

They may be hidden underneath the keyboard, but the speakers in the Air delivered impressively loud and clear sound. Even the $898 Vizio Ultrabook offers a higher-resolution 1600 x 900-pixel screen. By comparison, the MacBook Air's display has an average brightness of 268 lux, which is better than average (239 lux). The ASUS Zenbook Prime UX31A has a resolution of 1920 x 1080, and an average brightness of 423 lux. A 1080p YouTube Trailer for "The Avengers" showed excellent contrast, deep, true blacks and fiery red explosions.Īgain, though, others have caught up. The MacBook Air's 13.3-inch screen has a resolution of 1440 x 900, which, while not the Retina display some were hoping for, still provides the same wide viewing angles and bright colors as last year.
