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How to Pre-Order the New MacBook Air

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After years of neglect and minor tweaks, Apple has finally given its MacBook Air a fresh redesign.

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Announced at Apple's Oct. 30 event in Brooklyn, NY, the 2018 MacBook Air line sports Intel's 8th-gen Core i5 Y-series processor, a Force Touch trackpad, Apple's butterfly keyboard, and at long last — a Retina Display.

Unfortunately, it also boasts a $200 price increase over the previous generation. The base model, which packs a 1.6GHz Core i5 dual-core CPU, 8GB of RAM, and a 128GB SSD costs $1,199, whereas the step-up model with 256GB of storage now costs $1,399.

Both models can be configured with up to 16GB of RAM (+$200) and up to a 1.5TB SSD (+1,200 on the base model). Additionally, you can pre-order both laptops today with  shipping expected by November 6. 

Apple's new MacBook Airs will also be available for in-store purchase starting Wednesday, November 7.

Louis Ramirez

Louis wrote about some of the best tech deals for Laptop Mag. With a keen eye for discounts and the ability to tell a great deal apart from a fake sale, Louis covered deals on laptops, tablets, and other gadgets, as well as seasonal sales. He spotted some of the best MacBook deals and reported on all the best Prime Day and Black Friday sales at the time. He's now the deals editor-in-chief at Tom's Guide, digging for sales on 4K TVs, Apple devices, streaming services, and more.