That said, the 12-inch MacBook’s future became questionable when the 13-inch Retina MacBook Air launched last fall with a lower price, more ports, Touch ID, and longer battery life while being just a bit heavier than the two-pound MacBook.Īs we noted in our MacBook Air comparison last fall, the 13-inch Air has slightly larger dimensions than the 12-inch MacBook, but you’re getting a larger display. While the old MacBook Air being discontinued doesn’t come as much of a surprise as Apple dropped the entry price of the Retina MacBook Air by $100, the end of the 12-inch MacBook may be a disappointment for Apple users who value having the lightest and most compact Mac possible. Meanwhile, the Retina MacBook Air has gained Apple’s True Tone display tech and received a price drop.Īlong with those updates, Apple has officially stopped selling two of its notebooks, the 12-inch MacBook and the previous-generation MacBook Air. Now it features the latest 8th-generation quad-core processors and adds the Touch Bar. The base MacBook Pro priced at $1,299 was previously the non Touch Bar version. This morning Apple updated its notebook lineup with changes to the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro as it announced its Back to School promotion.

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Along with updating its Retina MacBook Air and MacBook Pro notebooks today, Apple has discontinued its 12-inch MacBook and previous-generation MacBook Air.

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