Apple announces new MacBook Air with improved keyboard, faster performance, and more storage

Apple’s 16-inch MacBook Pro is no longer the company’s only laptop with a reliable keyboard. This morning, Apple announced a revamped MacBook Air laptop with an improved scissor-switch keyboard, branded as the “Magic Keyboard,” that ditches the controversial butterfly mechanism of the previous-generation model.

The new Air also offers double the performance, according to Apple, and comes with twice the storage as the prior machine — now starting with 256GB of storage. The 2020 MacBook Air has a base price of $999 (and $899 for education customers).

On Friday, MacRumors reported that a credible tipster said new products were inbound this week. On Monday, Apple’s Beats brand unveiled the new Powerbeats, and we’ve already got a full review...

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