11-inch MacBook Air 2013 review

The two 11-inch MacBook Airs have double the solid state storage of the previous generation of MacBook Air, at 128GB for the cheaper model we reviewed and 256GB for the more expensive 11-inch MacBook Air, up from 64GB and 128GB respectively. The 13-inch MacBook Airs retain their predecessors' 128GB and 256GB of storage, but are a little cheaper.
Even with the new Haswell processors, gamers, video editors and other high-needs users might prefer the power offered by a MacBook Pro, but the highly portable MacBook Air is perfect for students, business travellers and just about anyone who appreciates its incredibly thin and light design.
The 11-inch MacBook Air 2013 with 128GB storage that we reviewed is the cheapest model in the range, priced at £849 / US$999 / AU$1,099.
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The 11-inch MacBook Air 2013's chassis is almost totally unchanged from last year's model. The only difference is a second microphone hole in the left-hand side, with the dual mic setup using adaptive beam forming to reduce background noise. But there seems little reason for Apple to change such a popular and practical design.
At just 17mm (0.68 inches) at its thickest point and weighing just 1.08kg (2.38lbs), it's so light and portable it's easy to forget it's in your bag. It's sturdy too. If you lift it by the corner it doesn't creak and flex like lesser, cheaper notebooks, and little luxuries such as the multi-touch trackpad, backlit keyboard with ambient light sensor, magnetic power plug, stereo speakers and the 720p FaceTime HD camera are retained.
The changes to the 2013 11-inch MacBook Air are all under the hood. The off-the-shelf processors are 1.3GHz dual core Haswell Intel Core i5s, though you can upgrade it to a 1.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 using the custom options on the online Apple Store.