• MacBook Air gets a bump

    Devin Coldewey

    Devin Coldewey is a Seattle-based writer and photographer. He has written for the TechCrunch network since 2007. Some posts he’d like you to read: The Dangers of Externalizing Knowledge | Generation i | Surveillant Society | Choose Two | Frame Wars | The User’s Manifesto | Our Great Sin His personal website is coldewey.cc. → Learn More

    Tuesday, October 14th, 2008


    The MacBook Air, being a newer design than the aging MacBooks and Pros, got little more than a bump in specs today. But it was a good, solid bump! Here are the changes:

    • SSD drive increased in capacity to 128GB
    • Processor now up to 1.86GHz with a faster (1066MHz) FSB and 6MB L2 cache
    • GeForce 9400M 256MB video card (thank god for that)
    • Mini Displayport instead of Micro-DVI (probably a smart move)

    Very nice. I think people buying the Air are probably pretty Apple-committed, so the new display connector will be just dandy for them. It’s still short on ports, but you knew that. You’ll be able to get them in November.

    blog comments powered by Disqus