Apple’s new MacBook Air may have the latest technology packed into the ARM-powered M1 chip, but its specifications are lacking elsewhere.
When Apple launched the early-2020 MacBook Air, the impact of lockdowns to reduce the spread of the coronavirus pandemic was just becoming apparent. From a technology point of view, the lockdown accelerated the move to working from home, and saw an increase in videoconferencing as tools such as Zoom gained a new prominence. It was perhaps unfortunate that Apple’s MacBook Air did not update the FaceTime camera at the start of the year. With a wave of consumers and enterprises buying new devices (helping Apple retain marketshare for the year), the new revolution was going to be seen through something less than stellar.
