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ndard chip package 9 it also featured an anti glare led backlit display a full size keyboard and a large trackpad that responded to multi touch gestures such as pinching swiping and rotating 10 since the release of snow leopard the trackpad has also supported handwriting recognition of chinese characters 11 the macbook air was the first subcompact notebook offered by apple after the 12 inch powerbook g4 discontinued in 2006 it was also apple s first computer with an optional solid state drive 12 it was apple s first notebook since the powerbook 2400c without a built in removable media drive 13 to read optical disks users could either purchase an external usb drive such as apple s superdrive or use the bundled remote disc software to access the drive of another computer wirelessly 14 that has the program installed 15 16 either option can also be used to reinstall the system software from the included installation dvd remote disc supports booting over a network so the air can boot from its installation dvd in another computer s drive if remote install mac os x is running on that computer the software does not allow playing video dvds or audio cds or installing windows 14 for these capabilities an external usb drive is required 14 more recent versions of os x replaced the installation dvd with a usb flash drive containing the software eliminating the need for remote installation citation needed the macbook air also does without a firewire port ethernet port line in and a kensington security slot 17 on october 14 2008 a new model was announced with a low voltage penryn processor and nvidia geforce graphics 18 storage capacity was increased to a 128 gb ssd or a 120 gb hdd 19 and the micro dvi video port was replaced by the mini displayport 20 a mid 2009 version featured slightly higher battery capacity and a faster penryn cpu 21 design edit the original macbook air apple incorporated several features in the design of the macbook air such as the reduction of lead to make it more environmentally friendly the macbook air contains no bfrs and pvc wiring meets energy star 5 0 requirements has a recyclable enclosure and is rated epeat gold its display is made with arsenic free glass and contains no mercury 6 22 reception edit on its introduction the macbook air received mixed reviews which praised its portability but criticized the compromises it made in terms of features 23 24 25 the full sized keyboard lightness thinness and multi touch trackpad were appreciated in reviews while the limited configuration options and ports slow speed non user replaceable battery small hard drive and price were criticized 23 24 the flip down hatch on the side of the original macbook air was a tight fit for some headphone plugs and usb devices requiring users to purchase an extension cable apple removed the flip down hatch on the late 2010 model in favor of open ports like those on the macbook pro 26 27 some users have complained of cpu lockup caused by overheating apple released a software update in early march 2008 to fix the problem with mixed results the deactivation of one cpu core was corrected however some users reported that the runaway kernel problem continued 28 the problem is aggravated by system intensive tasks such as video playback or video chatting 29 arstechnica found moderate performance improvements of the 64 gb a solid state drive of the original air over the standard 80 gb hard drive in tests world s thinnest notebook edit at the launch of the macbook air in january 2008 steve jobs said it was the world s thinnest notebook this was true but more important was the fact that the macbook air was much thinner than mainstream laptops at the time its total component integration and use of an entirely new class of intel processors with a lower tdp and higher integration than previously available made it the first of a new wave of thin performance laptops over the years apple has removed the claim of being the world s thinnest notebook from their marketing materials as other similarly thin laptops have come to market technical specifications edit according to apple all of these models are obsolete b 30 original early 2008 31 late 2008 20 mid 2009 32 component processor merom intel core 2 duo penryn intel core 2 duo timeline announced january 15 2008 october 14 2008 june 8 2009 released january 30 2008 31 data missing data missing discontinued october 14 2008 31 june 8 2009 20 october 20 2010 32 unsupported october 2014 30 october 2018 30 model model identifier macbookair1 1 macbookair2 1 model number on underside a1237 a1304 part number order number mb003 mb543 mb940 mc233 mc234 msrp us 1799 1799 2499 1499 1799 display glossy 13 3 inch native 1280 800 pixels 16 10 113 ppi tn 6 bit color panel lower resolutions supported performance processor 1 6 ghz intel core 2 duo merom p7500 with 4 mb on chip l2 cache optional 1 8 ghz p7700 intel core 2 duo 1 6 ghz intel core 2 duo penryn sl9300 with 6 mb on chip l2 cache 1 86 ghz intel core 2 duo penryn sl9400 with 6 mb on chip l2 cache 2 13 ghz intel core 2 duo penryn sl9600 with 6 mb on chip l2 cache front side bus dmi 800 mhz 1066 mhz memory 2 gb c of 667 mhz ddr2 sdram 2 gb of 1066 mhz ddr3 sdram graphics intel gma x3100 using 144 mb of ddr2 sdram shared with system memory with micro dvi output nvidia geforce 9400m using 256 mb of ddr3 sdram shared with system memory with mini displayport output storage 80 gb 4200 rpm 1 8 inch pata hdd or 64 gb ssd 120 gb 4200 rpm 1 8 inch sata hdd 128 gb ssd 120 gb 4200 rpm 1 8 inch sata hdd 128 gb ssd connectivity video camera isight 640 480 wireless connectivity internal wi fi 4 802 11a b g and draft n bluetooth 2 1 edr built in infrared ir receiver for apple remote optional apple usb ethernet adapter year 2008 peripheral connections 1 usb 2 0 magsafe micro dvi video port dvi d vga adapter included 1 usb 2 0 magsafe 1 mini displayport video port audio 3 5 mm headphone jack mono speaker operating system minimum mac os x 10 5 leopard latest released os x 10 7 lion os x 10 11 el capitan power battery non removable lithium ion polymer 37 watt hour 40 watt hour battery cycle count 33 300 500 appearance unit weight 3 0 lb 1 36 kg dimensions 12 8 in 33 cm wide 8 94 in 23 cm deep 0 16 in 0 4 cm to 0 76 in 1 9 cm high 13 redesign 2010 2017 edit the redesigned 2010 model macbook air left side of a macbook air mid 2012 from left to right magsafe power connector usb port headphone jack and built in microphone on october 20 2010 apple released a redesigned 13 3 inch model with a tapered enclosure higher screen resolution improved battery a second usb port stereo speakers and standard solid state storage an 11 6 inch model was introduced offering reduced cost weight battery life and performance relative to the 13 3 inch model but better performance than typical netbooks of the time both 11 inch and 13 inch models had an analog audio output headphone minijack supporting apple earbuds with a microphone the 13 inch model received a sdxc capable sd card slot 34 35 36 37 10 on july 20 2011 apple released updated models which also became apple s entry level notebooks due to lowered prices and the discontinuation of the white macbook around the same time 3 the mid 2011 models were upgraded with sandy bridge dual core intel core i5 and i7 processors intel hd graphics 3000 backlit keyboards thunderbolt and bluetooth was upgraded to v4 0 38 39 maximum storage options were increased up to 256 gb these models use a less expensive eagle ridge thunderbolt controller that provides two thunderbolt channels 2 10 gbit s bidirectional compared to the macbook pro which uses a light ridge controller that provides four thunderbolt channels 4 10 gbit s bidirectional this revision also replaced the exposé f3 key with a mission control key and the dashboard f4 key with a launchpad key on june 11 2012 apple updated the line with intel ivy bridge dual core core i5 and i7 processors hd graphics 4000 faster memory and flash storage speeds usb 3 0 an upgraded 720p facetime camera and a thinner magsafe 2 charging port 40 on june 10 2013 apple updated the line with haswell processors intel hd graphics 5000 and 802 11ac wi fi the standard memory was upgraded to 4 gb with a maximum configuration of 8 gb storage started at 128 gb ssd with options for 256 gb and 512 gb the haswell considerably improved battery life from the previous models and the models are capable of nine hours on the 11 inch model and 12 hours on the 13 inch model a team of reviewers exceeded expected battery life ratings during their test 41 the mid 2013 model is second macbook air that supported nine macos versions os x mountain lion 10 8 through macos big sur 11 in march 2015 the models were refreshed with broadwell processors intel hd graphics 6000 thunderbolt 2 and faster storage and memory 42 in 2017 the 13 inch model received a processor speed increase from 1 6 ghz to 1 8 ghz and the 11 inch model was discontinued the 2017 model remained available for sale after apple launched the retina macbook air in 2018 it was discontinued in july 2019 before its discontinuation it was apple s last notebook with usb type a ports magsafe until it was reintroduced in 2021 a non retina display a backlit rear apple logo and the startup chime until the introduction of macos big sur in 2020 design and upgradability edit although macbook air components are officially non user replaceable third parties do sell replacement batteries and ssd upgrade kits both battery and ssd can be replaced opening the back of the case but the ram is soldered onto the motherboard and can not be upgraded the flash memory has a 128 mb cache 43 and a msata connection updated to a proprietary pcie interface to the motherboard 44 adaptors are available to fit standard m 2 2280 form factor ssds firmware upgrades installed in macos high sierra are needed to support large ssds the optional apple usb superdrive dvd drive issues edit due to a more mature manufacturing process the cpus in the 2010 2017 macbook air performs better under load while the original models ran hotter the processor needed to be throttled to avoid overheating and this further degraded performance 45 on october 17 2013 apple announced a replacement program for the 64 gb and 128 gb macbook air flash storage drives installed in air systems purchased between june 2012 and june 2013 46 reception edit comparison with ipad and netbooks edit although the 11 inch air is only 0 6 pounds lighter than the 13 inch air the biggest difference is the footprint which gives each model a distinct category the 13 inch air is much closer in size to most other conventional laptops while the 11 inch air is almost small enough to fit in a space that can hold an ipad 47 48 the 11 inch macbook air carried the desirable essential attributes of a netbook but without the drawbacks of a slower processor and less capable operating system 49 albeit at a higher price 50 51 52 53 54 at the low end apple introduced the ipad a different form factor than the netbook but with improved computing capabilities and lower production cost both of these led to a decline in netbook sales and most pc manufacturers have consequently discontinued their netbook lines in response 55 capitalizing on the success of the macbook air 56 intel promoted ultrabooks as a new high mobility standard which has been hailed by some analysts as succeeding where netbooks failed 57 58 59 intel s ultrabook competition edit intel developed a set of specifications for the ultrabook a higher end type of subnotebook produced by various pc manufacturers and usually running windows competing directly with the air ultrabooks are intended to reduce size and weight and extend battery life without compromising performance 60 61 62 through july 1 2013 the macbook air took in 56 percent of all ultrabook sales in the united states despite being one of the higher priced competitors 63 apple had previously dominated the premium pc market in 2009 having a 91 percent market share for pcs priced at more than 1 000 according to npd and ultrabooks were an attempt by other pc manufacturers to move in on apple s turf 64 while apple s macbook lines were not immune to this consumer trend towards mobile devices 65 they still managed to ship 2 8 million macbooks in q2 2012 the majority of which were the macbook air compared to 500 000 total ultrabooks 66 67 despite there being dozens of ultrabooks from various manufacturers on the market while apple only offered 11 inch and 13 inch models of the macbook air 68 forrester research analyst frank gillett attributes apple s increased success in the enterprise market to the 2010 macbook air and the ipad 69 while several ultrabooks were able to claim individual distinctions such as being the lightest or thinnest the macbook air was regarded by reviewers as the best all around ultrabook in regard to os x experience full keyboard superior trackpad thunderbolt connector and the higher quality all aluminum unibody construction 63 microsoft s surface pro 2 has a similar size and price to the 11 inch macbook air 70 71 then apple ceo tim cook has criticized the surface pro and other ultrabook hybrids running the touch based windows 8 that attempt to combine pc and tablet functionality in one device saying that such devices were confusing like trying to combine a fridge and a toaster 72 73 when released in october 2010 the 13 inch model s screen resolution was higher than the average 1366 768 screens of similar sized laptops however by 2013 with many premium ultrabooks having high resolution screens 1080p or greater as standard or upgrades the macbook air was increasingly criticized for sticking with a low resolution screen many in the tech community had expected apple to release a macbook air with retina display by the summer of 2013 similar to the macbook pro retina which came out in 2012 74 the october 2013 refresh of the 13 inch macbook pro retina with a slimmer chassis and a lower price point was mentioned as a potential macbook air alternative as the battery life is not much shorter while not being considerably bulkier 2 75 apple released an entry level version of the 13 inch macbook pro on october 27 2016 which was specifically targeted towards macbook air users 76 a retina macbook air was released in late 2018 the 11 6 inch macbook air introduced in october 2010 is only slightly larger and heavier when closed than the ipad 2 the 11 6 inch air has been regarded as thin and light compared to other ultraportables such as the sony vaio z and the 11 inch samsung series 9 77 as of 2013 several ultrabooks such as the sony vaio pro have managed smaller dimensions than the macbook air by using carbon fiber construction 78 79 80 technical specifications edit obsolete 30 vintage model late 2010 81 82 mid 2011 83 84 mid 2011 education only mid 2012 85 86 mid 2012 education only 87 mid 2013 88 89 early 2014 90 91 early 2015 92 93 2017 94 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