Specifications
| Discontinued | Current |
| Table of models | ||||||
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| Model | Early 2008 | Late 2008 | Mid 2009 | Late 2010 | Mid 2011 | Mid 2012 |
| Model identifier | MacBookAir1,1 | MacBookAir2,1 | MacBookAir3,1 (11"), MacBookAir3,2 (13") | MacBookAir4,1 (11"), MacBookAir4,2 (13") | MacBookAir5,1 (11"), MacBookAir5,2 (13") | |
| Model number (on underside) | A1237 | A1304 | A1370 (11"), A1369 (13") | A1370 (11"), A1369 (13") | A1465 (11"), A1466 (13") | |
| Part number (Order number) | MB003LL/A | MB543LL/A, MB940LL/A | MC233LL/A, MC234LL/A | MC504LL/A, MC505LL/A, MC506LL/A, MC503LL/A | MC968LL/A, MC969LL/A, MC965LL/A, MC966LL/A | MD223LL/A, MD224LL/A, MD231LL/A, MD232LL/A |
| Display (glossy) |
11.6", Supported up to 1366 × 768 (16:9) | |||||
| 13.3", Supported up to 1280 × 800 (16:10) | 13.3", Supported up to 1440 × 900 (16:10) | |||||
| Graphics (Shared with system memory) |
Intel GMA X3100 using 144 MB of DDR2 SDRAM with Micro-DVI output | Nvidia GeForce 9400M using 256 MB of DDR3 SDRAM with Mini DisplayPort output | Nvidia GeForce 320M using 256 MB of DDR3 SDRAM with Mini DisplayPort output | Intel HD Graphics 3000 processor using 256 MB (11" base model) or 384 MB (all other models) of DDR3 SDRAM | Intel HD Graphics 4000 processor with up to 1GB DDR3 SDRAM shared from main memory | |
| Front side bus/DMI | 800 MHz | 1066 MHz | 800 MHz (11"), 1066 MHz (13") | Intel Direct Media Interface 2.5GT/s |
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| Processor | 1.6 GHz (L7500) or 1.8 GHz (L7700) Intel Core 2 Duo with 4 MB on-chip L2 cache | 1.6 GHz (SL9300) or 1.86 GHz (SL9400) Intel Core 2 Duo with 6 MB on-chip L2 cache | 1.86 GHz (SL9400) or 2.13 GHz (SL9600) Intel Core 2 Duo with 6 MB on-chip L2 cache | (11") 1.4 GHz (SU9400) Intel Core 2 Duo with 3 MB on-chip L2 cache Optional 1.6 GHz (SU9600) Intel Core 2 Duo with 3 MB on-chip L2 cache (13")1.86 GHz (SL9400) Intel Core 2 Duo with 6 MB on-chip L2 cache Optional 2.13 GHz (SL9600) Intel Core 2 Duo with 6 MB on-chip L2 cache |
(11") 1.6 GHz (i5-2467M) dual-core Intel Core i5 with 3 MB shared L3 cache (13") 1.7 GHz (i5-2557M) dual-core Intel Core i5 with 3 MB shared L3 cache (Higher-End 11" & 13") Optional 1.8 GHz (i7-2677M) dual-core Intel Core i7 with 4 MB shared L3 cache |
(11") 1.7 GHz (i5-3317U) dual-core Intel Core i5 with 3 MB shared L3 cache (13") 1.8 GHz (i5-3427U) dual-core Intel Core i5 with 3 MB shared L3 cache (Higher-End 11" & 13") Optional 2.0 GHz (i7-3667U) dual-core Intel Core i7 with 4 MB shared L3 cache |
| Memory |
2 GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM | 2 GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM | 2 GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM Optional 4 GB |
2 GB (11" base model; Optional 4 GB) or 4 GB of 1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM (all other models) | 4 GB of 1600 MHz DDR3L SDRAM Optional 8 GB | |
| Secondary storage | 80 GB 4200-rpm 1.8-inch PATA HDD or 64 GB SSD | 120 GB 4200-rpm 1.8-inch SATA HDD or 128 GB SSD | 64 (MC505LL/A) or 128 GB (MC506LL/A) (11"), 128 (MC503LL/A) or 256 GB (MC504LL/A) (13") of SSD | 64 GB (11") SSD 128 GB (11") SSD Optional 256 GB upgrade 128 or 256 GB (13") SSD |
64 GB or 128 GB SSD (11") Optional 256 GB or 512 GB upgrade 128 or 256 GB SSD (13") Optional 512 GB upgrade |
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| Connectivity |
Internal 802.11 a/b/g and draft-n Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR Built-in infrared (IR) receiver for Apple Remote Optional Apple USB Ethernet Adapter (Year 2008) |
Internal 802.11 a/b/g/n (AirPort) Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR Optional Apple USB Ethernet Adapter |
Internal Dual-Band 802.11 a/b/g/n (AirPort) (Broadcom BCM43224 300 Mbit/s) Bluetooth 4.0 Optional Apple USB Ethernet Adapter Optional Apple Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter |
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| Latest Supported Operating System | OS X 10.7 "Lion" | OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion" | ||||
| Battery (non-removable lithium-ion polymer) |
35-watt-hour (11") | |||||
| 37-watt-hour (13") | 40-watt-hour (13") | 50-watt-hour (13") | ||||
| Unit weight | 2.3 lb (1.04 kg) (11") 2.9 lb (1.32 kg) (13") |
2.38 lb (1.08 kg) (11") 2.96 lb (1.34 kg) (13") |
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| 3.0 lb (1.36 kg) | ||||||
| Dimensions | 11.8 in (300 mm) wide × 7.56 in (192 mm) deep × 0.11 in (3 mm) to 0.68 in (17 mm) high (11") | |||||
| 12.8 in (325 mm) wide × 8.94 in (227 mm) deep × 0.16 in (4 mm) to 0.76 in (19 mm) high (13") | 12.8 in (325 mm) wide × 8.94 in (227 mm) deep × 0.11 in (3 mm) to 0.68 in (17 mm) high (13") | |||||
| Peripheral connections | 1× USB 2.0 1× 3.5 mm headphone jack Micro-DVI video port |
1x USB 2.0 1× 3.5 mm headphone jack Mini DisplayPort video port |
2× USB 2.0 1× 3.5 mm headphone jack 1x Mini DisplayPort 1× SD card slot (13" only) |
2× USB 2.0 1× 3.5 mm headphone jack 1x Thunderbolt port 1× SD card slot (13" only) |
2× USB 3.0 1× 3.5 mm headphone jack 1x Thunderbolt port 1× SD card slot (13" only) |
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