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Apple MacBook Air 13.6-inch (A2681) review

Priced at $1344.

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Screen finish View more details.

Screens have either glossy or matte finish. Matte finish is usually the most non-reflective, though glossy screens can also have a non-reflective coating to minimise reflections and glare. The quality of the non-reflective finish will vary depending on make and model.

Glossy
Touchscreen View more details.

If the laptop has a touchscreen. Note that not all touchscreen laptops are convertible (2-in-1) models that can be used as tablets.

No
USB 2.0 ports View more details.

The number of USB 2.0 ports (USB Type-A). USB 2.0 can transfer at a theoretical 480 megabits per second (Mbps). 

0
USB 3.0 ports View more details.

The number of USB 3.0 ports (USB Type-A). USB 3.0 can transfer at a theoretical speed of 5 gigabits per second (Gbps).

0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports View more details.

The number of USB-C ports using the USB 3.2 protocol (formerly called USB 3.1). Gen 1 has a nominal transfer rate of 5Gbps (gigabits per second) and Gen 2 has nominal rate of 10Gbps. Note that Thunderbolt 3 and Thunderbolt 4 uses a USB-C type connector but is rated at 40Gbps.

0
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports View more details.

Thunderbolt 3 and Thunderbolt 4 port (same size as USB-C) offers connectivity speed of up to 40 gigabits per second (Gbps).

2
SD card slot (full-size) View more details.

A slot for a full-size removable SD type memory card.

No
SD card slot (micro) View more details.

A slot for a micro size SD type removable memory card.

No
HDMI port View more details.

Standard HDMI port for video and power connectivity via one cable.

No
Gigabit ethernet port View more details.

Wired gigabit ethernet port. Also known as GbE or 1 GigE, this can transmit at a rate of a gigabit per second (Gbps) over copper wiring (1000BASE-T) using CAT5e and CAT6 cabling.

No
Rear camera View more details.

Whether the laptop has a rear-facing camera (common on tablet-convertible models).

No
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness View more details.

The number of brightness levels of the keyboard backlighting, where applicable.

10
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