NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Though Apple isn't announcing any major products until later this year, that doesn't mean we're not getting anything in the way of updates. Apple refreshed its MacBook Air line this morning, chopping $100 off the starting price.
Apple updated its MacBook Air line this morning, including Intel's Haswell processors, while chopping $100 off the starting price of the previous models. The 11-inch model now starts at $899, while the 13-inch version starts at $999. The high-end versions of both laptops start at $1,099 and $1,199, respectively, as Apple has boosted a couple minor specs, including battery life.
Both models will now start with a 1.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor, and start with 128GB of flash storage, though that can be bumped up to 256GB on the higher-end models. Should consumers choose to build their new MacBook Airs, consumers can get the Intel Core i7 processor and 512GB worth of flash storage.
Outside of that, the biggest changes were the bump in battery life for iTunes movie playback. The 11-inch model can now play nine hours, up from eight hours, and the 13-inch model can play 12 hours, up from 10 hours.
The move comes as Apple sold 4.1 million Macs during its fiscal second-quarter, on its way to generating $45.6 billion in total revenue for the quarter. Mac accounted for $5.5 billion worth of sales during the quarter, as the company sold 5% more Macs year over year, leading to a 1% boost in revenue. On the conference call, Vice President of Finance Luca Maestri noted Macs have now gained global market share for 31 of the last 32 quarters, outpacing the weakening PC market.
CEO Timothy D. Cook noted Mac sales were particularly strong in China, with Mac units up 13%, "far outpacing IDCs PC market forecast of a negative 8%."
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