

( Read the full MacBook Air 2018 review here.) It has a more modern Apple aesthetic, newer components and a few features, like a Retina display and Touch ID, that were previously exclusive to the more expensive MacBook Pro. The new model, which the company introduced in October 2018, starts at $1,199. Partly, it's because Apple now sells two different laptops called the MacBook Air. My endorsement is now qualified, requiring some verbal asterisks and footnotes. But since Apple reworked the design in 2018, things have become more complicated. I love the MacBook Air, and for many years vigorously recommended it as the best laptop for most people. When Apple introduced it in 2008, it redefined what a laptop could be - and set the bar for style and portability. The MacBook Air has achieved icon status.
