Apple updates MacBook Air

Apple will begin production of updated laptop MacBook Air In May, which will be transferred to the hardware platform for Intel Sandy Bridge with Core second-generation integrated graphics core.

11.6-inch MacBook Air get the chips Core i5 and Core i7 ultra-low power and speeds up to 1.6 GHz and 13.3-inch notebooks will be equipped with a Core i7 CPU speeds up to 2.3 GHz.

New items will support the technology Thunderbolt (previously - Light Peak), providing the ability to connect many peripherals to a computer via a high-speed line. In the MacBook Pro, this function appeared in February.

The market updated MacBook Air will appear in June and will cost as current models, from $ 999.