What's Up with the 2018 MacBook Air?

Hey guys, it's Saf here on Super Saf TV, and I'm super excited to unbox the brand new 2018 MacBook Air. This is going to be my first time reviewing a MacBook on the channel, so I hope you're all as stoked as I am. As always, a thumbs up for that will be greatly appreciated.

The box itself is very clean, just a picture of the side of the MacBook Air to give you an idea of how thin it is. It's around 15.6 millimeters thin, which is pretty sleek if I do say so myself. There's also a little pull tab here that we can use to get it out of the plastic, and let me tell you, there's been lots of shakes as I've been trying to open it up. Finally, we're ready for it! Nice, now this is pretty light, around 1.25kg, which is why it's called the Air.

Of course, when you buy a MacBook, you also get your USB type-C to USB type-C cable, which is around two meters long. You've also got your power brick, which is 30 watts, and then there's this little packet here that has gold Apple stickers. I have to say, I'm loving the fact that they're colored - usually, they're white, but these are a nice touch. As well as that, you'll find some paperwork, of course.

Now, let's get to the MacBook Air itself. It feels nice and cold when it comes out of the plastic, and I love the touch of metal when it's cold. The best part is that this laptop has been made with 100% recycled aluminum or aluminum, as you Americans like to call it. Now, I don't mind either way, honestly - just please stop beefing about it in the comments! Let's leave a poll in the cut and decide once and for all whether we should be using aluminium or aluminum.

The gold version of the MacBook Air looks quite sleek, but depending on the angle that you look at it, I don't know if it kind of has a hint of rose gold to my eyes. Maybe it's not coming across on camera, or maybe my white balance in my eyes is just not tuned correctly - we'll have to try opening this up again to see for sure. Okay, so we're going to 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. I've gone ahead and set everything up, and the first thing you'll notice is the display - a 13.3 retina display this time, which means it's got a resolution of 2,516 by 1,600 pixels, or around 227 ppi pixel density. That's around 40% more colors compared to the previous generation, so that's definitely a step up. The screen is also 20% larger than last year, which should make browsing and working even easier.

Another great feature of this laptop is the fact that it's optimized for file editing in Final Cut Pro X. Apple devices are very optimized with software like this, and I'm excited to put the MacBook Air through its paces and see how well it performs. We'll be testing this out in a bit, but for now, let's talk about the specs.

The laptop comes with two Thunderbolt 3 ports on the side, which is great because not only can you connect your MacBook Air to an external display, but if that external display also has power output, it will charge the laptop at the same time. You'll also be able to connect this to an external GPU, so if you're a graphics editor, you'll love this feature. Just keep in mind that once you've disconnected it from your workspace, you can take it out and about.

We've got stereo speakers here on either side of the keyboard, which are 20% louder compared to last year and will give you two times more bass for fuller sound. And if you need to connect a headset or an external audio source, there's also a 3.5mm jack on the right-hand side.

So, what do you guys think of this new MacBook Air? Definitely let me know in the comments below, and if there's any additional coverage that you'd like me to do with this laptop, please leave it in the comments as well. Thanks for watching, and I hope you enjoyed this video! If you did, be sure to hit that thumbs up button for me, and don't forget to subscribe and switch on notifications - there's lots more content coming up on Super Saf TV. See you next time!

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- What's up, guys?Saf here on Super Saf TVand here, we've got thebrand new 2018 MacBook Air.I don't think we've unboxed a MacBookhere on the channel before sothis is going to be a first.A thumbs up for that will be appreciated.This is the gold version. Ican't wait to check it out,so let's get it unboxed.And the box itself is very clean.Just has a picture of theside 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 herewhich we can use toget 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-Cto USB type-C cable.This is around two meters.You've got your power brick.This is 30 watts.And then we've got thislittle packet here,which has gold Apple stickers.This is the first time I'veseen colored Apple stickers.They're usually white, right?Or am I wrong?Anyway, really cool.As well as that, somepaperwork, of course.Let's get to the MacBook Air.All right, we're going toget 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 with100% recycled aluminiumor aluminum, as youAmericans 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 herewhich does look quite slick.Now, depending on theangle that you look at it,I don't know, it kind ofhas a hint of rose gold,to my eyes, anyway.I don't know if it'scoming across on cameraor I just, my white balance in my eyesis not tuned correctly.We're going to try opening this upwith the one, hey, it does it.Okay, it does move around a little bitbut it kind of does.Let's try that again.So we're just going to try to pull openthe laptop with one thumb.Kind of works, kind of.Not perfect.So, I've gone ahead and set this all upand the first thing you'llnotice is the displayso 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 colorscompared to the previous generation.The bezel's also 50% smaller.So that's a big improvement.I wouldn't say the bezels are as smallas lots of other devices out there.You do have this border here at the top,but the Facetime HD camerais also within this top bezel.It's not at the bottom likewe've got on other laptopswhich 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 usedfor video calls and thingsbut you know, 1080p, 2018.Now, taking a look at the keyboard,it is the butterfly-style keyboardso we've got some travelbut it's not as much asmaybe what you're used to.It is going to come downto personal preference.I've seen lots of peoplecomplain about this.In my quick testing, it seems to be okaybut I'm going to have tospend more time with it.This is also a light, force-touch trackpadwhich does feel pretty good.Now, the 2018 MacBook Airalso 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 thisto unlock your MacBook Airbut you can also make paymentsand things with Apple Payand you do have Apple's T2 security chipembedded within the MacBook Air.Specs-wise, you've got theeighth generation intel corei5 1.6 gigahertz dual-core processor.Up to 16 gigabytes of RAMand up to 1.5 terabytes of SSD storage.Now, of course, thedifferent storage versionswill be at different prices.This starts at around1,200 pounds or dollarsand goes all the way up toaround 2,500, 2,600 pounds.So you're going to be paying a lotfor that 1.5 terabytes of SSD storage.And with those specs, you shouldbe find for general usage.Apple have told me that you should be ableto also run file card in here for 1080pand also 4K editing.Apple devices, of course,are very optimizedwith software such as Final Cut Pro X.We'll test this out and see how it goesbut we do have twoThunderbolt 3 ports hereon the side and that's great.So not only can youconnect your MacBook Airto an external display,but if the external displayalso has power output,it's going to charge it at the same time.And you can also connectthis to an external GPUso if you are somebody who wantsto do some graphics editingon 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 hereon either side of the keyboard.These are 20% louder compared to last yearand will give you two timesmore bass for fuller sound.There is also a 3.5mm jackhere on the right-hand sideand that is the 2018 MacBook Air.What do you guys think of it?Definitely let me knowin the comments belowand let me know if there'sany additional coveragethat you'd like me to do with this.I hope you enjoyed thisvideo and found it useful.If you did, then do hit thatthumbs up button for me.If you haven't already,then be sure to subscribeand switch on notifications.There's lots more contentcoming up on here.Thanks for watching.This is Saf on Super Saf TV.I'll see you next time.(upbeat instrumental music)\n"