MacBook Air Gets Faster Graphics, Bigger Drives

Apple’s updated the MacBook Air with bigger drives and improved graphics. The MacBook Air now comes standard with a 120GB hard drive, rather than the 80GB drive found in previous models. A 128GB sollid state drive is now available on the $2,499 version of the MacBook Air.

The MacBook Air’s graphics get a nice shot in the arm with teh GeForce 9400M. Apple claims the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics processor delivers up to five times the 3F graphics performace compared to the previous MacBook Air model, which had integrated Intel graphics.

MacBook Air Product Page

The 1.6 GHz MacBook Air, for a suggested retail price of $1,799 (US), includes:

— 13.3-inch widescreen LED-backlit high resolution 1280 x 800 glossy
display;
— 1.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 6MB shared L2 cache;
— 1066 MHz front-side bus;
— 2GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM;
— NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics;
— 120GB serial ATA hard drive running at 4200 rpm, with Sudden Motion
Sensor;
— Mini DisplayPort for video output (adapters sold separately);
— built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth
2.1+EDR;
— built-in iSight video camera;
— one USB 2.0 port;
— one headphone port;
— Multi-Touch trackpad and illuminated keyboard; and
— 45 Watt MagSafe Power Adapter.

The 1.86 GHz MacBook Air, for a suggested retail price of $2,499, includes:

— 13.3-inch widescreen LED-backlit 1280 x 800 glossy display;
— 1.86 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 6MB shared L2 cache;
— 1066 MHz front-side bus;
— 2GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM;
— NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics;
— 128GB solid state drive;
— Mini DisplayPort for video output (adapters sold separately);
— built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth
2.1+EDR;
— built-in iSight video camera;
— one USB 2.0 port;
— one headphone port;
— Multi-Touch trackpad and illuminated keyboard; and
— 45 Watt MagSafe Power Adapter.