New Macbook Air gets Core i5, i7 upgrades

And we thought it wasn’t possible to get more powerful processors inside these skinny little babies but Apple has just announced that the 11-inch and 13-inch Macbook Air will get a Core i5 CPU with an option to bring it to Core i7.

The minimum specs of the new Macbook Air 11.6″ is now at:

Intel Core i5 1.6GHz Dual-Core
2GB DDR3 RAM
64GB SSD
Intel HD Graphics 3000
Price: Php49,990USD 852INR 72,216EUR 811CNY 6,204

Or you can bump it to a little more RAM and storag:

Intel Core i5 1.6GHz Dual-Core
4GB DDR3 RAM
128GB SSD
Intel HD Graphics 3000 256MB
Price: Php59,990USD 1,022INR 86,662EUR 974CNY 7,445

The maximum specs you can get for the same Macbook Air is now at:

Intel Core i7 1.8GHz Dual-Core
4GB DDR3 RAM
256GB SSD
Intel HD Graphics 3000 256MB
Price: Php82,020USD 1,398INR 118,486EUR 1,331CNY 10,179

The 13-inch Macbook Air also got similar bump in the specs:

Intel Core i5 1.7GHz dual-core
4GB memory
128GB flash storage
Intel HD Graphics 3000 256MB
Price: 65,990

All of the new Macbook Airs will come with OXS Lion out of the box, an SD card reader (for the 13-inch model only), Bluetooth 4.0 and Thunderbolt.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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15 Comments

Aram says:

13 years ago

Hey yuga, you said all the mba come with SD card readers. AFAIK it’s still just the 13″ ones that got one..
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Abe Olandres says:

13 years ago

@aram – thanks for spotting that part

Iyan Sommerset says:

13 years ago

I wonder how hot the i5 and the i7 ones get.
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Messie says:

13 years ago

Same concern, I remember my friend having heat problems with his MBP. With the MBA’s thinner profile, I assume that this should have even worse ventilation problems (I might be wrong though).

razorous says:

13 years ago

Wow, BT 4.0? What does that feature compared to BT 2.1+EDR and BT 3.0+HS?
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randyboy says:

13 years ago

wer can i buy here in hte philippine of the mba?
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jcruze057 says:

13 years ago

is this available in metro manila already? I really want to buy the i7 upgrade next month
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Messie says:

13 years ago

This is already available via the Apple online store and will ship within 3 business days:

http://store.apple.com/ph/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook_air?mco=MjMzOTQwMDA

However, if you want to buy it personally, I am assuming that this is also already available in Apple Premium Resellers, just call them if they have stocks.

sylv3rblade says:

13 years ago

Bluetooth 4.0?
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wanabe says:

13 years ago

meron bang bluetooth file transfer ang OSX?
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Steve Jobs says:

13 years ago

Yes meron. It can send any kind of file via bluetooth.

Jonaflormicfren says:

13 years ago

Nice gadget, is it the cheapest computer produced by apple?
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John says:

13 years ago

Ang cheap ng apple compare sa ibang brand pag dating sa subnotebook..

Macbook Air 13″ – around 65k
Samsung Series 9 13″ – around 80k
Sony Vaio Z or S with SSD 13″ – 80K and Up..

ill go for macbook air na, i5+SSD = speed
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Dendy says:

13 years ago

Yeah … Apple MacBook Air becomes increasingly adorable … haha. And especially the 13-inch
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Jasper Laguitao says:

7 years ago

yugatech .please post update on APPLE air 13 for 2017 . whats the difference? Im thinking if i should buy my new boyfriend that. thanks
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