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MacBook Air

Power. It's in the Air.

Our thinnest, lightest notebook, completely transformed by the Apple M1 chip. CPU speeds up to 3.5x faster.
GPU speeds up to 5x faster. Our most advanced Neural Engine for up to 9x faster machine learning. The longest battery life ever in a MacBook Air. And a silent, fanless design. This much power has never been this ready to go.

Supercharged by the Apple M1 chip

8-core CPU Devours tasks. Sips battery.

M1 has the fastest CPU we've ever made. With that kind of processing speed, MacBook Air can take on new extraordinarily intensive tasks like professional-quality editing and action-packed gaming. But the 8‑core CPU on M1 isn't just up to 3.5x faster than the previous generation2 — it balances high-performance cores with efficiency cores that can still crush everyday jobs while using just a tenth of the power.

CPU

8-core CPU The 8-core CPU in M1 is the highest-performing CPU we've ever built, by far. It combines four performance cores and four efficiency cores that work together to tackle demanding multithreaded tasks, resulting in a quantum leap in performance at a fraction of the power — and a significant boost to battery life.

Four performance cores Our high-performance core is the world's fastest CPU core when it comes to low-power silicon3 — and M1 has four of them combining their efforts for a massive boost in performance. Compile in Xcode in significantly less time. Record, mix and master professional-quality music in Logic Pro with scores of tracks, plug‑ins and virtual instruments. And create stunning images in Adobe Lightroom with unprecedented speed and responsiveness.

Four efficiency cores Four efficiency cores deliver outstanding performance for everyday tasks using just a tenth of the power. These e‑cores are the most efficient place to run lightweight tasks, allowing the performance cores to tackle the most demanding workloads.

8-core GPU Plays hard. Works wonders.

GPU

Up to 8-core GPU The GPU in M1 puts MacBook Air in a class of its own. M1 features the world's fastest integrated graphics in a personal computer.8 That's up to 5x faster graphics performance compared with the previous generation.7

Incredible graphics performance MacBook Air can take on more graphics-intensive projects than ever. For the first time, content creators can edit and seamlessly play back multiple streams of full‑quality 4K video without dropping a frame.9

Up to 18 hours of battery life. That's 6 more hours, free of charge.13

No fan.
No noise.
Just Air.

Thermal efficiency

With the industry-leading efficiency of the M1 chip, MacBook Air delivers amazing performance without a fan. Now an aluminium heat spreader dissipates the heat the system generates, so no matter how intense the task, MacBook Air runs completely silently.

Up to 9x faster.14 Even for a 16‑core Neural Engine, that's a lot to process. Apps on MacBook Air can use machine learning (ML) to automatically retouch photos like a pro, make smart tools such as magic wands and audio filters more accurate at auto‑detection and so much more. That's not just brain power — that's the power of a full stack of ML technologies.

Machine learning

The magic of machine learning The machine learning technologies in the M1 chip open up a world of possibilities for Mac apps. Machine learning lets apps build and apply models based on massive amounts of data — to do things like identify friends and family in photos and videos, interpret natural language for dictation, and even analyse audio to recognise laughter, applause and more. And that data is processed on device to protect your privacy — all at lightning speed.

Neural Engine The dedicated 16‑core Neural Engine in the M1 chip can execute up to a staggering 11 trillion operations per second, powering workflows you couldn't imagine before — like enabling the djay Pro AI app to isolate instrumentals and vocals of any song in real time.

Optimised for machine learning The entire M1 chip is engineered for machine learning. The CPU, GPU and Neural Engine are each designed for different types of machine learning workloads — and the ML performance controller distributes ML tasks to the right places to maximise performance.

ML accelerators The two dedicated ML accelerators are built for fast matrix multiplication, executing up to one trillion operations per second — perfect for low-latency ML tasks that don't require the massive power of the Neural Engine.

The power of macOS
Monterey on M1.

macOS Monterey unlocks the potential of the M1 chip and transforms Mac with all-new ways to work and play. Connect, share and create like never before using FaceTime and Messages. Explore the web on the streamlined Safari, the fastest browser in the world.15 And work across Mac and your other Apple devices with Universal Control.16 macOS Monterey also includes industry-leading privacy features and best‑in‑class security.

More power. Wakes instantly.

The do‑it‑all notebook gets do‑the‑unbelievable memory. The M1 chip brings up to 16GB of super‑fast unified memory. This single pool of high-bandwidth, low‑latency memory allows apps to share data between the CPU, GPU and Neural Engine efficiently — so everything you do is fast and fluid.

MacBook Air

can
keep a

secret.

Security

The M1 chip and macOS Monterey give MacBook Air advanced security and privacy features beyond anything in its class, helping to keep your system and your data protected.

Secure Enclave coprocessor Provides a silicon-level foundation for critical security features like Touch ID — and with M1, it's faster than ever.

Dedicated AES storage encryption engine Keeps encryption keys safe while delivering incredible performance for encrypted storage and data protection.

Secure boot and runtime security features Ensures that only trusted Apple software loads at startup and helps protect macOS while running.

Activation Lock Helps keep your Mac secure if it's ever lost, stolen or misplaced, and can improve your chances of recovering it.

A wider palette of colours on display.

25% more colours than sRGB

razor sharp text

clarity.

Good-looking. And easy on the eyes. MacBook Air automatically adjusts the white point of your display to the colour temperature of your environment for a more natural viewing experience.

Get clearer, sharper images. See more detail in shadows and highlights. And face detection uses the Neural Engine to adjust white balance and exposure for even more natural‑looking skin tones.

Say "hello" to mics that focus on your voice instead of what's going on around you.

Deconstructed view of the Magic Keyboard scissor mechanism

Precise control with plenty of room to swipe, pinch or zoom.

One touch is all it takes to lock or unlock MacBook Air. Use your fingerprint to rent a movie, buy an app or access things like secure documents or system settings without having to re-enter your password.

Wi-Fi 6

up to 1.2 Gbps throughput19

Charging

6K

External
display

Data transfer
up to 40 Gbps19

Connecting your
devices

Which Mac notebook is right for you?

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  • 13.3-inch Retina display20
  • Apple M1 chip
  • Up to
    16GB memory
  • Up to 2TB storage17
  • Up to 18 hours battery life21
  • Touch ID
  • 13.3-inch Retina display20
  • Apple M1 chip
  • Up to
    16GB memory22
  • Up to 2TB storage22
  • Up to 20 hours battery life23
  • Touch Bar and Touch ID

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  • 14.2-inch or 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display20
  • Apple M1 Pro chip or Apple M1 Max chip
  • Up to 64GB memory
  • Up to 8TB storage17
  • Up to 21 hours battery life24
  • Touch ID

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