Apple's Updated Macbook Air: Faster Processors, $100 Cheaper

Apple has refreshed its MacBook Air lineup today, with the super-slim laptops now sporting Intel's latest Haswell silicon to boost their speeds-and selling for $100 less.

Both the 11- and 13-inch entry-level Airs now feature a 1.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor, compared to the previous 1.3GHz chip. They still both come with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of flash storage as a baseline. The laptops are configurable with specs reaching up to a 1.8GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 with 8GB of RAM.

According to the spec sheet, nothing else has changed with this latest refresh of the MacBook Air has-no Retina display, no fan removal, not even a Thunderbolt 2 connection. You'll have to wait for a bigger milestone before the Air changes more dramatically.

Prices have had a $100 reduction, though, so you can now pick up the 11-inch model for $900 or the 13-inch variant for $1,000. All models are available today in retail locations and on Apple's online store that are available to ship within 24 hours.