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product_id: 44699954
title: "Add Touchscreen to 13.3” MacBook Air (Pre-2018)"
brand: "neonode"
price: "A$179"
currency: AUD
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 12
url: https://www.desertcart.com.au/products/44699954-add-touchscreen-to-13-3-macbook-air-pre-2018
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# USB plug & play Magnetic easy attach 13.3” MacBook Air exclusive Add Touchscreen to 13.3” MacBook Air (Pre-2018)

**Brand:** neonode
**Price:** A$179
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> ✨ Upgrade your MacBook Air to touch—because your workflow deserves to feel this smooth! 🖱️➡️👆

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Add Touchscreen to 13.3” MacBook Air (Pre-2018) by neonode
- **How much does it cost?** A$179 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.au](https://www.desertcart.com.au/products/44699954-add-touchscreen-to-13-3-macbook-air-pre-2018)

## Best For

- neonode enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted neonode brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Universal Touch Input:** Works with finger, glove, stylus—interact your way, anytime, anywhere.
- • **Plug & Play Simplicity:** Instant touch functionality with no driver hassle—just plug in before boot and start swiping.
- • **Magnetic Mounting Magic:** Secure, snap-on sensor that’s easy to install and remove—flexibility meets style.
- • **Pinch, Zoom & Scroll Like a Pro:** Multi-touch gestures bring iPad-level fluidity to your MacBook Air screen.
- • **Touchscreen Upgrade, No Laptop Swap:** Transform your pre-2018 MacBook Air into a sleek touchscreen powerhouse without buying new hardware.

## Overview

The AirBar for 13.3” MacBook Air (pre-2018) is a sleek USB-powered touchscreen sensor that magnetically attaches to your laptop, enabling intuitive touch input with fingers, gloves, or stylus. Designed exclusively for older MacBook Air models, it offers plug-and-play ease, multi-touch gestures, and a seamless upgrade path for professionals craving modern interaction without a new device.

## Description

Product description AIRBAR TOUCH Touch with a finger, glove, Stylus and more Set Contains: - AirBar touchscreen sensor with USB cord for 13.3” MacBook Air notebooks - Magnets for attaching the AirBar sensor

Review: Meets my expectations, now my MacBook Air has a touch screen! - The AirBar arrived today, it is as good as I hoped. It is easy to install, you get the two little magnets positioned on the screen, then you can clip on the AirBar anytime. It works perfectly, I can scroll the screen up and down, point and click on buttons and things, pinch to enlarge or reduce. Because I have an iPad and an iPhone, I used to find myself trying to touch my MacBook screen before remembering that it wasn't touch screen! Well, now it is, and I'm very pleased with it. Such a clever idea. It works on my new MacBook Air, not the Pro. I did look at buying the Pro but there isn't enough value for me. If Apple had added touch screen to the Pro then that would have swayed me, as it is, I love my MacBook Air and with the AirBar it's perfect.
Review: Works as described - I bought the MacBook Air version of the AirBar about a month ago. Overall it works as described. As others have said depending on what you are trying to click on it can be hard to determine where the mouse cursor is and get clicks exactly where you want them if the target is too small. Mounting was very easy and no real problem with the magnets. I run a very small dock bar at bottom of screen and it is hard to click the icons accurately with the AirBar not getting in the way. Out of the box the single click with one finger access worked without any driver installs. I do have to plug it in to a USB port before booting for it to be recognized. I did have problems with the multi-touch driver install. I run macOS 10.13 beta and the driver install is not fully compatible. The install says it finished successfully but then the driver fails to load properly, but I was able to move a few files around and get multitouch working. Airbar preference pane does not work though. I'm sure once 10.13 is released they will release a more compatible driver. So overall it is working but will have to use it longer to see how much I use it. It is nice to be able to interact with the screen since I am used to my iPad.

## Features

- Compatibility - Works ONLY with PRE - 2018 MacBook Air 13.3"

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B072PCZZJZ |
| Best Sellers Rank | #682 in Computer Touch Pads #8,349 in Computer Monitor Accessories |
| Brand | AirBar by Neonode |
| Cable Type | USB |
| Color | Silver |
| Compatible Devices | MacBook Air 13.3" |
| Compatible Phone Models | MacBook Air |
| Connector Gender | Male-to-Female |
| Connector Type | USB Type A |
| Customer Package Type | FFP |
| Customer Reviews | 3.2 3.2 out of 5 stars (99) |
| Date First Available | May 2, 2017 |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00853661007051, 07350000980059 |
| Hardware Platform | Mac |
| Indoor/Outdoor Usage | Indoor |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 325 x 5 x 17 inches |
| Item Weight | 1.8 ounces |
| Item model number | NNABC2950XU51 |
| Manufacturer | Neonode |
| Maximum Voltage | 5 Volts (DC) |
| Model Name | AirBar for 13.3" MacBook Air Notebooks |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Number of Pins | 4 |
| Operating System | Mac |
| Product Dimensions | 325 x 5 x 17 inches |
| Recommended Uses For Product | Enabling touch functionality on non-touch laptops |
| Shape | Round |
| Special Feature | Touch Using Any Object |
| UPC | 853661007051 |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** AirBar by Neonode
- **Cable Type:** USB
- **Compatible Devices:** MacBook Air 13.3"
- **Connector Type:** USB Type A
- **Special Feature:** Touch Using Any Object

## Images

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: can I use this for windows 7??**
A: Yes it can work Lewis fron Unbox Therapy on YouTube tried it with a Windows 7 Pro and the airbar had the drivers to work on Windows 7 Pro.  So i guess that it can work on the Windows 7...

**Q: Does it support multi-finger gestures like pinch to zoom?**
A: Yes,  I  have 2 notebooks.  A high end Dell and lower end Toshiba.  The pinch to zoom works fine on both but better and faster on the Dell.  I'm guessing that's because of a faster processor. I just bought one to make sure it worked well before committing to 2 of them.  I'm going to buy a second one soon.

**Q: Does this work on linux?**
A: Sami isn't right. While Chrome OS is Linux based, it is as different from a Linux distro like Ubuntu as Fedora would be, meaning that even if it installable on Chrome OS, it wouldn't work on linux without some porting.

**Q: Can i close my laptop screen with this attached?**
A: No, you can't. But it will make a bip sound if you put your hand over the top of the screen to close the laptop, to remind you that it is still there.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Meets my expectations, now my MacBook Air has a touch screen!
*by L***S on August 3, 2017*

The AirBar arrived today, it is as good as I hoped. It is easy to install, you get the two little magnets positioned on the screen, then you can clip on the AirBar anytime. It works perfectly, I can scroll the screen up and down, point and click on buttons and things, pinch to enlarge or reduce. Because I have an iPad and an iPhone, I used to find myself trying to touch my MacBook screen before remembering that it wasn't touch screen! Well, now it is, and I'm very pleased with it. Such a clever idea. It works on my new MacBook Air, not the Pro. I did look at buying the Pro but there isn't enough value for me. If Apple had added touch screen to the Pro then that would have swayed me, as it is, I love my MacBook Air and with the AirBar it's perfect.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Works as described
*by W***P on August 24, 2017*

I bought the MacBook Air version of the AirBar about a month ago. Overall it works as described. As others have said depending on what you are trying to click on it can be hard to determine where the mouse cursor is and get clicks exactly where you want them if the target is too small. Mounting was very easy and no real problem with the magnets. I run a very small dock bar at bottom of screen and it is hard to click the icons accurately with the AirBar not getting in the way. Out of the box the single click with one finger access worked without any driver installs. I do have to plug it in to a USB port before booting for it to be recognized. I did have problems with the multi-touch driver install. I run macOS 10.13 beta and the driver install is not fully compatible. The install says it finished successfully but then the driver fails to load properly, but I was able to move a few files around and get multitouch working. Airbar preference pane does not work though. I'm sure once 10.13 is released they will release a more compatible driver. So overall it is working but will have to use it longer to see how much I use it. It is nice to be able to interact with the screen since I am used to my iPad.

### ⭐ poor resolution, no "mouse up" and "mouse down" implementation
*by B***A on March 9, 2018*

I could see this being useful for a small minority of people, who for some reason cannot use a mouse. For my purposes it is almost useless, because the pointing accuracy is so poor. IN fact, the accuracy is so bad that using e.g. the OS menus poses some risks: if you wanted to "sleep" the computer instead of "shut down" you are taking your chances. On my Mac OS those two commands in a pull down menu are right next to each other, and with using this AirBar, you might get one or the other command issued depending on how slowly and carefully you make your selection. I would estimate the pointing accuracy on screen is not much better than 10mm square. Plus, if you move your finger around, say to drag an object in the OS, or painting in artistic software, the TIME RESOLUTION is also not very good: your drag is registered in perhaps quarter second jumps. I installed the driver/extension for the airbar to get multi-finger gestures functionality. So I could use two finger gestures to e.g. scroll up and down or sideways to read a document easily. That seemed to work reasonably well. However, the resolution is so bad that you can't even use the AirBar to do online browsing, because all other actions - selecting URL links - are so unreliable. Unless you had the screen/browser set to show everything HUGE, which you might do if you had very bad eyesight. Maybe the AirBar could be useful to people with poor eyesight? Aside the poor resolution, another problem affected potential use of the AirBar for artistic work. For example, using it with my photoshop software, photoshop would not detect (or the AirBar would not send) a "mouse up" or "mouse down" signal, making it impossible to draw anything naturally. Every time you lifted up your finger off the screen, and then put it down again in another part of the screen, photoshop would simply connect those two points with your drawing/painted line, as if you had never lifted your drawing tool (i.e. finger) off the artboard (i.e. screen). I suppose one could lift up the finger, and then go to some other command in the interface, but this would seriously slow down any drawing or sketching process. The AirBar was an interesting but expensive experiment, and now it is gathering dust.

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