- What's up, guys?
Saf here on Super Saf TV
and here, we've got the brand new 2018 MacBook Air.
I don't think we've unboxed a MacBook
here on the channel before so this is going to be a first.
A thumbs up for that will be appreciated.
This is the gold version. I can't wait to check it out,
so let's get it unboxed.
And the box itself is very clean.
Just has a picture of the side of the MacBook Air.
Just to kind of show how thin it is.
Around 15.6 millimeters thin.
And we have a little pull tab here
which we can use to get it out the plastic.
Lots of shakes.
There we go.
Ready for it?
All right.
Nice, now this is pretty light.
Around 1.25kg.
Of course, that's why it's called the Air.
And as well as the MacBook Air,
you do get your USB type-C to USB type-C cable.
This is around two meters.
You've got your power brick.
This is 30 watts.
And then we've got this little packet here,
which has gold Apple stickers.
This is the first time I've seen colored Apple stickers.
They're usually white, right?
Or am I wrong?
Anyway, really cool.
As well as that, some paperwork, of course.
Let's get to the MacBook Air.
All right, we're going to get it out of the plsatic.
All right.
And there we are.
Feels nice and cold.
I love the touch of metal when it's cold.
This has been made with 100% recycled aluminium
or aluminum, as you Americans like to call it.
I don't mind either, honestly.
Like, just stop beefing with me.
'Cause the comments just go crazy.
Let's decide it once and for all.
Is it aluminium or aluminum?
We're going to leave a poll in the cut.
Anyways, we do have the gold version here
which does look quite slick.
Now, depending on the angle that you look at it,
I don't know, it kind of has a hint of rose gold,
to my eyes, anyway.
I don't know if it's coming across on camera
or I just, my white balance in my eyes
is not tuned correctly.
We're going to try opening this up
with the one, hey, it does it.
Okay, it does move around a little bit
but it kind of does.
Let's try that again.
So we're just going to try to pull open
the laptop with one thumb.
Kind of works, kind of.
Not perfect.
So, I've gone ahead and set this all up
and the first thing you'll notice is the display
so 13.3 retina display this time,
so it's got a 2,516 by 1,600 resolution.
That's around 227ppi pixel density.
You've also got 40% more colors
compared to the previous generation.
The bezel's also 50% smaller.
So that's a big improvement.
I wouldn't say the bezels are as small
as lots of other devices out there.
You do have this border here at the top,
but the Facetime HD camera
is also within this top bezel.
It's not at the bottom like we've got on other laptops
which kind of look at your double chin.
This is the reason why I have a beard.
But the Facetime HD camera is only 270p.
I mean, it would be nice to have 1080p.
I know it's mostly used for video calls and things
but you know, 1080p, 2018.
Now, taking a look at the keyboard,
it is the butterfly-style keyboard
so we've got some travel
but it's not as much as maybe what you're used to.
It is going to come down to personal preference.
I've seen lots of people complain about this.
In my quick testing, it seems to be okay
but I'm going to have to spend more time with it.
This is also a light, force-touch trackpad
which does feel pretty good.
Now, the 2018 MacBook Air also comes with Touch ID.
It's here at the top on the keyboard.
Let's just go ahead and test it out.
Boom, very, very quick and easy.
You're going to be able to use this
to unlock your MacBook Air
but you can also make payments and things with Apple Pay
and you do have Apple's T2 security chip
embedded within the MacBook Air.
Specs-wise, you've got the eighth generation intel core
i5 1.6 gigahertz dual-core processor.
Up to 16 gigabytes of RAM
and up to 1.5 terabytes of SSD storage.
Now, of course, the different storage versions
will be at different prices.
This starts at around 1,200 pounds or dollars
and goes all the way up to around 2,500, 2,600 pounds.
So you're going to be paying a lot
for that 1.5 terabytes of SSD storage.
And with those specs, you should be find for general usage.
Apple have told me that you should be able
to also run file card in here for 1080p
and also 4K editing.
Apple devices, of course, are very optimized
with software such as Final Cut Pro X.
We'll test this out and see how it goes
but we do have two Thunderbolt 3 ports here
on the side and that's great.
So not only can you connect your MacBook Air
to an external display,
but if the external display also has power output,
it's going to charge it at the same time.
And you can also connect this to an external GPU
so if you are somebody who wants to do some graphics editing
on this, on your work station,
then you can hook it up, do that,
but then once you've disconnected it,
you can take it out and about.
We've got stereo speakers here
on either side of the keyboard.
These are 20% louder compared to last year
and will give you two times more bass for fuller sound.
There is also a 3.5mm jack here on the right-hand side
and that is the 2018 MacBook Air.
What do you guys think of it?
Definitely let me know in the comments below
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