a MacBook Air review video

一個MacBook Air審查視頻

shot by me,

由我拍攝。

by myself, at home. But

我一個人，在家裡。但是

Becca is still directing this thing over Zoom,

貝卡還是在Zoom上指揮這件事。

so I can't screw it up too bad, right?

所以我不能把事情搞得太糟，對吧？

From what I can see,

據我所知。

it looks like there's still a little headroom.

看來還是有一點空間的。

We could tilt up like a literal centimeter, like, yeah.

我們可以傾斜起來像一個字面的釐米， 喜歡，是的。

Let's tilt up a little. Just a little bit more.

讓我們傾斜了一點。再傾斜一點

Let's... okay.

讓我們... 好吧。

Come back to the camera, and then zoom in like a click.

回到鏡頭前，再像點擊一樣放大。

Oh, wait. Wait, one click less.

哦，等等。等等，少點一下。

Okay. That looks really good.

好吧，這看起來很不錯。這看起來真的很不錯。

So

所以

there's a new MacBook Air,

有一個新的MacBook Air。

which is Apple's most popular Mac.

是蘋果最受歡迎的Mac。

The big update happened two years ago

大的更新發生在兩年前

with a full redesign around a Retina Display.

圍繞Retina顯示屏進行了全面的重新設計。

This new 2020 model has

這款2020年的新車型有

faster 10th Gen Intel chips and

更快的第十代英特爾芯片和

a totally new keyboard.

一個全新的鍵盤。

Apple's also lowered the price.

蘋果的也降低了價格。

The base model starts at $999 with a 1.1GHz

基礎機型起價999美元，配備1.1GHz的。

dual-core Core i3 processor, 8GB of RAM, and

雙核酷睿i3處理器，8GB內存，以及。

256GB of storage.

256GB的存儲空間。

I've been reviewing the step-up $1,299 model

我一直在評測步步高昇的1299元車型。

that has a quad-core Core i5 and 512GB of storage,

該機擁有四核酷睿i5和512GB的存儲空間。

which is the version I think most people should get.

這是我認為大多數人應該得到的版本。

It's got two Thunderbolt 3 ports,

它有兩個Thunderbolt 3端口。

which now support running 6K displays, and headphone jack,

現在支持運行6K顯示器，以及耳機插孔。

which, well... you know how I feel.

這，嗯... 你知道我的感覺。

Let's start with the most important thing: the new keyboard.

先說說最重要的東西：新鍵盤。

It has been a very bad few years

這幾年很不順

for Apple's laptop keyboards.

為蘋果的筆記本鍵盤。

So the switch back to

所以轉回

a traditional scissor key design is very welcome.

傳統的剪刀式鑰匙設計是非常受歡迎的。

Apple is calling this the Magic Keyboard, and

蘋果將其稱為 "魔法鍵盤"，而

it first arrived on the 16-inch MacBook Pro last year.

去年，它首次出現在16英寸MacBook Pro上。

As it happens,

恰好。

I've been using a 16-inch MacBook Pro for a few months now, and

我使用16英寸的MacBook Pro已經有幾個月了，而且。

I'm happy to say that the Air's keyboard feels

我很高興地說，Air的鍵盤感覺

almost exactly the same,

幾乎一模一樣。

which is to say: very good.

也就是：非常好。

The keys have a millimeter of travel,

鑰匙有一毫米的行程。

they're just clicky enough without being too loud, and

他們只是足夠的點擊，而不是太大聲，並

overall, the whole thing is very solid and very satisfying.

總的來說，整個過程非常紮實，非常令人滿意。

There's also zero chassis flex,

底盤彎曲度也為零。

so you can pound away on this keyboard on your lap

這樣你就可以在你的腿上敲打這個鍵盤了。

or at a weird angle on the couch.

或在沙發上以一個奇怪的角度。

I don't really want to give Apple

我真的不想給蘋果

too much credit for updating this keyboard.

更新這個鍵盤的功勞太大了。

It took the company way too long

公司花了太多時間

to get away from that butterfly design

擺脫了蝴蝶的設計

after people started calling out the problems.

在人們開始呼喚問題之後。

It's going to take some time to earn back that trust. But

這需要一些時間來贏回這種信任。但是...

history aside,

拋開歷史。

the keyboard is the single

鍵盤是單

most important part of a laptop, and

筆記本最重要的部分，以及

the new MacBook Air's keyboard is extremely good.

新款MacBook Air的鍵盤非常好。

I also have to say,

我也不得不說。

I greatly prefer this keyboard

我非常喜歡這個鍵盤

with a standard top row and function buttons

帶有標準的頂行和功能按鈕

to the Touch Bar version on the 16-inch MacBook Pro

到 16 英寸 MacBook Pro 的 Touch Bar 版本。

that I've been using.

我一直在使用的。

I just don't understand the Touch Bar.

我只是不明白觸控條。

It seems to make basic things like adjusting volume and

它似乎使基本的事情，如調整音量和。

brightness more complicated without making anything else

亮度的複雜化，而不會使其他東西

so much easier that it's worth the trade-off.

容易得多，所以值得取捨。

I know other people feel differently, and

我知道其他人有不同的感受，而且

I legitimately know people who love the Touch Bar, like Becca.

我合法地認識一些喜歡觸控條的人，比如貝卡。

Come on!

來吧！

But I don't, and I think

但我不這樣認為，我認為

it's really telling that

可想而知

the Air is Apple's most popular laptop, and

Air是蘋果公司最受歡迎的筆記本電腦。

it doesn't have the Touch Bar.

它沒有觸摸條。

That's the right choice.

這是正確的選擇。

The other thing it doesn't have is a touchscreen, and

另一個它沒有的就是觸摸屏，而且。

one, touchscreens on laptops are pretty common now, and

一、筆記本電腦上的觸摸屏現在已經很普遍了，而且。

people seem to like them, and

人們似乎喜歡他們，而且

two,

二，

if Apple can figure out how to add trackpad support

如果蘋果能想出如何添加觸控板的支持

to iPadOS,

到iPadOS。

it can probably figure out how to add

它可能會計算出如何添加

touch support to macOS. But

觸摸支持到macOS。但是

for right now, and honestly, for the near future,

對於現在，說實話，對於不久的將來。

the Mac is mouse and keyboard only.

Mac只有滑鼠和鍵盤。

The other new thing

另一個新事物

from last year

從去年開始

are the processors, which are Intel's new 10th Gen

是處理器，是英特爾新的第十代處理器。

chips with Intel Iris Plus Graphics.

芯片與英特爾Iris Plus圖形。

Our review unit has a

我們的審查組織、部門有

1.1GHz quad-core Core i5 chip and

1.1GHz的四核酷睿i5芯片和。

8GB of RAM in it, and it's been fairly capable.

8GB的內存，它的能力已經相當強了。

I've been working in Chrome, Slack, and Zoom, and

我一直在Chrome、Slack和Zoom中工作，並。

a little Lightroom on the side

旁的一點Lightroom

like I normally do, and it's felt totally solid.

就像我平時做的那樣，感覺完全很紮實。

That feeling is backed up by

這種感覺得到了以下的支持

the single-threaded Geekbench score,

單線程的Geekbench成績。

which is basically in line with

基本符合

a 16-inch Core i9 MacBook Pro that I've been using.

16英寸的酷睿i9 MacBook Pro，我一直在用。

But this thing still isn't a rocket, and

但這東西仍舊不是火箭，而且。

I can definitely push the limits pretty easily.

我絕對可以很輕鬆地突破極限。

Just opening Lightroom is enough to

只要打開Lightroom就可以

make the fan speed up, and after a couple of edits,

使風扇速度加快，經過幾次編輯。

it's going full blast. And heavy sustained workloads

正在全力以赴。 而沉重的持續工作負荷

cause the processor to do some thermal throttling.

導致處理器進行一些熱節流。

You can definitely see it with heavy benchmark tests

通過重度的基準測試，你肯定能看出來。

like Cinebench.

如Cinebench。

I asked Apple about thermal throttling, and they told me

我問過蘋果公司關於熱節流的問題，他們告訴我說

it's by design. They don't think most people

這是設計的。他們不認為大多數人

need hardcore sustained performance,

需要硬核的持續表現。

so the Air is designed to boost the processor

所以Air的設計是為了提升處理器

up to 3.2GHz as needed and then

根據需要，最高可達3.2GHz，然後是

bring it right back down. But

把它帶回去。但是...

once things heat up, the processor's clock speed is capped

一旦發熱，處理器的時鐘速度就會被限制。

at a lower number

較低

with the fan going so the system can manage heat.

在風扇運轉的情況下，系統可以管理熱量。

Again, in pretty

同樣，在漂亮的

average day-to-day use,

日常平均使用。

I never felt any of this thermal management slow things down,

我從來沒有感覺到這些熱管理會讓事情變慢。

which is the entire point. But

這是整個問題的關鍵。但是

it's also clear there isn't a ton of headroom

寸土寸金

if you need a lot of performance all the time.

如果你一直需要大量的性能。

You'll definitely at least hear the fan, and

至少你一定會聽到風扇的聲音，而且。

you might experience some slowdowns.

你可能會遇到一些減速。

I asked for questions on Twitter, and

我在微博上提問，並

almost all of you wanted to know about the performance gap

幾乎所有的人都想知道性能的差距

between the new Air and the 13-inch Pro, and

新的Air和13英寸的Pro之間，以及。

that thermal design is basically the big difference.

那散熱設計基本上是最大的區別。

Apple told me that the MacBook Pro

蘋果告訴我，MacBook Pro

is the better laptop for people

是比較適合人們使用的筆記本電腦

who need to push their machine to the limit all the time.

誰需要一直把他們的機器推到極限。

It has a more forgiving thermal design and

它具有更寬容的熱設計和

faster turbo boost clock speeds.

更快的渦輪增壓提升時鐘速度。

It can basically run hotter and

它基本上可以運行得更熱，而且

faster for a longer period of time.

更快，時間更長。

The bad news is that

壞消息是

the 13-inch MacBook Pro still has that butterfly keyboard.

13英寸的MacBook Pro仍然有那個蝴蝶鍵盤。

There are a lot of rumors of an update coming, and yeah...

有很多傳言說要更新，是的... ...

we're just going to have to keep an eye on that.

我們只是要有 保持對這一點的關注。

All of that is to say that the Air's performance

所有的這些都是為了說明Air的性能。

is totally fine for most day-to-day tasks. But

對於大多數日常任務來說是完全沒有問題的。但是

if you regularly use a bunch of demanding applications,

如果你經常使用一堆高要求的應用程序。

you're going to be hearing that fan a lot.

你會經常聽到這個風扇。

Apple says you can get 11 hours of battery life

蘋果稱可獲得11小時電池續航時間

on the new Air

在新航空上

if you're just running Safari to browse the web. But

如果你只是運行Safari來瀏覽網頁。但是，如果你只是運行Safari來瀏覽網頁，那麼

in real life, running Chrome, Slack, and Zoom,

在現實生活中，運行Chrome、Slack和Zoom。

I got more like five hours of battery life

我得到了更多的像五個小時的電池壽命

with the screen turned all the way up.

畫面開到最大。

I probably could've extended that a little

我也許可以再延長一點

if I turned down the brightness, but

如果我把亮度調低，但

this is not the world's brightest screen to begin with.

這不是世界上最亮的螢幕開始。

It averages about 400 nits of

平均約400尼特

brightness compared to, say, 625 for the iPhone 11.

亮度相比，比如，iPhone 11的625。

Those three apps are battery hogs. But at this point,

這三個應用都很耗費電池。但在這一點上。

I live in Zoom and Slack all day, every day, and

我每天都在Zoom和Slack中生活，每天都在Zoom和Slack中生活。

I wouldn't say I'm blown away by the battery life

我不會說我被電池壽命嚇到了。

I'm experiencing. And

我正在經歷。而且

while Safari is way more efficient than Chrome,

而Safari則比Chrome更有效率。

Chrome is still just a fact of life for a lot of people.

對於很多人來說，Chrome瀏覽器還只是一個事實。

As with every Apple product,

和每一款蘋果產品一樣。

there is a gap between the results you get

有差距

if you live entirely within Apple's ecosystem and reality.

如果你完全生活在蘋果的生態系統和現實中。

Speaking of Zoom,

說到Zoom。

the webcam in the Air is the same old

在空氣中的網絡攝像頭是相同的舊的

720p webcam

720p網絡攝影機

Apple's been using forever.

蘋果公司一直在使用的。

It's fine, but

這很好，但是

it's disappointing that

令人失望的是

Apple puts some of the best cameras in the industry

蘋果把一些最好的相機放在了行業內

in the iPhone and sticks with one of the most

在iPhone中，並堅持用一個最。

medium cameras in the Mac.

Mac中的中型相機。

I just got a lot of questions about the MacBook Air

我只是得到了很多關於MacBook Air的問題。

versus the iPad Pro

對比iPad Pro

with the new Magic Keyboard

與新的魔術鍵盤

since the 11-inch Pro and that keyboard

由於11英寸的Pro和那個鍵盤

cost about the same as the base-model Air. And

成本與基本款Air差不多。而

well... only you can know the answer in your heart.

好吧... 只有你自己心裡才知道答案。

For me,

對我來說

I'd pick the Air for now.

我現在會選擇Air。

You get a bigger screen, and

你得到一個更大的螢幕，和

macOS has fewer limitations on what it can do.

macOS的限制較少，它可以做什麼。

Dieter has a whole review

Dieter有一個完整的評論

of that new iPad Pro up on the channel if you want more, but

的，新的iPad Pro上的管道，如果你想要更多，但。

we're going to have to revisit this debate

我們將不得不重新審視這場辯論

when that Magic Keyboard case ships in May.

當那個Magic Keyboard箱子在5月份發貨時。

So those are the major new changes in the MacBook Air.

所以這些就是MacBook Air的主要新變化。

I haven't tested the $1,000 base model

我還沒有測試過1000美元的基本款。

that a lot of people asked me about. But

很多人問我的。但是

I feel pretty confident

我覺得很有信心

that you should spend the extra $100

你應該多花100元

to get the quad-core i5 upgrade and that

以獲得四核i5的升級，而該

most people should spring

大多數人都是春風得意

for the $1,299 model with the i5 and extra storage

為1,299美元的模型與i5和額外的存儲空間

if you can afford it

如果你能負擔得起

since these laptops tend to stick around for a while. And

因為這些筆記本電腦往往會堅持一段時間。而且

that's really the thing: for the first time in several years,

這是真正的事情：幾年來第一次。

I feel confident in saying that

我可以自信地說

most people in the market for a Mac laptop

大多數人在市場上購買Mac筆記本電腦

can just buy a MacBook Air and

可以只買一個MacBook Air和

expect it to competently and reliably do most things

期待它能勝任並可靠地完成大部分工作。

for a long time to come.

在未來很長一段時間內。

That's a big win.

這是一個很大的勝利。

Just make sure you use Safari

只要確保你使用Safari

if you want the battery to last.

如果你想讓電池持久。

Making this video, for me,

製作這個視頻，對我來說。

was a nice distraction from the virus news cycle, and

是一個很好的分心 從病毒的新聞週期，和

I hope it helped you out a little bit, too.

也希望對你有一點幫助。

That said,

話說回來。

I want to call out the entire Verge team,

我想呼籲整個Verge團隊。

particularly the Verge Science team.

尤其是Verge科學團隊。

They're doing an absolutely great job

他們做得很好

covering the coronavirus.

覆蓋冠狀病毒。

Check it out. It's Verge Science on YouTube.

看看吧它的Verge科學在YouTube上。

That's their channel.

這就是他們的管道。

I hope you're staying safe, and I hope you're staying home.

我希望你能平安無事，希望你能呆在家裡。