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Apple Updates Macbook Air, Slashes Price

By TechTaffy Desk

Macbook-Air

Apple has updated the MacBook Air with faster processors, and slashed the price by $100.  The entry-level 11-inch Macbook Air now sports a slightly faster 1.4GHz Core i5 chip, instead of the 1.3GHz processor, and is Apple’s cheapest Air ever.  The 11-inch Air comes with 4GB of memory,  and 128GB of flash storage,  with prices starting at $899. The 13-inch MacBook Air comes with a 1.4 GHz processor, 4GB of memory, and 128GB of flash storage, with prices starting at $999.

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