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MacBook Air (Apple silicon)

January 01, 1970

The MacBook Air is a line of Mac laptops made by Apple Inc. In 2020, Apple stopped using Intel processors in the Air and switched to using their own Apple silicon M-series chips. In the current product line, the MacBook Air is Apple's entry-level laptop, situated below the performance range MacBook Pro, and is currently sold with 13-inch and 15-inch screens.[1]

MacBook Air (Apple silicon)
DeveloperApple Inc.
Product familyMacBook
TypeSubnotebook
Release dateNovember 17, 2020 (2020-11-17) (13-inch, M1)
Operating systemmacOS
System on a chipApple M-series
PredecessorMacBook Air (Intel-based)
12-inch MacBook (indirect, fanless)
RelatedMacBook Pro (Apple silicon)
Websiteapple.com/macbook-air

Apple released the MacBook Air with the Apple M1 system on a chip in November 2020. A redesigned model based on the Apple M2 chip was released in July 2022, and the first 15-inch MacBook Air was released in June 2023.[2] In March 2024, Apple introduced M3 chip-equipped MacBook Airs in both their 13- and 15-inch sizes.[3]

M1 (2020) edit

 
MacBook Air (M1, 2020)

On November 10, 2020, Apple announced an updated MacBook Air with an Apple-designed M1 system-on-a-chip (SoC), launched alongside an updated Mac Mini and 13-inch MacBook Pro as the first Macs with Apple's new line of custom ARM-based Apple silicon processors.[4] Apple released the device a week later, on November 17.

The computer uses a fanless design[5] and adds support for Wi-Fi 6, Thunderbolt 3/USB4 and Wide color (P3).[6] The M1 MacBook Air can only run one external display, compared to the previous Intel-based model which was capable of running two 4K displays.[7] The FaceTime camera remains 720p, drawing some criticism, but Apple advertises an improved image signal processor for higher quality video.[8] On March 4, 2024, the M1 MacBook Air was discontinued, with the M2 MacBook Air 13-inch replacing the M1 MacBook Air in the lineup.[9]

On March 15, 2024, Walmart announced they would continue to sell the 256 GB M1 MacBook Air under a partnership with Apple despite Apple's retail store discontinuation.[10]

Reception edit

The M1 MacBook Air received positive reviews, with much of the praise going to the capabilities of the M1 chip.

In his review for Engadget, Devindra Hardawar gave the MacBook Air a score of 94/100, praising the performance as "shockingly responsive" and highlighting the lack of fan noise and "excellent" keyboard and trackpad as among some of the pros. Other than that, he only lightly touched on the notebook's design and feel, citing the fact that it hadn't really changed much since the early 2020 MacBook Air. He did, however, praise the case as feeling "sturdy as ever".[11]

Writing for Wired, Julian Chokkattu bemoaned the fact that the Air only came with 2 USB-C ports, but praised the keyboard and battery life. He also lauded the fanless design, saying it was something he found himself "appreciating over and over again".[12]

The M1 MacBook Air has suffered some problems during its lifetime. Some users reported alarmingly high solid-state drive usage and wear, which drew a lot of attention, as if the drive failed, it could not be replaced by the user. Some USB-C docks also caused Apple Silicon MacBooks to stop working.[13]

During tests, the battery life of the MacBook Air was many hours short of Apple's claims, leading to some questioning the veracity of the claims. However, when the same tests were repeated with a lower brightness setting, the MacBook exceeded Apple's claims. During initial testing, the battery performance of the MacBook was so phenomenal that Apple initially presumed the slow change of the battery meter to be a bug.[14]

Technical specifications edit

Current
Model M1, 2020[15]
Initial release operating system macOS 11 Big Sur
Latest release operating system macOS 14 Sonoma
Display
Screen Size 13.3 in (340 mm) (diagonal)
Backlight LED-backlit
Technology Retina display with IPS technology
Resolution 2560 × 1600
Pixel Density (ppi) 227
Aspect Ratio 16:10
Supported scaled resolutions
  • 1680 × 1050 (Rendered as 3360 × 2100)
  • 1440 × 900 (Rendered as 2880 × 1800, default)
  • 1280 × 800 (Rendered as 2560 × 1600, native)
  • 1024 × 640 (Rendered as 2048 × 1280)
SDR Max brightness ( cd⁄m2) 400
XDR Max brightness ( cd⁄m2) —
Color Depth 8-bit (native) with millions of colors
Full sRGB Display Yes
Wide Color Display (Display P3) Yes
True Tone Display Yes
Night Shift Yes
ProMotion Display No
Fixed refresh rates 60 Hz
Cooling System Aluminum heat spreader attached on processor, no fan included
Processor
Chip Apple M1
Technology Node 5 nm (N5)
CPU
Total Cores 8
High-Performance Cores 4 x Firestorm
Energy-Efficiency Cores 4 x Icestorm
Clock Speed 3.23 GHz, 2.06 GHz
Online Configuration —
Cache
L1 Cache

High-Performance Cores: 192 KB L1i, 128 KB L1d
Energy-Efficiency Cores: 128 KB L1i, 64 KB L1d

Shared L2 Cache High-Performance Cores: 12 MB
Energy-Efficiency Cores: 4 MB
System Level Cache 8 MB
GPU
Name Apple G13G
GPU Family Apple GPU Family 7
Total Cores 7 8
EUs and ALUs 28 (896) 32 (1024)
Hardware-accelerated ray tracing No
Metal Support Metal 3
Online Configuration 8-core GPU —
Neural Engine 16-core Neural Engine
(11 TOPS)
Unified Memory
Type 128-bit LPDDR4X 2133 MHz (68.3 GB/s)
Capacity 8 GB
Online Configuration 16 GB
SSD
Type PCIe 4.0-based SSD
Capacity 256 GB 512 GB
Online Configuration 512 GB (Apple only)
1 TB (Apple only)
2 TB (Apple only) 		1 TB
2 TB
Keyboard and Trackpad
Type Backlit Magic Keyboard with (Scissor-switch) mechanism and ambient light sensor
Number of keys 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO)
Arrow keys 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement
Function keys Yes
Touch Bar No
Trackpad Force Touch Trackpad
Secure Authentication
Touch ID Yes
Audio
Speakers Stereo speakers
Force-cancelling woofers No
Wide Stereo Sound Yes
Dolby Atmos Playback Yes
Dolby Atmos with built-in speakers No
Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking Yes
Microphone Three-mic array with directional beamforming
3.5 mm Jack Yes
Audio output from HDMI No
Camera
Resolution 720p FaceTime HD
Advanced image signal processor with computational video Yes
Connectivity
Wi-Fi (802.11) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Maximum Wi-Fi Speed 1.2 Gbit/s
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0
HDMI Port No
SDXC Card Slot No
USB-C/Thunderbolt Port Two Thunderbolt 3/USB4 USB-C ports supporting charging and DisplayPort protocols among others
Transmission Speed Up to 40 Gbit/s transmission speed (Thunderbolt 3 or USB4)
eGPU support No
External Display support
Maximum display 1
Max. one display combination Thunderbolt:
One 6K resolution at 60Hz
Power
Battery 11.4 V 49.9 W·h (4,379 mA·h)[16]
Power Adapter 30 W USB-C
Optional Configuration —
Charging Method USB-C ports
Dimensions
Height 0.16 in (0.41 cm) to 0.63 in (1.6 cm)
Width 11.97 in (30.4 cm)
Depth 8.36 in (21.2 cm)
Weight 2.8 lb (1.27 kg)
Total greenhouse gas emissions 161 kg CO2e 181 kg CO2e[17]
Model Details
Model number A2337
Hardware strings MacBookAir10,1
Part/Order number
(Space Gray, Silver, Gold in order) 		MGN63, MGN93, MGND3 MGN73, MGNA3, MGNE3
Timeline
Announced Date November 10, 2020
Released Date November 17, 2020
Discontinued Date March 4, 2024 (Apple) June 6, 2022
In Production (Walmart)
Unsupported Date Supported

13-inch and 15-inch (2022–present) edit

 
15-inch MacBook Air M2 with the new design

On June 6, 2022, at WWDC 2022, Apple announced an updated MacBook Air based on the M2 system on a chip.[18] It incorporates several design elements from the M1 Pro and M1 Max MacBook Pro models, such as a flat, slab-shaped design, full-sized function keys, and a Liquid Retina 60 Hz display with rounded corners and a notch for a 1080p webcam. It includes two combination Thunderbolt 3 / USB 4 ports and adds MagSafe charging.[19] Along with the retaining Space Gray and Silver color options, the Gold color option (introduced with iPhone 8 in 2017) has been discontinued and replaced by Starlight color option (a color mixture between natural silver and champagne gold) and added the new Midnight color option (a color mixture between dark blue and dark gray).

The M2 MacBook Air 13-inch started shipping on July 15, 2022. A 15-inch version was announced at Apple's WWDC event on June 5, 2023. Apart from the larger screen, the hardware specs are mostly identical to the other M2 Air models. Preorders for the new model began on June 6, 2023, with deliveries and retail availability beginning the following week on June 12. On the same date, the M2 MacBook Air 13-inch received a price cut from $1199 to $1099.[20]

On March 4, 2024, Apple announced a refreshed M3 MacBook Air in both 13-inch and 15-inch sizes. This model retains the same design as the M2 MacBook Air, but adds support for two external displays when the lid is closed. On the same date, the M2 MacBook Air 13-inch received a price cut from $1099 to $999 and the M2 MacBook Air 15-inch was discontinued.[21]

Reception edit

The M2 MacBook Air was generally well received. Several reviewers praised the new design, as well as the improved display, performance, and webcam.[22] Dan Seifert of The Verge described it as "a success on virtually every level".[23] The price increase over the M1 model was noted, with most concluding that the M1 model was a better value.

Due to a lack of active cooling, the M2 can overheat on high workloads, leading to thermal throttling issues.[24]

In the 256 GB model of the M2 MacBook Air, there was only one NAND chip present. This resulted in a slower SSD, with read speeds 40 to 50% slower and write speeds 15 to 30% slower than the 256 GB M1 model.[25]

Technical specifications edit

Discontinued Current
Model 13-inch, M2, 2022[26] 15-inch, M2, 2023[27] 13-inch, M3, 2024[28] 15-inch, M3, 2024[29]
Initial release operating system macOS 12 Monterey macOS 13 Ventura macOS 14 Sonoma
Latest release operating system macOS 14 Sonoma
Display
Screen Size 13.6 in (350 mm) (diagonal) 15.3 in (390 mm) (diagonal) 13.6 in (350 mm) (diagonal) 15.3 in (390 mm) (diagonal)
Backlight LED-backlit
Technology Liquid Retina Display with IPS technology
Resolution 2560 × 1664 2880 × 1864 2560 × 1664 2880 × 1864
Pixel Density (ppi) 224
Aspect Ratio 9:5.85
16:10 without menu bar 		9:5.825
16:10 without menu bar 		9:5.85
16:10 without menu bar 		9:5.825
16:10 without menu bar
Supported scaled resolutions
  • 1710 × 1112 (Rendered as 3420 × 2224)
  • 1470 × 956 (Rendered as 2940 × 1912, default)
  • 1280 × 832 (Rendered as 2560 × 1664, native)
  • 1024 × 666 (Rendered as 2048 × 1332)
  • 1920 × 1243 (Rendered as 3840 × 2486)
  • 1710 × 1107 (Rendered as 3420 × 2214, default)
  • 1440 × 932 (Rendered as 2880 × 1864, native)
  • 1280 × 828 (Rendered as 2560 × 1656)
  • 1024 × 663 (Rendered as 2048 × 1326)
  • 1710 × 1112 (Rendered as 3420 × 2224)
  • 1470 × 956 (Rendered as 2940 × 1912, default)
  • 1280 × 832 (Rendered as 2560 × 1664, native)
  • 1024 × 666 (Rendered as 2048 × 1332)
  • 1920 × 1243 (Rendered as 3840 × 2486)
  • 1710 × 1107 (Rendered as 3420 × 2214, default)
  • 1440 × 932 (Rendered as 2880 × 1864, native)
  • 1280 × 828 (Rendered as 2560 × 1656)
  • 1024 × 663 (Rendered as 2048 × 1326)
SDR Max brightness ( cd⁄m2) 500
XDR Max brightness ( cd⁄m2) —
Color Depth 10-bit (FRC) with 1 billion colors
Full sRGB Display Yes
Wide Color Display (Display P3) Yes
True Tone Display Yes
Night Shift Yes
ProMotion Display No
Fixed refresh rates 60 Hz
Cooling System Aluminum heat spreader attached on processor, no fan included
Processor
Chip Apple M2 Apple M3
Technology Node 5 nm (N5P) 3 nm (N3B)
CPU
Total Cores 8
High-Performance Cores 4 x Avalanche 4 x Coll-P
Energy-Efficiency Cores 4 x Blizzard 4 x Coll-E
Clock Speed 3.49 GHz, 2.42 GHz 4.05 GHz, 2.75 GHz
Online Configuration —
Cache
L1 Cache

High-Performance Cores: 192 KB L1i, 128 KB L1d
Energy-Efficiency Cores: 128 KB L1i, 64 KB L1d

Shared L2 Cache High-Performance Cores: 16 MB
Energy-Efficiency Cores: 4 MB
System Level Cache 8 MB
GPU
Name Apple G14G Apple G16G
GPU Family Apple GPU Family 8 Apple GPU Family 9
Total Cores 8 10 8 10
EUs and ALUs 32 (1024) 40 (1280) 32 (1024) 40 (1280)
Hardware-accelerated ray tracing No Yes
Metal Support Metal 3
Online Configuration 10-core GPU — 10-core GPU —
Neural Engine 16-core Neural Engine
(15.8 TOPS) 		16-core Neural Engine
(18 TOPS)
Unified Memory
Type 128-bit LPDDR5 3200 MHz (102.4 GB/s)
Capacity 8 GB 16 GB 8 GB 16 GB
Online Configuration 16 GB
24 GB 		— 16 GB
24 GB 		24 GB 16 GB
24 GB 		24 GB
SSD
Type PCIe 4.0-based SSD
Capacity 256 GB 512 GB 256 GB 512 GB 256 GB 512 GB 256 GB 512 GB
Online Configuration 512 GB
1 TB
2 TB 		1 TB
2 TB 		512 GB
1 TB
2 TB 		1 TB
2 TB 		— 1 TB
2 TB 		512 GB
1 TB
2 TB 		1 TB
2 TB
Keyboard and Trackpad
Type Backlit Magic Keyboard with (Scissor-switch) mechanism and ambient light sensor
Number of keys 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO)
Arrow keys 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement
Function keys With full-height
Touch Bar No
Trackpad Force Touch Trackpad
Secure Authentication
Touch ID Yes
Audio
Speakers Four-speakers Six-speakers Four-speakers Six-speakers
Force-cancelling woofers No Yes No Yes
Wide Stereo Sound Yes No
Dolby Atmos Playback Yes
Dolby Atmos with built-in speakers Yes
Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking Yes
Microphone Three-mic array with directional beamforming Three-mic array with directional beamforming
Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes
Enhanced voice clarity in audio and video calls
3.5 mm Jack With advanced support for high-impedance headphones
Audio output from HDMI No
Camera
Resolution 1080p FaceTime HD
Advanced image signal processor with computational video Yes
Connectivity
Wi-Fi (802.11) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Maximum Wi-Fi Speed 1.2 Gbit/s 2.4 Gbit/s
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.3
HDMI Port No
SDXC Card Slot No
USB-C/Thunderbolt Port Two Thunderbolt 3/USB4 USB-C ports supporting charging and DisplayPort protocols among others
Transmission Speed Up to 40 Gbit/s transmission speed (Thunderbolt 3 or USB4)
eGPU support No
External Display support
Maximum display 1 1
2 (with laptop lid closed)
Max. one display combination Thunderbolt:
One 6K resolution at 60Hz
Max. two displays combination — Thunderbolt:
One 6K resolution at 60Hz
and one 5K resolution at 60Hz with laptop lid closed
Power
Battery 52.6 W·h 66.5 W·h 52.6 W·h 66.5 W·h
Power Adapter 30 W USB-C 35 W Dual USB-C 30 W USB-C 35 W Dual USB-C
Optional Configuration 35 W Dual USB-C
70 W USB-C 		70 W USB-C 35 W Dual USB-C
70 W USB-C 		70 W USB-C
Charging Method MagSafe 3 or USB-C ports
Dimensions
Height 0.44 in (1.1 cm) 0.45 in (1.1 cm) 0.44 in (1.1 cm) 0.45 in (1.1 cm)
Width 11.97 in (30.4 cm) 13.40 in (34.0 cm) 11.97 in (30.4 cm) 13.40 in (34.0 cm)
Depth 8.46 in (21.5 cm) 9.35 in (23.7 cm) 8.46 in (21.5 cm) 9.35 in (23.7 cm)
Weight 2.7 lb (1.22 kg) 3.3 lb (1.50 kg) 2.7 lb (1.22 kg) 3.3 lb (1.50 kg)
Total greenhouse gas emissions 147 kg CO2e 171 kg CO2e[30] 139 kg CO2e 152 kg CO2e[31] 135 kg CO2e 144 kg CO2e[32] 158 kg CO2e 167 kg CO2e
Model Details
Model number A2681 A2941 A3113 A3114
Hardware strings Mac14,2 Mac14,15 Mac15,2 Mac15,13
Part/Order number
(Midnight, Starlight, Space Gray, Silver in order) 		MLY33, MLY13, MLXW3, MLXY3 MLY43, MLY23, MLXX3, MLY03 MQKW3, MQKU3, MQKP3, MQKR3 MQKX3, MQKV3, MQKQ3, MQKT3 MRXV3, MRXT3, MRXN3, MRXQ3 MRXW3, MRXU3, MRXP3, MRXR3 MXCV3, MXCU3, MXCR3, MXCT3 MRYU3, MRYR3, MRYM3, MRYP3 MRYV3, MRYT3, MRYN3, MRYQ3 MXD43, MXD33, MXD13, MXD23
Timeline
Announced Date June 6, 2022 June 5, 2023 March 4, 2024
Released Date July 15, 2022 June 13, 2023 March 8, 2024
Discontinued Date In Production March 4, 2024 In Production
Unsupported Date Supported

Software and operating systems edit

The MacOS operating system has been pre-installed on all Apple silicon MacBook Air computers since release, starting with version MacOS Big Sur, which is the minimum required version of macOS that can and was made for Apple Silicon Macs.[33]

Supported macOS releases
OS release M1, 2020 M2, 2022 M2, 2023 M3, 2024
11 Big Sur   — — —
12 Monterey     — —
13 Ventura       —
14 Sonoma        
Notes:

Timeline edit

Timeline of portable Macintoshes
Mac transition to Apple siliconiMac ProApple WatchiPadiPhoneMac ProPower Mac G5Power Mac G4Power Macintosh G3Power MacintoshCompact MacintoshMacBook Pro (Apple silicon)MacBook Air (Apple silicon)MacBook Pro (Apple silicon)MacBook Pro (Apple silicon)MacBook Air (Apple silicon)MacBook Pro (Apple silicon)MacBook Pro (Apple silicon)MacBook Pro (Apple silicon)MacBook Pro (Apple silicon)MacBook Pro (Intel-based)MacBook Pro (Intel-based)MacBook Pro (Apple silicon)MacBook Pro (Intel-based)MacBook Pro (Intel-based)MacBook Pro (Intel-based)MacBook Pro (Intel-based)MacBook Pro (Intel-based)MacBook Pro (Intel-based)MacBook Pro (Intel-based)MacBook Pro (Intel-based)iBook G4PowerBook G4PowerBook G4iBook (white)PowerBook G3PowerBook G3PowerBook 2400cPowerBook 3400cPowerBook 1400PowerBook 5300PowerBook 500 seriesPowerBook 190PowerBook G4PowerBook 150PowerBook 500 seriesPowerBook 500 seriesPowerBook 500 seriesPowerBook 500 seriesPowerBook 160PowerBook 140PowerBook 180PowerBook 180PowerBook 160PowerBook 160PowerBook 140PowerBook 170PowerBook 140MacBook Air (Apple silicon)MacBook Air (Apple silicon)MacBook Air (Apple silicon)MacBook Air (Intel-based)12-inch MacBookMacBook Air (Intel-based)iBook G4iBook (white)iBook ClamshellMacBook Air (Intel-based)MacBook (2006–2012)PowerBook Duo 210MacBook Air (Intel-based)MacBook (2006–2012)MacBook (2006–2012)PowerBook G4PowerBook 100Macintosh PortablePowerBook G3PowerBook G3PowerBook G3PowerBook G3PowerBook G3PowerBook DuoPowerBook DuoPowerBook DuoMacintosh PortablePowerBook DuoPowerBook DuoPowerBook Duo 230Macintosh Portable
See also: List of Mac models

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Further reading edit

  • Leedham, Robert (July 13, 2022). "How Apple remade the MacBook Air: 'It has always been provocative'". British GQ. from the original on August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.

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The MacBook Air is a line of Mac laptops made by Apple Inc In 2020 Apple stopped using Intel processors in the Air and switched to using their own Apple silicon M series chips In the current product line the MacBook Air is Apple s entry level laptop situated below the performance range MacBook Pro and is currently sold with 13 inch and 15 inch screens 1 MacBook Air Apple silicon DeveloperApple Inc Product familyMacBookTypeSubnotebookRelease dateNovember 17 2020 2020 11 17 13 inch M1 Operating systemmacOSSystem on a chipApple M seriesPredecessorMacBook Air Intel based 12 inch MacBook indirect fanless RelatedMacBook Pro Apple silicon Websiteapple wbr com wbr macbook air Apple released the MacBook Air with the Apple M1 system on a chip in November 2020 A redesigned model based on the Apple M2 chip was released in July 2022 and the first 15 inch MacBook Air was released in June 2023 2 In March 2024 Apple introduced M3 chip equipped MacBook Airs in both their 13 and 15 inch sizes 3 Contents 1 M1 2020 1 1 Reception 1 2 Technical specifications 2 13 inch and 15 inch 2022 present 2 1 Reception 2 2 Technical specifications 3 Software and operating systems 4 Timeline 5 References 6 Further readingM1 2020 edit nbsp MacBook Air M1 2020 On November 10 2020 Apple announced an updated MacBook Air with an Apple designed M1 system on a chip SoC launched alongside an updated Mac Mini and 13 inch MacBook Pro as the first Macs with Apple s new line of custom ARM based Apple silicon processors 4 Apple released the device a week later on November 17 The computer uses a fanless design 5 and adds support for Wi Fi 6 Thunderbolt 3 USB4 and Wide color P3 6 The M1 MacBook Air can only run one external display compared to the previous Intel based model which was capable of running two 4K displays 7 The FaceTime camera remains 720p drawing some criticism but Apple advertises an improved image signal processor for higher quality video 8 On March 4 2024 the M1 MacBook Air was discontinued with the M2 MacBook Air 13 inch replacing the M1 MacBook Air in the lineup 9 On March 15 2024 Walmart announced they would continue to sell the 256 GB M1 MacBook Air under a partnership with Apple despite Apple s retail store discontinuation 10 Reception edit The M1 MacBook Air received positive reviews with much of the praise going to the capabilities of the M1 chip In his review for Engadget Devindra Hardawar gave the MacBook Air a score of 94 100 praising the performance as shockingly responsive and highlighting the lack of fan noise and excellent keyboard and trackpad as among some of the pros Other than that he only lightly touched on the notebook s design and feel citing the fact that it hadn t really changed much since the early 2020 MacBook Air He did however praise the case as feeling sturdy as ever 11 Writing for Wired Julian Chokkattu bemoaned the fact that the Air only came with 2 USB C ports but praised the keyboard and battery life He also lauded the fanless design saying it was something he found himself appreciating over and over again 12 The M1 MacBook Air has suffered some problems during its lifetime Some users reported alarmingly high solid state drive usage and wear which drew a lot of attention as if the drive failed it could not be replaced by the user Some USB C docks also caused Apple Silicon MacBooks to stop working 13 During tests the battery life of the MacBook Air was many hours short of Apple s claims leading to some questioning the veracity of the claims However when the same tests were repeated with a lower brightness setting the MacBook exceeded Apple s claims During initial testing the battery performance of the MacBook was so phenomenal that Apple initially presumed the slow change of the battery meter to be a bug 14 Technical specifications edit Current Model M1 2020 15 Initial release operating system macOS 11 Big Sur Latest release operating system macOS 14 Sonoma Display Screen Size 13 3 in 340 mm diagonal Backlight LED backlit Technology Retina display with IPS technology Resolution 2560 1600 Pixel Density ppi 227 Aspect Ratio 16 10 Supported scaled resolutions 1680 1050 Rendered as 3360 2100 1440 900 Rendered as 2880 1800 default 1280 800 Rendered as 2560 1600 native 1024 640 Rendered as 2048 1280 SDR Max brightness cd m2 400 XDR Max brightness cd m2 Color Depth 8 bit native with millions of colors Full sRGB Display Yes Wide Color Display Display P3 Yes True Tone Display Yes Night Shift Yes ProMotion Display No Fixed refresh rates 60 Hz Cooling System Aluminum heat spreader attached on processor no fan included Processor Chip Apple M1 Technology Node 5 nm N5 CPU Total Cores 8 High Performance Cores 4 x Firestorm Energy Efficiency Cores 4 x Icestorm Clock Speed 3 23 GHz 2 06 GHz Online Configuration Cache L1 Cache High Performance Cores 192 KB L1i 128 KB L1d Energy Efficiency Cores 128 KB L1i 64 KB L1d Shared L2 Cache High Performance Cores 12 MBEnergy Efficiency Cores 4 MB System Level Cache 8 MB GPU Name Apple G13G GPU Family Apple GPU Family 7 Total Cores 7 8 EUs and ALUs 28 896 32 1024 Hardware accelerated ray tracing No Metal Support Metal 3 Online Configuration 8 core GPU Neural Engine 16 core Neural Engine 11 TOPS Unified Memory Type 128 bit LPDDR4X 2133 MHz 68 3 GB s Capacity 8 GB Online Configuration 16 GB SSD Type PCIe 4 0 based SSD Capacity 256 GB 512 GB Online Configuration 512 GB Apple only 1 TB Apple only 2 TB Apple only 1 TB2 TB Keyboard and Trackpad Type Backlit Magic Keyboard with Scissor switch mechanism and ambient light sensor Number of keys 78 U S or 79 ISO Arrow keys 4 arrow keys in an inverted T arrangement Function keys Yes Touch Bar No Trackpad Force Touch Trackpad Secure Authentication Touch ID Yes Audio Speakers Stereo speakers Force cancelling woofers No Wide Stereo Sound Yes Dolby Atmos Playback Yes Dolby Atmos with built in speakers No Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking Yes Microphone Three mic array with directional beamforming 3 5 mm Jack Yes Audio output from HDMI No Camera Resolution 720p FaceTime HD Advanced image signal processor with computational video Yes Connectivity Wi Fi 802 11 Wi Fi 6 802 11a b g n ac ax Maximum Wi Fi Speed 1 2 Gbit s Bluetooth Bluetooth 5 0 HDMI Port No SDXC Card Slot No USB C Thunderbolt Port Two Thunderbolt 3 USB4 USB C ports supporting charging and DisplayPort protocols among others Transmission Speed Up to 40 Gbit s transmission speed Thunderbolt 3 or USB4 eGPU support No External Display support Maximum display 1 Max one display combination Thunderbolt One 6K resolution at 60Hz Power Battery 11 4 V 49 9 W h 4 379 mA h 16 Power Adapter 30 W USB C Optional Configuration Charging Method USB C ports Dimensions Height 0 16 in 0 41 cm to 0 63 in 1 6 cm Width 11 97 in 30 4 cm Depth 8 36 in 21 2 cm Weight 2 8 lb 1 27 kg Total greenhouse gas emissions 161 kg CO2e 181 kg CO2e 17 Model Details Model number A2337 Hardware strings MacBookAir10 1 Part Order number Space Gray Silver Gold in order MGN63 MGN93 MGND3 MGN73 MGNA3 MGNE3 Timeline Announced Date November 10 2020 Released Date November 17 2020 Discontinued Date March 4 2024 Apple June 6 2022 In Production Walmart Unsupported Date Supported13 inch and 15 inch 2022 present edit nbsp 15 inch MacBook Air M2 with the new design On June 6 2022 at WWDC 2022 Apple announced an updated MacBook Air based on the M2 system on a chip 18 It incorporates several design elements from the M1 Pro and M1 Max MacBook Pro models such as a flat slab shaped design full sized function keys and a Liquid Retina 60 Hz display with rounded corners and a notch for a 1080p webcam It includes two combination Thunderbolt 3 USB 4 ports and adds MagSafe charging 19 Along with the retaining Space Gray and Silver color options the Gold color option introduced with iPhone 8 in 2017 has been discontinued and replaced by Starlight color option a color mixture between natural silver and champagne gold and added the new Midnight color option a color mixture between dark blue and dark gray The M2 MacBook Air 13 inch started shipping on July 15 2022 A 15 inch version was announced at Apple s WWDC event on June 5 2023 Apart from the larger screen the hardware specs are mostly identical to the other M2 Air models Preorders for the new model began on June 6 2023 with deliveries and retail availability beginning the following week on June 12 On the same date the M2 MacBook Air 13 inch received a price cut from 1199 to 1099 20 On March 4 2024 Apple announced a refreshed M3 MacBook Air in both 13 inch and 15 inch sizes This model retains the same design as the M2 MacBook Air but adds support for two external displays when the lid is closed On the same date the M2 MacBook Air 13 inch received a price cut from 1099 to 999 and the M2 MacBook Air 15 inch was discontinued 21 Reception edit The M2 MacBook Air was generally well received Several reviewers praised the new design as well as the improved display performance and webcam 22 Dan Seifert of The Verge described it as a success on virtually every level 23 The price increase over the M1 model was noted with most concluding that the M1 model was a better value Due to a lack of active cooling the M2 can overheat on high workloads leading to thermal throttling issues 24 In the 256 GB model of the M2 MacBook Air there was only one NAND chip present This resulted in a slower SSD with read speeds 40 to 50 slower and write speeds 15 to 30 slower than the 256 GB M1 model 25 Technical specifications edit Discontinued Current Model 13 inch M2 2022 26 15 inch M2 2023 27 13 inch M3 2024 28 15 inch M3 2024 29 Initial release operating system macOS 12 Monterey macOS 13 Ventura macOS 14 Sonoma Latest release operating system macOS 14 Sonoma Display Screen Size 13 6 in 350 mm diagonal 15 3 in 390 mm diagonal 13 6 in 350 mm diagonal 15 3 in 390 mm diagonal Backlight LED backlit Technology Liquid Retina Display with IPS technology Resolution 2560 1664 2880 1864 2560 1664 2880 1864 Pixel Density ppi 224 Aspect Ratio 9 5 8516 10 without menu bar 9 5 82516 10 without menu bar 9 5 8516 10 without menu bar 9 5 82516 10 without menu bar Supported scaled resolutions 1710 1112 Rendered as 3420 2224 1470 956 Rendered as 2940 1912 default 1280 832 Rendered as 2560 1664 native 1024 666 Rendered as 2048 1332 1920 1243 Rendered as 3840 2486 1710 1107 Rendered as 3420 2214 default 1440 932 Rendered as 2880 1864 native 1280 828 Rendered as 2560 1656 1024 663 Rendered as 2048 1326 1710 1112 Rendered as 3420 2224 1470 956 Rendered as 2940 1912 default 1280 832 Rendered as 2560 1664 native 1024 666 Rendered as 2048 1332 1920 1243 Rendered as 3840 2486 1710 1107 Rendered as 3420 2214 default 1440 932 Rendered as 2880 1864 native 1280 828 Rendered as 2560 1656 1024 663 Rendered as 2048 1326 SDR Max brightness cd m2 500 XDR Max brightness cd m2 Color Depth 10 bit FRC with 1 billion colors Full sRGB Display Yes Wide Color Display Display P3 Yes True Tone Display Yes Night Shift Yes ProMotion Display No Fixed refresh rates 60 Hz Cooling System Aluminum heat spreader attached on processor no fan included Processor Chip Apple M2 Apple M3 Technology Node 5 nm N5P 3 nm N3B CPU Total Cores 8 High Performance Cores 4 x Avalanche 4 x Coll P Energy Efficiency Cores 4 x Blizzard 4 x Coll E Clock Speed 3 49 GHz 2 42 GHz 4 05 GHz 2 75 GHz Online Configuration Cache L1 Cache High Performance Cores 192 KB L1i 128 KB L1d Energy Efficiency Cores 128 KB L1i 64 KB L1d Shared L2 Cache High Performance Cores 16 MBEnergy Efficiency Cores 4 MB System Level Cache 8 MB GPU Name Apple G14G Apple G16G GPU Family Apple GPU Family 8 Apple GPU Family 9 Total Cores 8 10 8 10 EUs and ALUs 32 1024 40 1280 32 1024 40 1280 Hardware accelerated ray tracing No Yes Metal Support Metal 3 Online Configuration 10 core GPU 10 core GPU Neural Engine 16 core Neural Engine 15 8 TOPS 16 core Neural Engine 18 TOPS Unified Memory Type 128 bit LPDDR5 3200 MHz 102 4 GB s Capacity 8 GB 16 GB 8 GB 16 GB Online Configuration 16 GB24 GB 16 GB24 GB 24 GB 16 GB24 GB 24 GB SSD Type PCIe 4 0 based SSD Capacity 256 GB 512 GB 256 GB 512 GB 256 GB 512 GB 256 GB 512 GB Online Configuration 512 GB1 TB2 TB 1 TB2 TB 512 GB1 TB2 TB 1 TB2 TB 1 TB2 TB 512 GB1 TB2 TB 1 TB2 TB Keyboard and Trackpad Type Backlit Magic Keyboard with Scissor switch mechanism and ambient light sensor Number of keys 78 U S or 79 ISO Arrow keys 4 arrow keys in an inverted T arrangement Function keys With full height Touch Bar No Trackpad Force Touch Trackpad Secure Authentication Touch ID Yes Audio Speakers Four speakers Six speakers Four speakers Six speakers Force cancelling woofers No Yes No Yes Wide Stereo Sound Yes No Dolby Atmos Playback Yes Dolby Atmos with built in speakers Yes Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking Yes Microphone Three mic array with directional beamforming Three mic array with directional beamformingVoice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modesEnhanced voice clarity in audio and video calls 3 5 mm Jack With advanced support for high impedance headphones Audio output from HDMI No Camera Resolution 1080p FaceTime HD Advanced image signal processor with computational video Yes Connectivity Wi Fi 802 11 Wi Fi 6 802 11a b g n ac ax Wi Fi 6E 802 11a b g n ac ax Maximum Wi Fi Speed 1 2 Gbit s 2 4 Gbit s Bluetooth Bluetooth 5 3 HDMI Port No SDXC Card Slot No USB C Thunderbolt Port Two Thunderbolt 3 USB4 USB C ports supporting charging and DisplayPort protocols among others Transmission Speed Up to 40 Gbit s transmission speed Thunderbolt 3 or USB4 eGPU support No External Display support Maximum display 1 12 with laptop lid closed Max one display combination Thunderbolt One 6K resolution at 60Hz Max two displays combination Thunderbolt One 6K resolution at 60Hzand one 5K resolution at 60Hz with laptop lid closed Power Battery 52 6 W h 66 5 W h 52 6 W h 66 5 W h Power Adapter 30 W USB C 35 W Dual USB C 30 W USB C 35 W Dual USB C Optional Configuration 35 W Dual USB C70 W USB C 70 W USB C 35 W Dual USB C70 W USB C 70 W USB C Charging Method MagSafe 3 or USB C ports Dimensions Height 0 44 in 1 1 cm 0 45 in 1 1 cm 0 44 in 1 1 cm 0 45 in 1 1 cm Width 11 97 in 30 4 cm 13 40 in 34 0 cm 11 97 in 30 4 cm 13 40 in 34 0 cm Depth 8 46 in 21 5 cm 9 35 in 23 7 cm 8 46 in 21 5 cm 9 35 in 23 7 cm Weight 2 7 lb 1 22 kg 3 3 lb 1 50 kg 2 7 lb 1 22 kg 3 3 lb 1 50 kg Total greenhouse gas emissions 147 kg CO2e 171 kg CO2e 30 139 kg CO2e 152 kg CO2e 31 135 kg CO2e 144 kg CO2e 32 158 kg CO2e 167 kg CO2e Model Details Model number A2681 A2941 A3113 A3114 Hardware strings Mac14 2 Mac14 15 Mac15 2 Mac15 13 Part Order number Midnight Starlight Space Gray Silver in order MLY33 MLY13 MLXW3 MLXY3 MLY43 MLY23 MLXX3 MLY03 MQKW3 MQKU3 MQKP3 MQKR3 MQKX3 MQKV3 MQKQ3 MQKT3 MRXV3 MRXT3 MRXN3 MRXQ3 MRXW3 MRXU3 MRXP3 MRXR3 MXCV3 MXCU3 MXCR3 MXCT3 MRYU3 MRYR3 MRYM3 MRYP3 MRYV3 MRYT3 MRYN3 MRYQ3 MXD43 MXD33 MXD13 MXD23 Timeline Announced Date June 6 2022 June 5 2023 March 4 2024 Released Date July 15 2022 June 13 2023 March 8 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