WE´RE IMPRESSED Really snappy to use; excellent battery life; good True Tone screen. WE´D IMPROVE Only 128GB of storage as standard; upgrades to storage and RAM are expensive lacklustre camera. THE LAST WORD Apple´s cheapest laptop is a great option ...

The design is revolutionary, but Apple's MacBook Air will appeal to a smaller, more specialized audience than the standard MacBook, thanks to a stripped-down set of connections and features.

For most people, we’d still point to the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro as the best option (it’s not much heavier, and offers much better features), but if you want unimpeachable battery life on the move, this is the place to go. Those who bought last year’s model won’t find themselves in much of a state of envy, though.

Once again Apple offers a great and high-end product with the small update. The weaknesses already known from previous models like the TN panel with modest viewing angles were not improved. ...

The MacBook Air marches on as a solid, lightweight laptop with enough performance for a large number of users to serve both on the road and on an office desk. They might suffer from a case of feature envy, but more features would surely result in higher prices. If you can, consider getting a MacBook Air with 256GB of flash storage, unless you’re OK with heavily relying on cloud storage.