and USB-C port, the Early 2015 Airs retain USB 3.0 support. 4 GB of system memory remains the norm upgrading to 8 GB in the era of OS X Yosemite makes a lot of sense. The PCIe-based SSDs are up to 40% faster than SATA SSDs used in older Airs and about 17x as fast as a typical 5400 rpm notebook hard drive.
That should improve performance by nearly 50%!
The 5th-generation low-power Intel Core i5 and i7 processors include Intel HD Graphics 6000. The stock CPU is a 1.6 GHz Core i5 with Turbo Boost to 2.7 GHz, and the 11-incher can be configured with a 2.2 GHz Core i7 that has 3.2 GHz Turbo Boost. The Early 2015 MacBook Air (MBA) uses 5th-generation Intel Core processors and finally gains Thunderbolt 2.
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