Which MacBook Air is better?

[fapel100]

Which MacBook Air is faster? Also Which keyboard is better?


mid-2013 MacBook Air:

13 Inch

Processor: 1.3 GHz Intel Core i5

Memory: 4GB 1600 MHZ DDR3

Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 5000 1536 MB

Storage: 128 GB




2020 MacBook Air:

13 inch

Processor: 1.1 GHz dual core intel i3

Memory: 8gb 3733 mhz

Graphics: intel iris plus graphics 1536mg

 

[chabig]

2020 beats 2013 every time. There is no comparison.

 

[TechRunner]

The 2020 wins this one.

 

[capathy21]

2020 by a mile. Better display among other things. Keyboard is subjective. I like the newer one, but some swear by the old ones.

 

[jkozlow3]

Is this a serious question??

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[dizmonk]

I don't really get the question either. If you're trying to buy one, why not get an M1 from the refurb store or on sale from Amazon or something? I would think they'd be the same price as the 2020 Intel models.

 

[JPack]

Some people might believe an i5 outperforms i3 even if there's a big age difference. This is especially true given the difference in GHz.

 

[MBAir2010]

depends what programs you need to use.
the 2013 can run 32 bit ones if needed

 

[DenisK]

4GB of RAM is a downer. Could have been a tighter race with 8 on both machines. 4 can still be ok for wordprocessing, but 8 gives you that much more leverage on everything.

 

[jowaju]

It's not as big of a difference as you might think. The 2013 13" Air could be configured with 8GB / 256GB SSD to match the base model 2020 i3 version @ 1.1Ghz. The Processor speed is a little less than twice as fast from the 2013 to the 2020 (2205 v. 4018 passmark). The processor is a 9w on the 2020 vs. 15w on the 2013, so battery life will be better, even with a brand new battery in each one. The SSD speeds are around "5xx to 6xx MB/s writes and 6xx to 7xx MB/s reads" on the 256GB from the 2013 model, while the 2020 models come in at "1319 MB/s reads and 1007 MB/s writes"