#MACBOOK USB C HEADPHONES PRO#

On that last feature, probably a little controversial. But it looks the part, with those narrow bezels, nice and large force touch enabled trackpad (still the best in the business), outstanding screen, clear and loud speakers, and that new shallow keyboard now in its third iteration. It’s louder than past keyboards, but the tactile response is first rate. Apple’s updated keyboard finds its way to the new MacBook Air. Though I do like the Touch ID sensor on the far right side, the same place where you’ll find it on the Air, also powered by the same Apple T2 security chip. If these were regular physical keys, such as the ones found on the Air, I wouldn’t miss a beat. So I’ve configured - simplified - the touch bar accordingly. Things like adjusting screen brightness, keyboard brightness and speaker volume.

#MACBOOK USB C HEADPHONES PRO#

I have a 2016 MacBook Pro and I’d suggest that you won’t miss it.ĭespite all the fancy demos and endless marketing about the possibilities I find myself using the touch bar for far less aspirational things. One thing you, however, won’t find on the new MacBook Air: the touch bar.

Given that the iPhone (and most of the competition) have done away with the headphone jack, and instead moved to wireless Bluetooth, it’s a slight surprise that it lives on in Apple’s laptops. So, yes, the new MacBook Air has a bunch of new stuff, including updated USB-C ports (as was found beginning with the 2016 edition of the MacBook Pro), the highly anticipated Retina display (13-inch, 2560 x 1600 IPS) and that updated click-y keyboard, but it’s that headphone jack that will likely have coffee shop nerds everywhere break-dancing. CEO Tim Cook descended, and bestowed old school love for the audio faithful. Behold, a 3.5mm headphone jack!Īnd with that, the seas parted. “3.5mm headphone jack” Lonely right side of new MacBook Air. Deep within the tech specs of the new MacBook Air (2018) is something many of us thought we’d never see:

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