Apple Inc. promotes its brand with a focused approach and doesn’t offer the user much choice. The MacBook air is again a premium laptop being marketed as the ultimate option for your perusal. However there is no dearth of better and stylish Ultrabook’s that are available in the market. The MacBook Air is marketed as the lightest, thinnest, most user friendly and most powerful of the laptops by Apple. But as is the case with other apple products the MacBook Air has some other very good alternatives available in the market.
Dell XPS 13
The Dell XPS 13 is a brilliant equivalent to the MacBook air.
- It has a 7th gen Intel core CPUs (i3,i5,i7)
- Higher resolution than the MacBook Air
- Better display than MacBook Air, 13.3 inch display, 1920×1080 pixels
- 3200×1800 QHD touchscreen also available
- Legacy 3.0×2 ports, USB-Cx1, SD card slot, audio jack
13 inch MacBook Pro
In case you are an Apple fan then this is a very viable option as the MacBook pro has all the features of the MacBook Air.
- Compared to the MacBook Pro the MacBook Air is taller and thinner.
- Offers a 2560×1600 display
- Has a force touch trackpad
- Better graphics and a faster processor
- It has USB3x2,HDMI out and thunderbolt2x2
- There is a MagSafe charging port
Asus Zenbook 3
The Asus Zenbook is a worthy rival to the Macbook Air
- Weighs 0.95kgs only
- 7th gen Intel Core i5/i7 processor
- 512 GB flash storage
- 8/16 Gb RAM
- Very powerful speakers
- Is ultra-portable and has a sleek design
- High resolution of 1920×1800 pixels
- 1 USB-C port
- Comes with an adapter that splits the port into USB-C, HDMI out, and USB3
HP Spectre x360
The HP Spectre x360 is a 2in 1 tablet/laptop.
- 7th gen Intel Core processor
- Versatile touchscreen with a 360 degree hinge
- Higher display resolution than the MacBook Air
- Weighs 1.3 kgs and is lighter than the MacBook Air
- It has USB-C x 2 and USB3 X 1
Lenovo Ideapad 71OS
- The Lenovo Ideapad closely resembles the MacBook Air.
- It has an excellent 13 inch screen with 1920×1080 Resolution.
- Intel Core i7-6560U processor
- 8Gb RAM and 256 GB SSD
- Excellent keyboard and trackpad
- 8 hours of battery life
The options available for MacBook Air are many and can match the capabilities of Apple easily.
