
Nothing illustrates this better than the large, glass-surface touchpad, which has spawned many (often poor imitators). The basic design of the MacBook Air hasn’t changed for several years, but we’re yet to see a rival conclusively beat it. We’re not going to waste much time here because there’s nothing much to report apart from it’s the same, and that’s fine. Related: Apple MacBook Pro 2016: Everything you need to know 13-inch MacBook Air 2014: Design & Features Is this enough for the MacBook Air to continue as the gold standard of ultraportable laptops, or is the lack of the much-demanded improved screen update a black mark too far? It’s an argument that will doubtless rage on for a while, but the MacBook Air’s quality still remains hard to argue with. The only other technical improvement is a claimed 12 hours battery life, up from 10 hours last year, added to the fact each version is now £100 cheaper than before with the 13-inch starting at £850.

Apple has given the 2014 MacBook Air a small processor speed bump, from 1.3GHz to 1.4GHz, but the design, screen and basic features remain exactly the same.

It’s an exceedingly light update on the 2013 MacBook Air.
